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Kilmarnock's most deprived areas being 'lifted from rock bottom'

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Kilmarnock dubbed one of the most deprived in Scotland is finally being lifted from rock bottom, says East Ayrshire Council leader Douglas Reid.The SNP councillor has taken on the role of Covid recovery and regeneration, and sees the battle against poverty, particularly among children, and drugs as important as bricks and mortar to the future of the town and East Ayrshire.The 2020 Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) – which is published every four years – showed that hundreds of homes in Onthank and Shortlees are among the most poverty-stricken in the country.But Councillor Reid believes that the council and its partners are, ‘for the first time’ making a real impact.He said: “The figures we are seeing shows that, for the first.

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