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Drivers visiting Kilmarnock town centre will benefit from free short-stay parking from Monday 1 June 2026.

Members of East Ayrshire Council’s Cabinet recently took an extensive tour of areas of Cumnock and Doon Valley following the conclusion of the Coalfield Communities Landscape Partnership (CCLP) projects which, since the first investigations in 2016, have been instrumental in transforming landscapes and communities left devastated by the collapse of the opencast mining industry in the area.

With summer just around the corner, East Ayrshire Council is reinforcing its approach to gull management, which has received wide recognition as an exemplar of best practise from NatureScot.

Emergency One, the UK’s leading manufacturer of specialist fire and rescue service appliances, has received a funding boost for 12 new trade apprentices.

At the recent meeting of Full Council, a strategic transport update and next steps report was agreed by elected members that sets out key themes for the development of a strategic local transport plan and includes a suitable timeframe that will meet the Council's commitment to consider the needs, provision, and delivery models of transport across East Ayrshire.

At the recent meeting of Full Council elected members agreed that a letter will be sent to the Scottish Government requesting a review of existing environmental health and antisocial behaviour legislation to explicitly include pets and other animals.

Chatting Together is a national early language and communication initiative that is being embraced by Early Years practitioners across East Ayrshire.

Dalmellington Primary School and Early Childhood Centre has been celebrating the results of their recent inspection, published on Tuesday 28 April, by Education Scotland.

Royal Navy veteran Hugh Cook has been celebrating his centenary in Patna.

Councillor Jim Todd visited Moira and Brendan Dixon from Kilmarnock recently to pass on congratulations as they celebrated fifty years of marriage.

Councillor Barry Douglas visited John and Christine Oliver from Kilmarnock recently to pass on congratulations as they celebrated fifty years of marriage.

Councillor John McGhee and Councillor Stephen Canning visited Roy and Tillie Lochery of Fenwick recently to pass on congratulations as they celebrated 70 years of marriage.