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Work is due to be carried out on the A76, close to the B713 junction

Road chaos as potential for two sets of temporary lights on same stretch of A76
Drivers could be hit with two sets of temporary lights within half a mile of each other on the A76 next week.

Ryan Corbett (Image: The Corner Shop PR)

Talented Cumnock Tryst musician to perform in town next month

Healthy eating at Lochnorris Primary School (Photo - @LochnorrisPrim1 on Twitter)

Pupils’ taste for healthy food

The exhibition is coming to Irvine next weekend

Kilmarnock and District Model Railway Club's annual exhibition set for Irvine

Keen riders at Fossilfield's opening day back in March

Auchinleck equestrian centre reveals its plans for 'exciting year' in 2023

South Ayrshire is particularly affected because it has traditionally commissioned private care for 80 per cent of its care needs

Ayrshire hospital discharge waits continue to increase as situation worsens

Lisa Haining (right) has now been missing for a week and police believe information about her car (left) may be vital in assisting their investigations

Search continues for missing Ayrshire woman one week on from her disappearance

The A76 near Bargower

Driver reported for 'nearly hitting' police officer on busy A76 stretch

The rubbish was dumped behind the old Post Office shop

Fly-tipping cleared after vandals leave 'eyesore' lane in a mess

Top Dexter Café's price has been lowered by £10k

Asking price for popular café near Cumnock cut by £10,000 in bid to spark interest

New Cumnock Bowling Club recently received life-saving equipment donated by Atelier Ten

New Cumnock BC the latest group to benefit from council defib initiative

Half French, half Scottish act Fifi la Mer is coming to East and South Ayrshire this week

Ayrshire entertainment round-up: What's on in Ayrshire this week?

Liam Loy was sentenced at Ayr Sheriff Court after admitting threatening to burn down a couple's house with their child inside

Exclusive Torture thug threatened to set fire to couple’s home with child inside

Anne Carson, pictured in 2019, was tagged after she admitted charges of threatening behaviour and police assault at her home in Auchinleck

Auchinleck woman who shot kids with BB gun is spared jail for setting dog on police

A new hub was announced for Netherthird last year

‘Employability hub’ on way to Cumnock as part of successful council bid

Primary care services are the first point of contact with the NHS

NHS Ayrshire sees primary care patient levels increase by over 50,000 in three years

Parkdean Resorts are looking to recruit nearly 700 people across their Scottish holiday parks - which includes Sandylands in Saltcoats (left) and Sundrum Castle in Coylton (right).

New jobs in Ayrshire: Holiday firm with two local sites seeks 700 Scottish recruits

The lodges will be available by April 2023

VIDEO: Take a first look at new 'luxury lodges' planned for Lochside House Hotel

Freddy the ferret. Photo: SSPCA

Animal charity's urgent appeal: can you give a friendly Ayrshire ferret a home?

Ryan Stevenson, left, Tommy Sloan, middle and Brian McGinty, right, will all be happy with their results.

Football round-up: Big midweek wins for Auchinleck, Cumnock and Glenafton

East Ayrshire Council headquarters

Groups need to 'lower expectations' when it comes to financial support from council

East Ayrshire Council's school meals mascot, Super Tattie, visited Mauchline Primary

Mauchline pupils welcome special visitor to school's Burns celebration

Da Vinci's café offering Rabbie Burns menu

Cumnock café celebrate Burns Night with Rabbie-inspired menu

Bryce Cunningham says he’s delighted with the impact of the 2019 move

Mossgiel farm ditch over 15 MILLION pieces of plastic since move in 2019

Cumnock tumbled to a 2-1 defeat away to Petershill on Saturday - and boss Brian McGinty says he won't hesitate to look for replacements if he feels the players in his current squad aren't doing the job

Cumnock boss brands performance 'not good enough' amid slump

Lochlan's address was hosted by MSP Emma Harper (left) and backed by MSP Elena Whitham (right)

Cumnock's Lochlan addresses Parliament to raise awareness of type-one diabetes

Cumnock bus station has been targeted a number of times since it opened. (Images: Michael Mcpake)

Vandals target Cumnock's bus station AGAIN as seats ripped out by yobs

Lewis Kay was back in action at the weekend (Image: Cumnock Juniors 2016s)

Football warrior returns to the pitch after FOUR surgeries

East Ayrshire football clubs have congratulated rivals Darvel on their 1-0 Scottish Cup win over Aberdeen

FOOTBALL East Ayrshire rivals line up to congratulate Darvel after stunning Scottish Cup win

Staff at the factory were supported in their next steps (Image: Skills Development Scotland)

Cumnock workers helped in next steps of employment after redundancies

ScotRail to offer half price on all off peak fares for those using a special code (PA)

ScotRail is offering half price train tickets when you use this promo code

When is Burns Night 2023? Everything you need to know (PA)

When is Burns Night 2023? Everything you need to know

Background - an open book (Canva) Foreground - A portrait of Robert Burns (PA)

The modern Scottish poets rivalling Burns from Carol Ann Duffy to Jackie Kay

A drawing of Robert Burns. Credit: PA

10 facts every Scot should know about Robert Burns as we mark Burns Night 2023

What should you not do on Burns Night as national poet celebrated? (PA/Canva)

What you should not do when celebrating Burns Night this year

The push is on to get people fit in 2023

Members gush as East Ayrshire Leisure push for people to start off 2023 actively

Public toilets in Cumnock could be scrapped

Locals unhappy as public toilets could be flushed away in council cut plans

Welsh alternative rock band The Bug Club are playing Irvine's Harbour Arts Centre this week

WHAT'S ON GUIDE Ayrshire entertainment roundup: eight events to see this week

Teachers lobbied outside of East Ayrshire Council headquarters in Kilmarnock (Image: EIS)

Teachers strike outside of council headquarters as pay dispute goes on

The wreaths were laid in preparation for Burns night (Image: Elena Whitham MSP)

Burns club lay wreaths in memory of Robert Burns

Lynsey will be the face of the new store

New team excited and delighted to be taking over legendary Cumnock business

The Cumnock Islamic Welfare Association hopes to set up a centre on Ayr Road

Plans lodged to turn Cumnock flat into Islamic welfare centre

The five generations of a Cumnock family

'One of Scotland's only five-generation families' is thriving in Cumnock

Streets will be closed near the new Netherthird Primary building at the start and end of the school day in a trial due to begin. (Image- Netherthird & District Community Council)

School Streets initiative to be rolled out in Netherthird as school opens

Catrine Games Hall's new soft play (Image: Catrine Games Hall Trust Registered Charity)

Catrine Games Hall purchase new soft play with CRT donation

Our interactive map below shows the number of registered sex offenders living at each KA postcode - according to Police Scotland.

How many registered sex offenders live near you? Figures show data from KA postcodes

Early Learning and Childcare priorities agreed at Cabinet (Image: East Ayrshire Council)

Priorities for early learning plan put in place as funding to education is cut

Roadworks are set to begin at the Afton Bridge in New Cumnock

REMINDER: Huge diversion in place through New Cumnock this weekend

Check out this list of Burns Night events throughout South, East, and North Ayrshire

Six places to enjoy Burns Night in Ayrshire

The incident happened close to Auchinleck Leisure centre

Parents 'terrified' as mystery thug smashes parked car window

MOT tests could change under NEW government plan

Barshare Nursery kids from 2016

East Ayrshire schools and nurseries urged to sign up to Daily Mile

Lisa Haining has been missing from the Castle View area of Dundonald since the early hours of this morning, Friday January 20.

Ayrshire-wide search launched to trace missing woman as welfare concerns grow

King Charles III during a previous visit to Dumfries House, then as Duke of Rothesay

Charles makes his first trip to East Ayrshire since becoming King