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Provost Jim Todd, elected members and officers from the Council enjoyed meeting Syrian, Iraqi and Afghan nationals who have resettled in East Ayrshire at a special event in the Howard Centre this week.

Provost Jim Todd and Councillor Neill Watts visited Cumnock couple Robert and Marjorie Brown recently to congratulate them on 65 years of marriage.

Minister for Housing, Paul McLennan MSP, has performed the official ground-breaking at the site of a new council housing development on Kennedy Drive in Kilmarnock.  

John Hamilton has been celebrating his centenary in Kilmarnock.

Provost Jim Todd and Councillor William Lennox visited Mauchline couple Andrew and Catherine Cooper recently to congratulate them on 60 years of marriage.

Councillor David Richardson visited Eddie and Fiona Doogan from Kilmarnock recently to pass on congratulations as they celebrated fifty years of marriage.

Councillor Billy Crawford visited John and May McGovern from Cumnock recently to pass on congratulations as they celebrated fifty years of marriage.

The rain stayed away for this year’s Playday which once again saw Kilmarnock’s Kay Park transformed into a celebration of play and fun for over 6000 children and families from across East Ayrshire.

East Ayrshire Council’s Health and Safety team has recently taken delivery of 15 new defibrillators and cabinets, which have been kindly donated by Sweco UK Ltd in support of the Council’s ongoing Community Defibrillator Initiative.

The Ayrshire Roads Alliance (a partnership with East and South Ayrshire Councils) and North Ayrshire Council road safety teams will be holding a 'Fit for the Road' experienced driver event on Tuesday 22 August at The Marine Hotel in Troon.

The Ayrshire Roads Alliance will be carrying out road resurfacing works on Old Mill Road (A735), Kilmarnock as part of its ongoing programme to improve the condition of the road network.

Depute Provost Claire Leitch and Councillor Billy Crawford visited Cumnock couple Bobby and Sheila Speirs recently to congratulate them on 65 years of marriage.