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Conference gives voice to care experienced community
An East Ayrshire conference brought together corporate parent organisations to hear the views of care experienced children and young people on our current services.

Council marks three years of being a Living Wage employer
East Ayrshire Council is celebrating its third year of being an accredited Living Wage Employer, meaning that every member of staff working for the Council will earn a real Living Wage.

Council recognises Elsie’s contribution to women’s football
Depute Provost Claire Leitch welcomed Elsie Cook to the meeting of Council this week to recognise the enormous contribution that she has made over the last several decades to women’s football.

New Safer Schools Scotland app has been launched
Kayla, Jaxon, Logan, Brooke and Ben from Onthank Primary and Kilmarnock Academy helped to launch a new school app this week for East Ayrshire parents, carers and staff.

Maths Camp 2023 is biggest yet!
Grange Academy’s annual Maths Camp took place recently and it was the biggest yet, with 108 young people and 14 staff taking part in the revision weekend.

John and Elizabeth Anderson celebrate Blue Sapphire Wedding Anniversary
Depute Provost Claire Leitch and Councillor Billy Crawford visited Cumnock couple John and Elizabeth Anderson recently to congratulate them on 65 years of marriage.

William and Elizabeth Robertson celebrate Diamond Wedding Anniversary
Provost Jim Todd visited Kilmarnock couple William and Elizabeth Robertson recently to congratulate them on 60 years of marriage.

Robert and Jessie Faulds celebrate Blue Sapphire Wedding Anniversary
Provost Jim Todd and Councillor Sally Cogley visited Newmilns couple Robert and Jessie Faulds recently to congratulate them on 65 years of marriage.

Roadshow spreads positivity and hope during Women’s Recovery Month
Three community events held throughout the month of March have been helping to challenge negativity and misinformation around people with problematic substance use.

Dance Fest 2023 makes a welcome return
Dance Fest, Ayrshire’s biggest celebration of dance, made a welcome return to the Palace Theatre with three sell out shows recently.

Ayrshire Growth Deal delivering as second annual report released
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’.

Above Adventure receives community defibrillator
Above Adventure recently received life-saving equipment donated by Prism Medical Scotland.