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East Ayrshire Council will soon be introducing a new cycling scheme which will feature an exciting web platform and app to encourage new cyclists and support existing ones.

As part of its ongoing programme to improve the condition of the road network, the Ayrshire Roads Alliance will be carrying out essential road resurfacing works on the A70 West of Ochiltree starting on Wednesday 29 November and continuing until Sunday 10 December 2023.

Three hours of free afternoon parking within Council car parks and on-street parking bays will be available in Kilmarnock town centre throughout December to help shoppers at the busiest time of the year. With the existing arrangements across East Ayrshire, this means that free parking will be available across all our towns in the lead up to Christmas.

The Ayrshire Roads Alliance will be closing two sections of the A71 this weekend to allow for grass cutting.

As part of an ongoing resurfacing programme, the Ayrshire Roads Alliance will be carrying out essential road resurfacing works on the B7082 Grassyards Road, Kilmarnock.

As part of its ongoing programme to improve the condition of the road network, the Ayrshire Roads Alliance will be carrying out essential road resurfacing works on the A70 Muirkirk Road, Lugar starting on Saturday 7 October and continuing until Sunday 22 October 2023.

Experienced drivers got the chance to brush up on their driving knowledge and receive advice from road safety professionals at an event organised by Ayrshire Roads Alliance and North Ayrshire Council road safety teams.

The Ayrshire Roads Alliance (a partnership with East and South Ayrshire Councils) and North Ayrshire Council road safety teams will be holding a 'Fit for the Road' experienced driver event on Tuesday 22 August at The Marine Hotel in Troon.

The Ayrshire Roads Alliance will be carrying out road resurfacing works on Old Mill Road (A735), Kilmarnock as part of its ongoing programme to improve the condition of the road network.

Dear Parent/Carer,

Following on from the above noted paper and recommendations that were presented at Cabinet this morning, Wednesday 28 June 2023, I write to advise you that Cabinet has agreed to the continuation of the subsidised school transport service in its present form until the concerns and issues that have been raised around the paper have been addressed in full.

A new puffin pedestrian crossing in Kilmaurs has been given the go-ahead by the Council at this week’s Cabinet meeting.

The Council’s Cabinet this week agreed to increase the Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) value following national guidance issued by Scottish Ministers on the revised levels that can be charged for parking contraventions. From 1 August 2023, the charge will rise from £60 to £100.