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East Ayrshire Council’s commitment to combating climate change took another positive step this week as Cabinet approved measures to help schools and communities work towards net zero targets.

The Council’s Youth Action Team is currently making its way around East Ayrshire schools to encourage young people to be responsible citizens in their communities.

As part of an ongoing structural maintenance programme, the Ayrshire Roads Alliance will be carrying our carriageway resurfacing works on Grassyards Road, Kilmarnock from the junction of Kennedy Drive out over the A77 flyover just past the C33 junction.

Children and young people from New Cumnock Primary School have taken part in an outdoor water safety awareness course at Loch Doon in East Ayrshire.

East Ayrshire Council hosted a tea dance at Dumfries House this week for over 170 volunteers to thank them for the time and commitment they give to their communities.

John Whitmill has been celebrating his centenary in Kilmarnock.

Depute Provost Claire Leitch and Councillor Alyson Simmons visited Mauchline couple William and Catherine Peebles recently to congratulate them on 60 years of marriage.

Former Netherthird Primary School pupil and school Dux, Lord-Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran, Sheriff Iona McDonald officially opened the new Netherthird Primary School and Early Childhood Centre recently at a special ceremony.

East Ayrshire Council celebrated the start of Volunteers’ Week by hosting a civic reception in honour of five East Ayrshire residents who all received a Coronation Champions Award as part of the King’s Coronation celebrations.

Kilmarnock’s 10k road race, Roon the Toon, will return on Sunday 11 June at 10am for its seventh year.

East Ayrshire Council has published information on Councillors’ remuneration, Allowances and Expenses that were paid to Councillors during financial year 2022/2023.

Since 2014 the Scottish Government and COSLA’s  Regeneration Capital Grant Fund  has been supporting locally developed regeneration projects to help tackle inequalities and deliver inclusive growth in deprived, disadvantaged and fragile remote communities across Scotland.