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Our Communications team co-ordinates all media activity on behalf of all East Ayrshire Council services.

Any journalist wishing to contact an elected member should contact the Communications Team in the first instance.

Opening times

  • Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm
  • Friday, 9am to 4pm

Out of hours media enquiries

Outwith these hours, journalists seeking a response to an urgent media matter may contact us using our out of hours media number below.

Newsroom

Visit our East Ayrshire Newsroom for the latest news.

Communications strategy

Effective communications are key to the successful day to day running of the Council, supporting our democratic and management functions, and helping to establish and maintain a positive and professional reputation.

We are all responsible for the way we communicate and by placing communications at the heart of our organisation, we will ensure that our strategic priorities, services, ambitions and challenges are better understood by the people we serve, the people we employ and the people we work with.

Our Communications Strategy 2025 to 2027 (PDF 696 KB) sets out the following:

  • our approach
  • our standards
  • our core principles
  • what we do
  • stakeholders
  • what we will communicate
  • our priorities
  • our challenges
  • how we will do this
  • East Ayrshire Newsroom
  • conclusion

Contact Information

Communications
Council Headquarters
London Road
Kilmarnock
KA3 7BU
Out of Hours Media Enquiries
Telephone: 07818 511462