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Consultation on the Future of Educational Provision for Pupils in Crossroads Primary School

Patna Local Office is currently closed due to flooding however a collection service for local residents will operate during the period of closure.

Customers can make payments via this service and staff will also provide an enquiry service.

The collection service will operate every Monday between 9.30am – 2.00pm. If you would like to request a visit please call 0845 724 0000.

Alternatively, payments can be made online via www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk or you can call the above number during office hours.

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Next month a nationwide ‘scamnesty’ campaign is coming to East Ayrshire. Run by Trading Standards and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) the campaign aims to help end the scourge of mass marketed scam mailings in the UK.

Nearly half of the UK adult population has been targeted by a scam. Every year, 3.2 million adults – one in 15 people – across the country fall victim to a scam involving deceptive unsolicited mailings, phone calls, or emails, which are designed ..read more Read more

Do you like being outdoors, learning about wildlife, taking part in practical tasks or participating in fun challenges and events? If the answer is yes then East Ayrshire’s new Junior Ranger Club could be just what you’re looking for.

East Ayrshire’s Countryside Services Team are launching their brand new Junior Ranger Club aimed at 12 – 18 year olds and are looking for budding Countryside Rangers to join.

Working alongside the Countryside Ranger Team, Junior Rangers will meet fortnightly and be ..read more Read more

Children at a local nursery are set to reap the benefits of new outdoor facilities, thanks to a successful bid for a £10,000 lottery-funded grant from Awards for All.

Fiona Kellett, Head Teacher of Onthank Nursery, said: “This is an excellent achievement for our nursery which will enable us to develop our outdoor area.

“We aim to develop a wildlife garden, a willow structure, a large new sandpit, raised beds for the children to grow their own vegetables, a sensory garden, a ..read more Read more

As the regeneration of Cumnock Town Centre gathers pace, East Ayrshire Council has welcomed two new recruits to assist with all aspects of keeping the area clean and tidy.

Sean Scobie, (20) and Eddie Raynor (23) have started work as part of the government’s Future Jobs Fund. Commencing in December, their jobs with East Ayrshire’s Outdoor Amenities section have been funded following a successful bid from the Council. The Fund aims to help young, unemployed people to develop a ..read more Read more

Local primary school children are set to battle it out with youngsters from all over Scotland in a nationwide quiz this spring. 

What is the capital of Hungary?

Which is the smallest member state of the EU?

How many MEPs represent Scotland?

If you don’t know the answers, just ask the primary 6 pupils competing in this year’s Euroquiz. Teams of four pupils from seven schools will take part in the East Ayrshire heat, which will take place on Thursday 4 March at Nether ..read more Read more

Since two local teachers came up with the idea of commemorating the Holocaust with the novel idea of a paperclips project, the idea has really taken off.

 So far, Katie Winterburn of Cumnock Academy and Lauren Dixon of Grange Academy, Kilmarnock, have encouraged pupils in the two schools to collect around 50,000 paperclips, which will be used to form a memorial to Holocaust victims.

 And the project has now spread to other schools, including Kilmarnock, Loudoun and St Joseph’s Academies. Primaries ..read more Read more

Talented young artists in local schools showed just what they could do at the opening of the East Ayrshire Schools Art and Design Exhibition in the Dick Institute last week.

 Families and invited guests packed out the Young People’s Gallery to see an amazing array of artwork from all nine secondary schools and Park School. Also on display were fantastic felt sculptures created by students who attended art and design summer school in Grange Academy, led by inspiring felt artist ..read more Read more