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East Ayrshire Council has agreed a number of changes to the way it delivers its parking service following a wide-ranging review which looked into Ayrshire Roads Alliance’s parking enforcement and support services, as well as parking tariffs within Kilmarnock.

East Ayrshire Council has agreed a balanced budget for 2026/27, allocating £461 million to support services across the area.

The trial of 20mph speed limits on all local roads in Mauchline and New Cumnock is set to begin soon.

A recent meeting at Full Council informed members that new firework laws have been introduced, and East Ayrshire Council will oversee the process for considering and designating Firework Control Zones.

At the recent meeting of Full Council, a report was presented on the rent consultation for 2026/27 and 2027/28.

Councillor Drew Filson visited Brian and Rona Rowan from Dalmellington recently to pass on congratulations as they celebrated fifty years of marriage.

Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop MSP visited Darvel Primary this week to meet the partnership team behind an impressive active travel initiative.

Have you ever wandered around the Scottish countryside and wondered about the names of lochs and burns, hills and fields, or houses, farms and villages?

East Ayrshire’s Coalfield Communities Landscape Partnership (CCLP), a £6.5million  National Lottery Heritage Heritage Fund (NHLH) project, which started work in 2016, is drawing to a close.

East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership will soon be hosting some free family-friendly days out in celebration of women and girls across East Ayrshire.

The former Kirkstyle Primary School building in Kilmarnock will soon welcome new owners who plan to use the property as a local training centre.

Cabinet met today to consider a report detailing the outcome of the review of the 2025/26 service balances and to approve an additional £6.537million to help health and social care pressures this year.