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Shortlees community larder and shop welcomed visitors from the Council recently to find out more about their work to support the local community.

16 year-old Sarah McCready from East Ayrshire has just been announced as one of only 500 Coronation Champions selected from across the UK.

Three community events held throughout the month of March have been helping to challenge negativity and misinformation around people with problematic substance use.

Like every other town in Scotland, Kilmarnock is constantly evolving,  and with the Covid-19 pandemic,  Brexit, the energy crisis and the  effects of an economic downturn all having an effect on work patterns and shopping habits,  demand for, and use of, buildings and public spaces has changed dramatically in the last few years.

Cabinet this week heard how four East Ayrshire projects made the most of funding designed to help communities recover n the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

East Ayrshire Council’s Cabinet has agreed to continue to invest in the Active Schools programme due to its ongoing success in East Ayrshire. It has also agreed to re-enter into a partnership agreement with sportscotland who have confirmed that they would want to continue their investment in both the Active Schools and the Community Sports Hubs programmes for another year and potentially up until 2027.

The East Ayrshire Youth Awards took place this week with a glamorous Grammys-style theme at the Park Hotel in Kilmarnock.

The Council’s Cabinet today agreed to approve a 25-year lease of the Old People’s Cabin in Howard Park to Kilmarnock Station Railway Heritage Trust (KSRHT) once it’s been confirmed that the Trust has been successful in obtaining funds to renovate it.

East Ayrshire Council has been getting involved in a global initiative to help break down the barrier hunger can create in distracting children from their education.

The New Year will herald the realisation of a new era in Kilmarnock’s regeneration journey thanks to a new Kilmarnock Strategic Vision agreed by East Ayrshire Council this week.

East Ayrshire’s most talented athletes, sports clubs and volunteers have been celebrated and recognised for their sporting success and contribution to sport at the Sports Council and Talented Athlete Awards evening. This is the first time that the event has taken place in three years due to the COVID pandemic.

A year on from the launch of the  Clean Green East Ayrshire Climate Change Strategy, and East Ayrshire Council’s Cabinet have endorsed the collective progress being made by the Council, communities, schools and businesses across East Ayrshire, to change habits and use innovative thinking to help everyone reach Net Zero targets.