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Collaboration is key to reducing family poverty
A unique collaboration between North Ayrshire Council and the community and voluntary sector will offer a new approach to help tackle child poverty.
10 October 2025
Cabinet approves plans for four coastal areas
Plans to protect sections of North Ayrshire’s shoreline from coastal change and erosion have been approved by Cabinet.
08 October 2025
Council Leader visits larder for Challenge Poverty Week
People using larders have shared their stories of communities coming together to support each other - as the Council backs Challenge Poverty Week 2025.
07 October 2025
Be Money Smart with welfare rights and debt advice
North Ayrshire’s welfare rights and money advice service has helped boost residents’ income by more than £27 million in the last year.
06 October 2025
Funding boost as 24 groups celebrate windfall
A Number of local groups are celebrating a major financial boost after becoming recipients of North-Ayrshire wide fund.
02 October 2025
Green for go – Solar PV farm is a first for Scotland
A pioneering solar PV farm – the first to be owned and operated by a Scottish local authority – has been officially switched on.
02 October 2025
Council supports Challenge Poverty Week
North Ayrshire Council is – once again – proudly backing Challenge Poverty Week to help people who are living in crisis.
02 October 2025
Net Zero group boosts businesses
Businesses across North Ayrshire are continuing to help each other – and the environment – by working towards net zero targets together.
29 September 2025
Council welcome UK Government funding boost
North Ayrshire Council has welcomed the news of over £20 million of UK Government funding as part of plans to improve communities across the country.
29 September 2025
NA Active Schools host Young Ambassadors Conference
175 secondary school pupils attended an energising conference at The Portal in Irvine earlier this month, hosted by North Ayrshire Active Schools.
26 September 2025
Young people attend Scottish Youth Parliament sitting
North Ayrshire’s Members of Scottish Youth Parliament recently attended Scottish Youth Parliament’s 83rd National Sitting at Paisley Town Hall.
19 September 2025
Council Plan is progressing well
Year End reporting on the Council’s Council Plan was recently approved by Cabinet. Developed alongside residents, it describes how the Council works.
19 September 2025