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Jayne Sangster (Scottish Labour Party) has been elected to serve as Councillor for Ward 3 (Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse), and Jim Kyle (Scottish Labour Party) has been elected for Ward 9 (Doon Valley) following the local government by-election on Thursday 14 November 2024.

Volunteers from across East Ayrshire gathered recently to celebrate befriending.

An early launch of East Ayrshire’s 16 Days of Action campaign took place at Netherthird Community Centre this week, starting off a series of East Ayrshire events that will raise awareness of gender-based violence from 25 November until 10 December.

Elected Members welcomed news earlier this week that the Council’s financial position has improved with the projected overspend for the current financial year reducing from £20m to £14m.

Free parking after 2pm will once again be available within all Council car parks and on-street parking bays in Kilmarnock town centre throughout December to help shoppers at the busiest time of the year.

East Ayrshire Council elected a new Provost and Depute Provost at its Council meeting last week.

Postal votes for the by-elections in Ward 3 (Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse) and Ward 9 (Doon Valley) will be arriving through letterboxes soon.

TOM Arthur, Minister for Employment and Investment, was the special guest at a major business event in Ayrshire this week. The bold Ayrshire Regional Economic Strategy (RES) was launched in June 2023 and the ‘Making and Keeping the £ in Ayrshire’ event at Ayrshire College, Kilwinning, was a chance to explore the journey since it was launched.

At a meeting for Full Council yesterday, Elected Members agreed a number of recommendations tabled as part of the Leisure and Culture Review.

East Ayrshire Council’s annual garden competition recognises the top amateur gardeners from across East Ayrshire.

East Ayrshire Council will once again be supporting Living Wage Week (4-10 November) as an accredited Living Wage Employer that wants to ensure that people are paid fairly for the work they do.

Netherthird’s Skills and Learning 66 (SL66) has been officially opened by Councillor Shona Morrison, President of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) at a special celebration event.