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The Council’s Cabinet agreed this week to approve the lease of Catrine Games Hall to Catrine Games Hall (SCIO), as well as agreeing an extension of the Management Agreement of the AM Brown Institute to Catrine Community Trust.

Eddie Fraser, Chief Executive of East Ayrshire Council, reflects on the challenges experienced by local communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, since March 2020.

Access to the household waste recycling centre on Western Road, Kilmarnock is changing.

Stewarton Academy has been crowned Scottish Schools Curling Champions 2022 beating 15 teams from across Scotland to lift the prestigious title.

Townhead Community Sports Hub at Cumnock Juniors held an all ability sports day recently in partnership with Vibrant Communities, where the focus was very much on fun.

East Ayrshire Council’s commitment to its policy of Clean Green Climate Change East Ayrshire was  given high priority in Cabinet this week as Councillors approved a raft of green initiatives as part Ayrshire Roads Alliance's 2022/23 Roads Asset Management Plan for East Ayrshire.

With less than two months to go until the Local Government elections (council elections), residents of East Ayrshire are being reminded to make sure they can vote on Thursday 5 May.

At the recent meeting of Cabinet, it was agreed to progress with a programme of consultation on a funding bid, to be made to the Scottish Government Learning Estate Investment Programme, for an inclusive educational development in North West Kilmarnock, on the sites of Mount Carmel Primary and Onthank Primary and Early Childhood Centre.

The Council’s Cabinet agreed new parking arrangements this week for the area around Kilmarnock Football Club on match days and for the town centre during the festive period.

East Ayrshire Council’s Cabinet has agreed the Ayrshire Roads Alliance’s programme of investment works that will allow improvement works to carried out to carriageways and footways, street lighting, allow for bridge strengthening and investment in transportation, road safety and fleet vehicles.

Every 14 March, Grange Academy’s Mr Smith’s annual PiDay celebrations bring a special day in the Mathematical calendar to life for his pupils.

Innovative plans to create Scotland’s first net zero carbon, energy self-efficient community in Cumnock took a massive leap forward this week, when UK Government and Scottish Government both approved the Outline Business Case for the project.