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Morrisons in Auchinleck recently received life-saving equipment donated by GMC Corsehill Limited.

East Ayrshire’s most talented athletes, sports clubs and volunteers have been celebrated and recognised for their sporting success and contribution to sport at the Sports Council and Talented Athlete Awards evening. This is the first time that the event has taken place in three years due to the COVID pandemic.

The importance of local services that support recovery from addiction were highlighted at this year’s East Ayrshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership conference.

Willowbank School has just achieved their eighth Green Flag Award while Riccarton Early Childhood Centre (ECC) has achieved their seventh Green Flag Award; proving they are leading the way with awareness of and care for the environment.

It’s now nearly three years since East Ayrshire Council’s Community Led Regeneration Team  (CLRT) gained Cabinet approval to launch the East Ayrshire Gift Card, a revolutionary new way  of supporting local businesses.

East Ayrshire Council has approved a plan that will help to deal with a disease affecting ash trees which can pose a significant risk to safety where trees are next to roads, in parks and open spaces and next to power lines.

Kay Park Bowling Club recently received life-saving equipment donated by CJM Accountancy and Financial Management.

Alex Ritchie has been celebrating his centenary in Darvel. Mr Ritchie enlisted with the Royal Air Force in 1942 and served in the RAF during WW2. 

Willowbank School in Kilmarnock has become the first school in East Ayrshire to achieve Allergy Aware status as part of a new allergy awareness initiative developed by Catering Services, Health and Safety, and Educational Services.

Leader of the Council, Councillor Douglas Reid officially broke the ground at the site of the new Dunlop Early Childhood Centre with Calvin, George, Sophia, Isabel and Sandy from the ECC.

Super Tattie, the Council’s new school meal mascot dropped into Dalmellington Primary recently to meet his creator - Carson from P7.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is coming to Patna thanks to funding from The Coalfields Regeneration Trust.