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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.

Use and learning of the Gaelic language in East Ayrshire took a step forward with Cabinet approval for the Council’s draft Gaelic Language Plan for 2023-28.

East Ayrshire Council’s Cabinet has approved proposals to locate an innovative food and drink manufacturing project at Moorfield, Kilmarnock.  

The Robert Burns Academy/ Cumnock Rugby are Ayrshire Schools Summer League Champions after a tough competition.

As part of an ongoing programme to improve the condition of the road network, the Ayrshire Roads Alliance will be carrying out essential road resurfacing works on a stretch of the A735 Dunlop to Stewarton Road.

Provost Jim Todd and Councillor June Kyle visited Cumnock couple Robert and Helen Grierson recently to congratulate them on 60 years of marriage.

Councillor Claire Leitch visited William and Catherine Jardine from Mauchline recently to pass on congratulations as they celebrated fifty years of marriage.

Councillor Barry Douglas visited Wull and Ruby Littlejohn from Hurlford recently to pass on congratulations as they celebrated fifty years of marriage.

Councillor Jim McMahon has performed the official opening of East Ayrshire Council’s new assisted living housing development – Quarry Knowe Court in Auchinleck, unveiling a plaque to mark the special occasion.  

Almost 1200 Primary 6 pupils from across East Ayrshire became ‘danger detectives’ at a special learning event that focused on personal safety.