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East Ayrshire Council’s cost-cutting budget is rubber-stamped

FREE school meals for all primary one pupils and Saturday opening at the Burns Monument Centre.Read

Cancer surviviors strutt their stuff on catwalk for charity

BREAST cancer survivors Katie McQueen and Margaret Corrie are real super models.Read

Shock as mum finds metal bolt in baby daughter’s food

A SHOCKED mum is demanding answers after she found a metal bolt in her daughter’s baby food.Read

Old buildings in Kilmarnock given facelift as CARS grants come through.

CASH from CARS is pushing forward plans to revamp some of Kilmarnock’s oldest buildings.Read

Cannabis grower is admonished

A WOMAN who grew her own cannabis to ease the pain of a brain tumour was admonished at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court this week.Read

Jail for cannabis grower

A MAN who had 36 cannabis plants in his loft was jailed for a year at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court this week.Read

Good news for Kilmarnock town centre as high street retailers move in.

TWO new store openings by major players in the retail market will bring almost 100 jobs to Kilmarnock town centre.Read

Prosecutor’s plea for trial in accused’s absence

THE TRIAL of an 87-year-old man accused of sexual offences against two home carers may be held in his absence.Read

New online radio show for Killie fans

KILLIE fans can now enjoy the latest club chat on the Standard website.Read

Business rates relief

THOUSANDS of Ayrshire businesses will benefit from rates relief this year.Read

Were you there when Elvis landed?

ELVIS fans are trying to find out more about the King’s stop-over at Prestwick 50 years ago.Read

Hospice grand challenge raises £130,000 plus

OH, WHAT a night!Read

Davie is guest at Girvan

SINGER songwriter Davie Anderson is guest at Girvan Folk club on Friday, February 19.Read

Kilmarnock and Loudoun drama groups to compete in One Act Festival

A FEAST of drama is available in Kilmarnock next week as a competition rolls into town.Read

Kilmarnock fireman under investigation after dog rescue

A HERO firefighter who helped save a pet dog from an icy pond at Christmas is being investigated by his bosses.Read

Drug addiction services struggling to deal with addicts

DRUG addiction services in Kilmarnock and Loudoun are struggling to cope with an alarming increase in the number of addicts.Read

Darvel cyclist plans epic trip from Berlin to Kilmarnock

ENGINEER Jim Gladwell is facing the challenge of a lifetime as he gears up to cycle from Berlin to Kilmarnock.Read

£410,000 improvements to Crookedholm Water completed

A MAJOR improvement programme in Crookedholm has been completed by Scottish Water.Read

Crossroads Primary parents are tight-lipped about their ‘plan of action’

PARENTS of pupils at crisis school Crossroads Primary met last week to decide their best plan of action in advance of the public meeting to debate the tiny school’s very existence.Read

Newmilns woman stabbed her cousin

A WOMAN who stabbed her cousin five times initially claimed that she had been defending herself against a housebreaker.Read

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