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Early learning and childcare

Applications for funded early learning and childcare places for 3 and 4 year olds are now open until midnight on Friday 27 February.

Find out more and how to apply

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Garden waste permits

Garden waste permits for 2026 are now available to purchase online.

Apply for a garden waste permit

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Stop gulls from nesting and breeding

Don't let gulls take over your roof, remove the nests now so they don't return every year.

Tips on how to stop attracting gulls

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17 February 2026

Placenames and heritage preserved for future generations by Coalfield Communities ...

Have you ever wandered around the Scottish countryside and wondered about the names of lochs and burns, hills and fields, or houses, farms and villages?

16 February 2026

Coalfield Communities success celebrated as 22nd project nears completion

East Ayrshire’s Coalfield Communities Landscape Partnership (CCLP), a £6.5million National Lottery Heritage Heritage Fund (NHLH) project, which started work in 2016, is drawing to a close.

11 February 2026

Wellbeing partners hosting free events to celebrate women and girls

East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership will soon be hosting some free family-friendly days out in celebration of women and girls across East Ayrshire.

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