A major event to promote marine tourism and how to maximise its potential takes place in North Ayrshire next month. Organised by Sail Scotland, North Ayrshire Council is proud to be supporting the Scotland Marine Tourism conference which takes place at Waterside Hotel in West Kilbride on Tuesday 19 March. The event is part of
North Ayrshire Council’s Capital Budget will deliver investment worth more than £400million to help support communities and residents. The Capital Budget supports investment in buildings, infrastructure and regeneration projects and the newly-approved programme will see a focus on a number of major developments. This includes projects as varied as the new Ardrossan Community Campus, creation
THE ambitious plans to transform the Harbourside area of Irvine have taken a significant step forward. Elected members approved a Masterplan for the ‘Great Harbour’ proposals at a meeting of Cabinet on Tuesday. The Masterplan sets out the vision for how the area can be developed and improved using £14m of Ayrshire Growth Deal funding
DOZENS of local people are set to be given a skills boost after the first round of the Ayrshire Skills Investment Fund (ASIF) was completed. The £3.5 million Ayrshire Growth Deal project was launched at the end of October to help employers grow and develop their employees and increase skills for Ayrshire residents, linking them
North Ayrshire Council’s Community Investment Fund is helping the Isle of Arran on its way to gaining UNESCO Global Geopark status. With an ambitious two-year plan, Arran Geopark has appointed a Project Director to help develop and implement the Geopark’s development plan. This was made possible when the bid for £79,583 from the Community Investment
A series of public information exhibitions on plans for the B714 road upgrade are taking place in February.The aim of the upgrade is to increase the potential for economic development and tourism by significantly improving connectivity to Glasgow, the Central Belt and wider motorway network. It would also provide enhanced links to the Arran and
NORTH Ayrshire Council has confirmed that a contractor has been appointed to carry out enabling works at the site of the new Ardrossan Community Campus. Glasgow-based RJ McLeod will carry out the enabling works – which will prepare the site for the future development of the new Ardrossan Community Campus – over the coming months.
Work at three multi-million pound flood protection schemes in North Ayrshire is on track as part of preparations to lessen the impact of climate change. Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and severity of flooding across Scotland. Work at the £48 million Millport Flood Protection Scheme, on the Isle of Cumbrae, started last spring
Demolition works at Irvine’s high flats are now complete, with all five towers dismantled and the site fully cleared. The demolition process first got underway with removal of windows and internal fixtures and fittings within each block. Once this was complete, each of the five towers was carefully taken down using a high-reach demolition excavator,
Work is now under way on North Ayrshire Council’s pioneering plans to build its first two solar PV farms. To mark the start of the works, North Ayrshire Provost Anthea Dickson performed the groundbreaking ceremony at Nethermains – a former landfill site between Irvine and Kilwinning. This will be the first of the two Council
