North Ayrshire’s flagship Additional Support Needs school, Lockhart Campus, has recently celebrated the milestone of its four-year partnership with Developing the Young Workforce Ayrshire (DYW). Their Business Breakfast celebration opened with a speech from Depute Head Teacher John Herd celebrating the school’s flourishing four-year partnership with DYW Ayrshire. The event shone a spotlight on the
Ambitious plans to deliver a major upgrade to one of North Ayrshire’s most important roads have passed a landmark stage. North Ayrshire Council’s Full Business Case for the first phase of the B714 upgrade has been given the green light by the UK Government. That means it’s all systems go for the £34.7million project which
The Grow Ayrshire Support Programme, from the ‘Ayrshire Food an ‘a’ that’ initiative and supported by the three Ayrshire Councils, Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce and Business Gateway successfully got underway last month. The Programme is designed to help local food and drink manufacturers across the region by way of a series of workshops, mentoring programme,
The ‘neighbourhood’ in North Ayrshire which will benefit from a £20 million cash injection thanks to a programme that seeks to improve communities across the country has been confirmed. The UK government announced in September there would be up to £5bn of investment for 339 "overlooked" communities across the UK to spend on high streets,
A pilot scheme of funding to support locally-led action on Cumbrae and Arran has been kick-started. The Wee Grants for Islands programme will help community groups on the islands to build on existing strengths and opportunities. It opened for applications on December 2 and aligns with the Community Wealth Building economic model, which sees wealth
North Ayrshire Council is continuing to maintain its commitment to local companies, a report has confirmed. At a meeting of Cabinet on Tuesday, elected members learned that there had been another annual increase in spend locally when analysing and breaking down procurement over the last 12 months. Under its Community Wealth Building initiative, the Council
North Ayrshire Council has welcomed a new business collective that is promoting Community Wealth Building on the Isle Arran. The Isle of Arran Candle Company is spearheading the Arran Design Collective, which is a new social enterprise supported by the Scottish Government’s Ecosystem Fund. The aim of the initiative is to support island designers and
More than 140 nominations were made for North Ayrshire Council’s third annual Employability Awards. The awards ceremony took place at Saltcoats Town Hall on Tuesday 11 November and turned the spotlight on trainees, volunteers, Modern Apprentices and people gaining skills, confidence and work experience to prepare to progress to the world of work. The annual
North Ayrshire Council has been awarded funding from the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund to improve active travel opportunities in the i3 Business Park in Irvine. Existing footways are being upgraded and new connections created to provide better opportunities for people to walk and cycle to and within the business park. The upgraded routes will
Businesses are invited to discover local contract opportunities at this year's 'Ayrshire Meet the Buyer' networking event, on 18th November 2025 at The Park Hotel in Kilmarnock. Supplier Development Programme Scotland has teamed up with North Ayrshire Council, East Ayrshire Council and South Ayrshire Council to host this free event for local businesses to find
