Online school payments have been introduced across South Ayrshire.

South Ayrshire Council's online school payments system is already running in all secondary schools, and now 21 primary schools have joined the digital movement.

Parents and carers will now be able to pay for meals and trips at any time.

The schools involved in this latest roll out are Alloway, Barassie, Braehead, Cairn, Dalmilling, Forehill, Girvan, Heathfield, Holmston, Kincaidston, Kingcase, Maidens, Monkton, Muirhead Newton, St John's, Symington, Tarbolton and Troon.

Councillor William Grant said: "Since we launched our online school payments system late last year, £100,000 of transactions have taken place and with just under half our primary schools now getting involved, this figure is sure to increase dramatically.

"We want to ensure that people have the option to use our services at a time which suits them so our online payments system makes a lot of sense, especially for busy parents and carers.

"Our flexible system allows accounts to be topped up at any time using a debit or credit card and payments can even be tracked to see where money is being spent.

"Parents can continue to pay for school meals, trips and other items as they have always done, but the signs are that many are opting for the online option."