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Stewarton Academy pupil wins war heroes poetry contest

A STEWARTON Academy pupil has won a poetry competition run by a charity for veterans of the armed forces.Read

Self-help plan helps band’s notable success

STEWARTON Band Support Group (SBSG) is looking for help to raise £300 a month.Read

Musical youth band together to perform

A GROUP of primary 7 school children are on the fast-track to becoming star musicians.Read

Nether Robertland Primary to be green school

A SCHOOL in Stewarton is set to become one of the greenest educational establishments in Ayrshire.Read

East Ayrshire Council staff urged to cycle to work

COUNCIL workers are being urged to think about how they travel to work.Read

Claire marks homecoming year by coming back to Kilmaurs

FORMER Stewarton Academy pupil Claire Pearson ran the Sydney marathon on Sunday – then packed her bags in preparation for a three-week stay back home in Kilmaurs.Read

East Ayrshire teaching job crisis

TALENTED teachers are twiddling their thumbs on the dole as the lack of jobs in East Ayrshire has reached ‘crisis point’.Read

Rail campaigners urge passengers to use Kilmarnock to Glasgow service

VICTORIOUS rail campaigners in Kilmaurs and Dunlop are this week encouraged to take advantage of the imminent half-hourly service between Kilmarnock and Glasgow.Read

Ayrshire cops crack down on knife crime

POLICE have contacted more than 100 local retailers who sell knives in the latest crackdown on blade culture.Read

Green light for new Stewarton leisure facilities

A £4.3 million sports hall is planned for Strandhead Park in Stewarton.Read

Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce wants to get firms online

AYRSHIRE Chamber is offering local businesses the chance to take part in a ‘webinar’ to promote online trading.Read

Stewarton's community radio plans

A FRESH appeal has gone out this week to anyone interested in community radio in the Stewarton area.Read

Stewarton car park plan revealed after concerns

A NEW car park is to be built in Stewarton after concerned members of the public contacted the council about the lack of parking in the town.Read

Youngsters asked to shop East Ayrshire vandals

YOUNGSTERS are being asked to shop vandal pals using an anonymous text message service.Read

Stewarton school and nursery given top marks by inspectors

NETHER Robertland Primary School and Nursery Class in Stewarton has been praised by inspectors.Read

New affordable homes to be built in East Ayrshire

ATRIUM Homes and Shire Housing Association have formally entered into an agreement with McTaggart Construction of Dalry for delivery of 200 new houses across East Ayrshire.Read

Woman jailed for killing her mum and dumping her body in Dunlop burn

A WOMAN who killed her mother and dumped her body in a burn near Dunlop is to serve at least 20 years in prison.Read

Stewarton teen grabbed his mum by the throat

A STEWARTON teenager who attacked his mother escaped a jail sentence this week.Read

East Ayrshire people urged to nominate their health heroes

PEOPLE in Kilmarnock are being urged to nominate health professionals who have provided outstanding care and gone beyond the call of duty for the Scottish Health Awards 2009 before the deadline on Monday, September 7.Read

Almost 200 jobs to be created in East Ayrshire

MORE than 350 jobs for under-25s are to be created in Ayrshire through the Future Jobs Fund.Read

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