A campaign which saw knife-carrying reduced by more than a third during a pilot project, is to be expanded to other areas in Scotland, including parts of Ayrshire. Keen young readers at an Ayrshire school welcomed an award-winning Scottish author into their classrooms, as part of the Readathon charity national tour. Local residents are being urged to remain vigilant of bonfires leading up to Guy Fawks night, and to report any potentially dangerous ones before they are lit.