Since 2014 the Scottish Government and COSLA’s  Regeneration Capital Grant Fund  has been supporting locally developed regeneration projects to help tackle inequalities and deliver inclusive growth in deprived, disadvantaged and fragile remote communities across Scotland.

Get ready to climb to new heights! Following the extensive regeneration of a Victorian church, Above Adventure, Ayrshire’s first ever indoor climbing centre, is set to open to the public on Saturday 20 May 2023.

Officers from the Trading Standards Service helped tackle counterfeit crime with the recent seizure of  a large quantity of tobacco and vaping products from an East Ayrshire shop.

A pan-Ayrshire project that is helping people back into employment has set itself an ambitious target for the coming months.

The team behind the £251 million Ayrshire Growth Deal say the difficult economic climate won’t derail their transformational plans for the region. Their second annual report – which plots the progress over 12 months –  recognises the challenges of recent times but stresses ‘great progress has been made’.