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Provost Claire Leitch invited two special guests to the Council meeting this week to receive civic recognition for their work with the lieutenancy of Ayrshire and Arran.

Councillor Graham Barton visited John and Alexis Connell from Kilmarnock recently to pass on congratulations as they celebrated fifty years of marriage.

Provost Claire Leitch and Councillor Ellen Freel visited Stewarton couple Marion and Robert Myles recently to congratulate them on 60 years of marriage.

Provost Claire Leitch and Councillor Drew Filson visited Dalmellington couple George and Penny McCreath recently to congratulate them on 60 years of marriage.

Tom Paulin has been celebrating his centenary in Dalmellington.

Councillor Clare Maitland visited Brian and Patricia Wilson from Kilmarnock recently to pass on congratulations as they celebrated fifty years of marriage.

Councillor William Lennox visited Sheila and John Hume from Mauchline recently to pass on congratulations as they celebrated fifty years of marriage.

Provost Claire Leitch and Councillor Jennifer Hogg visited Patna couple Anne and Andrew Poole recently to congratulate them on 60 years of marriage.

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.

A memorial honouring a Second World War pilot who died after his aircraft crashed at Loch Doon was unveiled last weekend.

East Ayrshire Council hoisted the Red Ensign, or ‘Red Duster’, to mark Merchant Navy Day and raise awareness of the UK’s ongoing dependence on Merchant Navy seafarers.

Councillor Barry Douglas visited Jim and June Goldie from Kilmarnock recently to pass on congratulations as they celebrated fifty years of marriage.