The Institute is pleased to announce that a Section 75 Agreement, relating to the proposed housing development on the research park site, has been successfully agreed with South Ayrshire Council.

A barn owl has been spotted on the Hannah estate, close to St Quivox. The Institute is delighted by this, following the introduction two years ago of a nesting box scheme for a number of bird species, including owls. Out of the 50+ nesting boxes introduced, more than 2/3 have been successfully used.In July, we were distressed to find a dead buzzard on the estate. The carcass was sent for toxicology

Keith McKellar has been advising a BBC production team for a forthcoming documentary on rural management practices.

Following a voluntary pre-planning public consultation before Christmas, the Hannah Research Institute, Ayr has this week lodged an application for outline planning permission for the development of residential accommodation in the Institute’s main building and on adjoining ground.The application covers in the region 60 residential units requiring conversion of the main Hannah building and refectory

Plans for 55 new homes have been unveiled at The Hannah Research Park, Ayr. As part of a pre-planning consultation exercise the proposals for the redevelopment on the Hannah site were available for the public to see today 6 December.The 55 units will be made up of apartments in the Institute’s converted main building as well as proposals for Kirkhill, the development of Mount Hamilton House

Mrs Dorothy Dawson has been appointed to the Council of the Hannah Research Institute, Ayr. From Mauchline, Ayrshire, Mrs Dawson is a grand daughter of John Hannah whose bequest enabled the Institute to be founded in 1928 as a research organisation to support the Scottish dairy industry.Grant-in-aid funding of the Institute from the Scottish Executive was withdrawn earlier this year. Since that time

The Hannah Research Institute, Ayr, which has had its funding from SEERAD withdrawn from this year, is to sell off its land-based assets after a programme of adding value to them. This announcement follows the moving of research activity which was based at The Hannah to Strathclyde and Glasgow Caledonian Universities and the Rowett Institute.While a number of options had been explored for the Hannah,