Last week’s Council meeting agreed to set up a recovery taskforce to address the projected overspend of £10.280m for Council-commissioned health and care services within the Direction from East Ayrshire Integration Joint Board on Financial Recovery report.

Construction of the Ayrshire Innovation Park (AIP), at Moorfield in Kilmarnock, is officially underway and officials gathered in Kilmarnock to celebrate the start of this £48.8m Ayrshire Growth Deal project.

Muirkirk Primary held a special celebration recently, to mark earning a Silver: Rights Respecting Award from UNICEF, a leading organisation supporting children and their rights across the world.

Three secondary schools in East Ayrshire are participating in the Powering Future Schools Challenge and taking on sustainability challenges currently facing Scottish businesses.

“A dog is for life, not just for Christmas” is a familiar slogan often bandied around at this time of year, reminding us all about the responsibilities which come with dog breeding and ownership