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Over 250 children and young people from primary and secondary schools within East Ayrshire have taken part in the annual outdoor water safety day at Loch Doon.

The Education teams of Dumfries and Galloway Council and East, North and South Ayrshire Councils won the Digital Transformation Award at the Municipal Journal (MJ) Awards on Friday last week with ‘SWConnects’, - the digital delivery of qualifications.

East Ayrshire’s Probationer of the Year award has been presented to Abbie McLelland, P5 teacher at Onthank Primary.

Dean Castle recently received life-saving equipment donated by Sweco UK

Dunaskin Bowling Club recently received life-saving equipment donated by Clearview Intelligence.

Parents and carers of children and young people who attend the Barony Campus are being urged to be mindful of road safety and follow agreed access arrangements.

In a bid to become a more financially sustainable organisation now and into the future, East Ayrshire Council is preparing to set out a new direction of travel, with people, partnerships, early intervention and prevention sitting at the heart of these proposals.  

Provost Jim Todd and Councillor Ellen Freel visited Stewarton couple Sandra and Bobby Hart recently to congratulate them on 60 years of marriage.

Grange Academy recently attended the Scottish Mathematical Council Maths Challenge Awards ceremony hosted by Strathclyde University.

Provost Jim Todd and Councillor William Lennox visited Mauchline couple Robert and Isabel Gilliland recently to congratulate them on 60 years of marriage.

Recruitment events are taking place in East Ayrshire for 20 community funded apprenticeships in a pioneering £1.5 million investment.

Earlier this week East Ayrshire Councillors approved a re-profiled Capital Investment Programme over the next five years - putting to rest some of the recent uncertainty surrounding the future of previously approved regeneration and development projects.