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As one of only seven Scottish towns, Kilmarnock will receive £20 million from the UK Government over the next 10 years. This funding will put the local community and businesses at the heart of town centre improvements.

Interim Chief Executive of Education Scotland, Gillian Hamilton spent the day in East Ayrshire recently to find out more about innovative local projects like Skills and Learning 33 (SL33), touring local schools and engaging with children and young people.

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.

In a first for Scotland, East Ayrshire Council, in partnership with Podback, is expanding its household recycling service to include the collection of coffee pods.

Alan Brown, MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, officially opened the newly refurbished and extended Crosshouse Primary and Communication Centre at a special ceremony.

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.

Party Palz in Kilmarnock recently received life-saving equipment donated by Sweco UK.

East Ayrshire Council has put its money where its mouth is, with Cabinet approval of a plan to revamp its Community Wealth Building Fund in response to officer experience and consultation with local businesses.

Loudoun Academy played host to the annual Youth Climate Change Conference, where children and young people from across East Ayrshire gathered together to develop ideas and actions to respond to the climate emergency and help to achieve the Council's ambitious Net Zero targets.