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East Ayrshire Council

Partnership will ‘Ask and Act’ to reduce homelessness

East Ayrshire Council has successfully secured £0.184m from the Scottish Government’s Ask and Act Homeless Prevention Fund.

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How to prepare for a power cut

This winter, East Ayrshire Council is urging residents to prepare for potential power outages so that they can stay safe if a power cut was to occur.

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Multi-million pound investment in housing agreed by Cabinet

At Cabinet this week, elected members agreed an investment of almost £244m in affordable housing within East Ayrshire.

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Take A Bow takes a bow!

Take A Bow Development Trust is celebrating the completion of their £2.7m acquisition and re-development for the Former New Farm Loch Community Centre in Kilmarnock.  The work by Take A Bow has saved and transformed the former community centre and has created a dynamic and exciting new facility for local people

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Garden awards for East Ayrshire’s greenest fingers!

East Ayrshire Council’s annual garden competition recognises the top amateur gardeners from across East Ayrshire.

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Local recipients of final year of place-based funding announced

Twenty local projects and groups are celebrating the news this week that their applications for funding for the final year of the Scottish Government’s Place-Based Investment Programme (PBIP) have been successful.

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Celebrate safely this firework season

As firework season approaches, East Ayrshire Council’s community safety arrangements are being strengthened as partnership agencies join forces to encourage communities to celebrate safely.

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Recycle Week: East Ayrshire Council is joining the 2025 Rescue Me! Recycle campaign

Now in its twenty second year, Recycle Week is the nation’s biggest annual celebration of recycling.

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Kings Street update Monday 28 July 2025

Progress on King Street Kilmarnock is continuing apace.

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King Street update 25 July

We can advise that demolition of the property on King Street is now complete, with remedial clean-up works taking place this afternoon. The large demolition crane will move off site later today.

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King Street Update 24 July 2025

The demolition of the property destroyed by the fire on King Street has been moving at pace throughout the week, with all indications suggesting these works should be complete by tomorrow, Friday 25 July.