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East Ayrshire’s Community Planning Partnership Board is developing an Anti-Poverty and Inequality Strategy to support communities to tackle poverty successfully.

A very positive HMIE report has been published today, Tuesday 10 June, following an inspection of Grange Academy by Education Scotland in March.

Bonnyton Community Centre and residents from Southcraigs, Kilmarnock recently received life-saving equipment donated by Sweco UK.

Depute Provost John McGhee and Councillor Sally Cogley visited Jean and Colin Burns recently to congratulate them on 65 years of marriage.

Top planners from all over Scotland will focus on  “The Power of Planning – a Force for Good” as they gather for their prestigious annual conference at Kilmarnock’s Centrestage this month.

Kilmarnock’s 10k road race, Roon the Toon, will return on Sunday 8 June at 10am.

East Ayrshire Council has published information on Councillors' remuneration, allowances and expenses that were paid to Councillors during financial year 2024/2025.

Children and young people from Nether Robertland Primary welcomed visitors from the Council and East Ayrshire Leisure to their school recently to demonstrate how they have been enriching and embracing nature.

The young people of Stewarton Academy are celebrating double gold after achieving the UNICEF UK Gold: Rights Respecting Schools Award (RRSA) and Gold: Reading Schools accreditation from the Scottish Book Trust.

From Monday 2 June 2025, a phased approach to the implementation of pavement parking enforcement legislation will begin in East Ayrshire which will involve parking attendants issuing warning notices to anyone parking on pavements, dropped kerbs, or double parking.

A new event hosted at East Ayrshire Community Hospital is set to promote health and wellbeing during Dementia Awareness Week.

Elected members and Council officers bid a fond farewell to East Ayrshire Council’s longest serving Parent Representative Jackie Livingston at this week’s Cabinet meeting.