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East Ayrshire Council to get share of £800million schools budget

THE Scottish government’s announcement of an extra £800 million for building new schools across Scotland has been welcomed by East Ayrshire Council.Read

All the winners at James Hamilton Academy

JAMES Hamilton Academy in Kilmarnock held its prizegiving this week.Read

East Ayrshire school meal costs go up

THE cost of school meals in East Ayrshire is to rise after the summer holidays.Read

Crazy styles raise cash for Newmilns Nursery

BOYS and girls at Newmilns Nursery held a Crazy Hair Day last week to raise money for the nursery’s funds.Read

Kilmarnock and Dunlop childcare centres get thumbs up from Care Commission

A CHARITY which offers affordable and flexible childcare is celebrating after receiving top reports from the Care Commission.Read

East Ayrshire schoolkids help out in Africa

PUPILS throughout East Ayrshire are making a big difference to the lives of boys and girls in Malawi.Read

Hillbank Nursery and Family Centre kids create own garden area

CHILDREN at Kilmarnock’s Hillbank Nursery and Family Centre, with a little help from some friends at East Ayrshire Council and East Ayrshire Woodlands, have created their own garden area.Read

Gargieston Primary praised by school inspectors

KILMARNOCK’S Gargieston Primary School and Nursery Class came in for praise following a recent school inspection.Read

Dundonald pupils open 'superground'

PUPILS at Dundonald Primary School officially declared their new ‘superground’ open last week.Read

Feast of fine art on show at Howard Centre

KILMARNOCK’S Howard Centre was the venue for a one-day art exhibition.Read

Grange Academy actors prepare for Oliver musical

YOUNG actors from Kilmarnock’s Grange Academy have been treading the boards at rehearsals for the school’s stage production of the hit musical Oliver.Read

Schools take up K'nex challenge

IT was K’nex challenge time at Loudoun Castle theme park recently.Read

Dunlop pupils scoop poster prizes

RESIDENTS of Dunlop were so fed up with the amount of dog dirt fouling up the village’s streets that they enlisted the help of local schoolchildren to drive home the message.Read