Over the next three weeks we will be looking at three 'battleground' wards in South Ayrshire which will be key to May's council elections, beginning in the south of the authority.
Unsurprisingly, much of the chat among voters in Girvan and South Carrick focuses on the state of Girvan High Street.
A record seven candidates will fight it out for Girvan and South Carrick's three seats, with two Conservative and two independent candidates standing alongside one from each of the SNP, Labour and Alba.
