Demolition contractors have moved on site to make an area of Kilmarnock safe following a catastrophic fire this week. Six fire engines and two specialist units were sent to the well-developed fire at a four-storey building on King Street around 9pm on Monday.
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East Ayrshire Council’s Capital Programme works are continuing during the school summer holidays with improvement works taking place across the area. Over the past 15 years the Council has invested £1 billion in local communities through the Capital Programme. This annually updated
King Charles is ensuring that bats are protected as construction begins on a new luxury wedding venue at Dumfries House, his historic Ayrshire estate.
Work on the redevelopment of the Palace Theatre and Grand Hall in Kilmarnock is set to begin in August.
The demolition of the multi-storey car park in Kilmarnock is continuing to make good progress despite a number of complex issues that have arisen since work began.
British renewable energy company RES has submitted a Section 36 application to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit (ECU) for its 150MW Westport battery energy storage system (BESS) proposal, located between Coalhall and Ochiltree in East Ayrshire.
Businesses across South Lanarkshire and East Ayrshire are being urged to be part of a must-attend event offering the chance to be part of a lucrative supply chain for a new wind farm. Since receiving planning permission in 2022, OnPath Energy’s Mill Rig Wind Farm is set to inject £91 mil
A proposal has been submitted to transform the site of the former Yates and Sons transport depot on Craigens Road, Cumnock, into a new residential development featuring 49 homes. The site, which has remained derelict since being severely damaged by a fire in March 2009, is now being eyed for redevel
East Ayrshire Council has agreed to invest in the renovation of four properties in Hurlford on behalf of East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (EAHSCP). Around £152,600 will be provided from the council’s Innovation Fund to renovate the properties on Barnweil Drive that, when
Scottish renewables developer OnPath Energy is inviting a local community to help shape a new wind farm in Cumnock and Doon Valley, starting by giving it a name, inspired by the area's mining history. OnPath Energy has submitted a scoping report for a yet-to-be-named wind farm northeast of New Cumno
East Ayrshire Council has granted Taylor Wimpey West Scotland planning permission for 134 new homes in Kilmarnock, and a programme of infrastructure and construction work is already underway marking the homebuilder's return to the local area.
Planning permission in principle has been granted for a major expansion of the Moorfield industrial park in Kilmarnock as part of the Ayrshire Growth Deal.
Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK has hit a significant milestone by reaching 500,000 hours without recording a single lost time incident (LTI) at North Kyle Wind Farm. The civil engineering firm is the principal contractor on Brockwell Energy’s £300 million 49-turbine scheme near Dalmelli
East Ayrshire Council has set out the strategic plans for the direction of local housing as detailed plans for £166 million investment were approved by councillors last week.
Fenwick Bowling Club and residents from Inchmurrin Drive, Kilmarnock recently received life-saving equipment donated by Sweco UK.