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Infighting at East Ayrshire's Conservative group has seen one of their councillors ousted from the party.

Kilmarnock to cope with rising pupil numbers.The decision was made after reports of overcrowding in corridors and Annanhill Primary pupils feeling unsafe using secondary school toilets.It is hoped they will be open by the end of the year and councillors approved the plan at an East Ayrshire Council cabinet meeting on Wednesday.Speaking at the meeting, council leader Douglas Reid (SNP) said: "This will be welcomed by all three schools."We are aware the pressure is on to find a solution. Hopefully we can do work over the summer and get this implemented as soon as we can." Conservative Group leader Tom Cook said education boss Linda McAulay-Griffiths and her team had been “performing somersaults” to fit children in.

Get the Ayrshire stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThe upcoming Scottish Parliament election is a health and safety risk for East Ayrshire voters and council staff.That is the opinion of Kilmarnock councillor Tom Cook who has raised safety concerns about polls opening in the middle of a pandemic.Plans are underway for the Holyrood election to happen on Thursday, May 6.Conservative councillor Cook along with party colleagues believes the election should be postponed.He said “These concerns relate to the safety of council employees and other individuals involved in the election process, from polling clerks, counting tellers and voters themselves.

East Ayrshire during the pandemic.