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The sixth Burns First Edition Festival was a great success again this year, drawing visitors and local people alike to celebrate the special relationship Burns had with Kilmarnock.

Provost Claire Leitch and Councillor Ellen Freel visited Kilmaurs couple John and Margaret Bannerman recently to congratulate them on 70 years of marriage.

Councillor William Lennox visited Muirkirk couple Thomas and Jean Keddie recently to congratulate them on 60 years of marriage.

Margaret Paton has celebrated her 100th birthday in style with a wonderful Western themed party at Glennie House, Auchinleck and a family party at the Dumfries Arms in Cumnock where Councillor William Lennox presented a gift on behalf of East Ayrshire Council.

The wait is over as Poets’ Corner in Kilmarnock is finally unveiled. The site at the corner of John Dickie Street and Strand Street in Kilmarnock has been under wraps for the past few weeks, under the watchful eye of the Robert Burns mural, while construction took place.

Under the Community Defibrillator Initiative, East Ayrshire’s Health and Safety Team were delighted to provide Valley Vets with a brand new defibrillator cabinet to replace theirs which had broken. 

Councillor Billy Crawford visited Lorraine and Hugh Killin from Cumnock recently to pass on congratulations as they celebrated fifty years of marriage.

Galston town centre was a hive of activity on Friday as locals turned out for the official opening of the newly restored Town Hall and to participate in a family fun event in the new open-air square.

The Leader of the Council, Councillor Douglas Reid popped into The Killie Community Hub to congratulate Scott Montgomery, Hub Operations Lead on being named Employee of the Year at the recent Scottish Charity Awards.

East Ayrshire has been named fourth in Scotland for positive destinations for young people following the release of national statistics by the Scottish Government for 2024/25.

East Ayrshire Council is moving forward with the next phase of implementing pavement parking legislation by adding additional streets to the exemption list following extensive assessment work across the authority area.

The Ayrshire Roads Alliance (ARA) is continuing to deliver significant benefits for communities across East and South Ayrshire through investment in transport infrastructure, active travel, service efficiency and long-term financial sustainability.