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
The development of Ayrshire’s new Digital Process Manufacturing Centre (DPMC), part of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), hit a major milestone this week with its half a million-pound refurbishment kicking off. Last month Paisley headquartered Clark Contracts was awarded the refurbishment contract for the centre, which is a partnership between the University of Strathclyde
AMBITIOUS regeneration plans for Ardrossan are continuing to move forward despite the challenging world-wide economic conditions. The £170m packages of works for town are seen as being as the most exciting the area has ever seen. Much of the work – new Education campus, marine, residential and commercial development – will take place on the
A range of projects and businesses that highlight the early successes and potential of Community Wealth Building took centre stage during Tom Arthur MSP’s visit to Ayrshire on Wednesday. The Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth was in the region to learn more about the early positive impact this new economic approach strategy
4th March 2022 THE ambitious proposals for Ardrossan Marina – which form part of wider £170 million regeneration plans for the town – have today moved a significant step forward. North Ayrshire Council and partner Clyde Marina signed Heads of Terms to effectively formalise the financial and investment relationship between the partners. The marina extension
7th March 2022 Plans to maximise the huge potential of North Ayrshire’s ‘Blue Economy’ are gathering pace. North Ayrshire Council has joined forces with the University of Stirling – world renowned for their work in this sector – to harness the opportunities our marine and coastal assets provide. The assets, infrastructure and strategic investment plans
North Ayrshire Council’s Capital Budget - which will deliver investment worth £410m over the next decade - will play a key role in the area’s economic recovery from Covid-19. The Capital Budget supports investment in buildings, infrastructure and regeneration projects and the newly-approved programme will see a focus on improving our roads, investing in our
Ambitious proposals to generate clean, green council-owned renewable energy at a key strategic North Ayrshire Council site have been revealed. The plans – expected to be approved by Cabinet on Tuesday – are for three wind turbines and a solar farm to be developed at the i3 Strategic Investment Campus in Irvine. And if successful,
15th February 2022 Local residents are being asked to give their views on early plans for the multi-million pound transformation of Irvine Harbourside. Consultation gets under way on Tuesday, February 15, on the exciting proposals for the first stage of the Great Harbour project. This will be the first in a series of engagements with
