By Cllr Iain Campbell (Councillor for Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton)

This is certainly an unusual period we are going through, and one which most of us will have never experienced.

At today's Government press conference the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that the Government's Coronavirus Job Protection Scheme is to be extended for an additional month until the end of June.

We at the South Ayrshire Conservatives are delighted to hear about the Prime Minister's discharge from St Thomas' Hospital today. Thank you so much to everyone working in the NHS for all of the care you have provided to patients up and down the UK. 

Transcript from Martin Dowey, group leader of the South Ayrshire Conservative and Unionists:

Hello again. We are now into week 3 of our lockdown.

Local business owners have been in touch with us to express their concerns about the Scottish Government's Coronavirus grant funding scheme.

Unfortunately, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved into intensive care after his symptoms of Coronavirus worsened. 

Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family, as well as the thousands of others in intensive care from Coronavirus.

The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was admitted to hospital yesterday evening for routine tests with "persistent symptoms" of Coronavirus including a high temperature. The Prime Minister tested positive for Coronavirus 10 days ago. 

We’ve all seen the advert of Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer advising the public to “only go out when absolutely necessary for food, medicine, work or exercise. Always stay two metres apart, and do not meet others outside your own household – even friends and family.”

We regret to announce that we are postponing our Annual General Meeting (AGM) due to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic. This meeting was scheduled to take place on Saturday 21 March 2020. 

Firstly, we want to thank Bill Grant for over two years serving as MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock. Bill was the first Scottish Conservative MP for the seat, since the current constituency was created. He worked hard for constituents across the constituency and stood up for a range of issues.