A brand new course – funded by the Ayrshire Growth Deal - was launched in January to provide a unique opportunity for six unemployed people to be trained to the international welding standard. The IGNITE Welding Course, a transformative training initiative delivered in partnership with industry leaders J&D Pierce (Contracts) Ltd, has been funded through

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

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,

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 ‘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,

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

The team at North Ayrshire Council's Equal Specialist Employability Support (SES) appealed for donations to its annual Selection Box Appeal this year – and local businesses did not disappoint. Council staff have delivered almost 6,000 selection boxes to primary schools and nurseries as an early Christmas treat for children. The Equal programme is a supported

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 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

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