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An S5 pupil from Grange Academy, has won the prestigious European Union of Music Competitions for Youth (EMCY) prize at the Concours International de piano d'Orléans – Juniors “Brin d’herbe”.

East Ayrshire Council is planning to renew its contract with Accessible, a unique online UK Accessibility Checker which produces access guides for places people want to go, both as local residents and visitors.

Following the recent vandalism and deliberate fire raising incidents at the former Greenmill Primary School and Auchinleck Academy building, East Ayrshire Council has been working with partners to secure the sites, to discourage further unauthorised access and to keep the public safe.

Residents across East Ayrshire’s care homes dusted off their aprons to whisk up their showstopper cakes for The Great East Ayrshire Bake Off 2025.

The Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere Partnership and the Friends of Hannahston Woods have announced the return of the hugely popular Nature Day on Saturday 17 May.

East Ayrshire Community Planning Partnership received a positive report this week relating to the Joint Inspection of Services for Children and Young People at Risk of Harm.

Senior Council officials and local elected members have joined forces in a bid to preserve a vital lifeline for the local Stewarton community.  

As we've seen in the last weeks, wildfires are a huge threat to people, wildlife and our natural environment. They have many causes and we're asking you to do what YOU can to help prevent them by learning more and taking care. 

At the moment, the dry weather means the wildfire risk is extremely high, and although crews from Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have succeeded in extinguishing the Galloway Forest Park fires, there is still a very high chance of more fires in the coming days while this warm spell continues. 

Provost Claire Leitch presented a certificate of civic recognition to Kilmarnock Harriers last week to recognise their success at the Scottish Athletics annual awards.

The Mauchline Primary School and Early Childhood Centre (ECC) community are celebrating the results of their recent inspection, published on Tuesday 1 April, by Education Scotland.

Depute Provost John McGhee and Councillor Ellen Freel visited David and Margaret McGregor in Fenwick recently to congratulate them on 65 years of marriage.

Councillor Drew Filson visited Harry and Mary Kennedy of Bellsbank recently to pass on congratulations as they celebrated 70 years of marriage.