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The amended Mauchline CARS Action Plan was approved at Cabinet on Wednesday 3 December.

As construction continues apace at the site of the new Ayrshire Innovation Park, Moorfield Kilmarnock, some essential roadworks will be commencing on Monday 5 January 2026 for approximately ten weeks.

Construction of the Ayrshire Innovation Park (AIP), at Moorfield in Kilmarnock, is officially underway and officials gathered in Kilmarnock to celebrate the start of this £48.8m Ayrshire Growth Deal project.

 On 26 June 2025 East Ayrshire Council officers reported to a Council meeting on a cross-cutting review of employability provision delivered by Council services.

As a result of the review, it was decided to bring together teams to work under one Directorate: Education and Skills, thus pooling experience and knowledge of teams delivering employability support to all-age clients and parents.

East Ayrshire Council’s “Net Zero Accelerator” programme has scooped a top award at the 2025 COSLA Excellence Awards.

Last month Councillor Douglas Reid, Leader of East Ayrshire Council assumed the role of Chair of the Ayrshire Joint Economic Committee - the regional decision-making body governing the Ayrshire Growth Deal and the Regional Economic Strategy.  

On Saturday 25 October 2025, Marks and Spencer Plc announced plans to move from their current location in King Street, Kilmarnock to Queens Drive on the outskirts of the town.

Scotland Loves Local Awards 2025: Transformation of vacant town centre building praised as developer and landlord grows portfolio of key sites 

Calling all enterprising East Ayrshire women -  If you’ve got ambitions to start a new business, monetise your hobby or expand your existing business, our Business Development Team wants to hear from you!

For many people, knowing who to speak to, how to access expertise and making contacts with like minded people can do a lot to ease the journey, taking a fledgling idea through to a productive and profitable stage. 

Thanks to funding from the Scottish Government, East Ayrshire Council’s Business Development Team is now offering a new programme aimed at helping women establish develop and expand their business ideas.

At Cabinet this week Councillors across the board expressed disappointment as they heard how availability of  loan funding for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) all over Scotland  has come under pressure with the decision of the Scottish Government to discontinue funding for  Business Loans Scotland (BLS)

East Ayrshire Council will NOT be introducing a Visitor Levy in the near future

Burns aficionados from around the globe descended on Kilmarnock at the weekend as the town hosted the annual conference of the Robert Burns World Federation (RBWF) for the first time in over 30 years.