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Sparks flew as council leader Marie Burns and Labour rival Joe Cullinane faced off for the first time since the election.

Joe Cullinane says Friday's North Ayrshire Council election result has left him "gutted".

More than 100 houses are to be built as part of the latest development at Montgomerie Park in Irvine.

North Ayrshire Council's leader Joe Cullinane has refused to back down over comments he made in a meeting earlier this summer.Councillor Ian Murdoch asked the local authority's leader to consider apologising when he branded a colleague's conduct "shameful".But defiant Councillor Cullinane refused to withdraw the remarks he made about Saltcoats councillor Ronnie McNicol, back in June.He made the jibe at a special meeting of North Ayrshire Council, where councillors discussed the new Ardrossan

North Ayrshire Council leader Joe Cullinane has shown off his dramatic weight loss and revealed how lockdown helped change his life for the better.The 34-year-old said ditching quick lunches and easy dinners – and taking up running – had helped him drop below 13 stone for the first time since his university days.The Labour politician, council leader since 2016, decided to go on a self-imposed health kick after several 'crazy' months of working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic.He took

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterNorth Ayrshire doesn’t have a Covid-testing centre because Crosshouse Hospital near Kilmarnock is seen as appropriate, a meeting heard.But new walk-in testing centres are now being considered.Councillor Jim Montgomerie said lots of residents have asked him why they have to travel elsewhere for tests.The Saltcoats politician asked council leader Joe Cullinane why there are no coronavirus testing

The pandemic is set to cost North Ayrshire Council more than £23 million by March.A total of 220 staff at KA Leisure have been furloughed with lost income from closed swimming pools and other hubs set to reach £2.8 million.Finance bosses have calculated council spend and loss of income during the crisis as well as recovery for this financial year.Cabinet councillors were presented with the figures at a meeting last week.Council leader Labour’s Joe Cullinane described the financial impact on

North Ayrshire Council leader Joe Cullinane welcomed his second daughter in to the world today while in lockdown.

North Ayrshire Council will welcome more refugees after confirming plans to extend their support for those suffering hardships in war-torn and troubled countries.

Another generation of children could grow up in poverty in North Ayrshire unless the council gets more funding to tackle it.