Alan Brown, MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, officially opened the newly refurbished and extended Crosshouse Primary and Communication Centre at a special ceremony.

East Ayrshire Council has put its money where its mouth is, with Cabinet approval of a plan to revamp its Community Wealth Building Fund in response to officer experience and consultation with local businesses.

Loudoun Academy played host to the annual Youth Climate Change Conference, where children and young people from across East Ayrshire gathered together to develop ideas and actions to respond to the climate emergency and help to achieve the Council's ambitious Net Zero targets.

Businesses, community groups and councillors will come together next week to promote the first ever “Scotland Loves Local Week”, with a social media campaign featuring a series of videos, messaging and a competition to celebrate all that is good about supporting local business, community and environment in East Ayrshire.

Kilmarnock Business Association, in partnership with East Ayrshire Leisure, East Ayrshire Council, and the Robert Burns World Federation, has selected acclaimed artist Michael Corr to design and install a new mural paying tribute to our national bard on a prominent gable end in Kilmarnock Town Centre.