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Dance Fest 2025 – Ayrshire biggest celebration of dance
Dance Fest, Ayrshire’s biggest celebration of dance, had two sell out shows recently at the Gaiety Theatre in Ayr. The spectacular event...

Ayrshire Daily News
Apr 302 min read


Grange Academy pupil wins international prize for music
An S5 pupil from Grange Academy, has won the prestigious European Union of Music Competitions for Youth (EMCY) prize at the Concours...

Ayrshire Daily News
Apr 282 min read


Care home residents become star bakers at Great East Ayrshire Bake Off
Residents across East Ayrshire’s care homes dusted off their aprons to whisk up their showstopper cakes for The Great East Ayrshire Bake...

Ayrshire Daily News
Apr 232 min read


Partnership receives ‘Good’ evaluation for services for Children and Young People at Risk of Harm
East Ayrshire Community Planning Partnership received a positive report this week relating to the Joint Inspection of Services for...

Ayrshire Daily News
Apr 172 min read


Council officials join forces to help save Post Office facilities in Stewarton
Senior Council officials and local elected members have joined forces in a bid to preserve a vital lifeline for the local Stewarton...

Ayrshire Daily News
Apr 142 min read


Civic recognition for Kilmarnock Harriers
Provost Claire Leitch presented a certificate of civic recognition to Kilmarnock Harriers last week to recognise their success at the...

Ayrshire Daily News
Apr 91 min read


Mauchline Primary and Early Childhood Centre celebrates HMIE report
The Mauchline Primary School and Early Childhood Centre (ECC) community are celebrating the results of their recent inspection, published...

Ayrshire Daily News
Apr 72 min read


We Make Music Digital Awards
A special celebration event was held recently for primary schools across East Ayrshire that have earned Bronze and Silver We Make Music...

Ayrshire Daily News
Apr 42 min read


Stewarton Academy enterprise success at Ayrshire regional finals
Stewarton Academy’s Young Enterprise team PAWS brought home six out of ten awards at the young enterprise Ayrshire regional finals...

Ayrshire Daily News
Apr 21 min read


East Ayrshire Youth Awards celebrate our young people in style
The East Ayrshire Youth Awards took place this week with a glamorous theme at the Park Hotel in Kilmarnock. The event was organised by...

Ayrshire Daily News
Mar 222 min read


Bill Shankly Memorial Football Festival
This year’s Bill Shankly football festival was another great success with eleven schools taking part in the annual event. A total of 110...

Ayrshire Daily News
Mar 211 min read


East Ayrshire Council Visit the newly completed housing development on Kennedy Drive, Kilmarnock
A visit took place to the newly completed housing development on Kennedy Drive in Kilmarnock recently. The homes were built by the...

Ayrshire Daily News
Mar 202 min read


Loudoun Hill at sunrise…a lunar eclipse…it can only be PiDay 2025
Grange Academy’s annual PiDay celebrations were elevated to new heights this year when a group of 22 young people from S2 climbed Loudoun...

Ayrshire Daily News
Mar 182 min read


Ayrshire Roads Alliance sets out Investment in East Ayrshire roads
East Ayrshire Council’s Cabinet has agreed the Ayrshire Roads Alliance’s programme of investment works that will allow improvements to be...

Ayrshire Daily News
Mar 172 min read


New alternative school transport policy agreed for 2025/26 academic year
An alternative school transport policy for academic year 2025/26 was agreed at the recent meeting of the East AyrshireCabinet. The report...

Ayrshire Daily News
Mar 122 min read


Building a future East Ayrshire – educational facilities
At the recent meeting of Full Council, a report was presented – Building a future East Ayrshire, Capital Investment Programme update –...

Ayrshire Daily News
Mar 102 min read


Windfarm Cash Funds 11 New Apprenticeships
A pioneering £1.5 million investment will see a second group of apprentices join Cumnock based group Emergency One , the UK’s leading...

Ayrshire Daily News
Mar 43 min read


Graham and May Piggot celebrate Diamond Wedding Anniversary
Provost Claire Leitch and Councillor Ellen Freel visited Kilmaurs couple Graham and May Piggot recently to congratulate them on 60 years...

Ayrshire Daily News
Feb 241 min read


East Ayrshire Housing rent agreed at special meeting of Full Council
At the recent special meeting of Full Council, a report was presented on the rent consultation for 2025/26 and agreement was reached that...

Ayrshire Daily News
Feb 212 min read


East Ayrshire Council by-election result
Caroline Barton (Scottish National Party) has been elected to serve as Councillor for Ward 2 (Kilmarnock North) following the local...

Ayrshire Daily News
Feb 211 min read
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