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Project turns empty house into family home

A long-term empty property in Kirkcaldy has been transformed into an affordable rented family house thanks to an empty homes initiative.

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Staff from Ardroy Outdoor Education Centre have been training for their fundraising paddle from Lochgoilhead to Fife.

Ardroy Centre needs your help

ARE you one of the thousands of Fife Council schoolchildren who visited Ardroy Outdoor Education Centre over the past 40 years?

MSP David Torrance lends his support to the MS support week.

Torrance in MS pledge

PEOPLE in Fife living with MS should be given the right treatment, care and support, according to a local MSP.

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Gavin Grant, Council collection development team leader, with some of the items which will feature in the

Step back in time with town display

TOWNSFOLK will be invited to take a step back in time when a new exhibition opens in the newly refurbished Kirkcaldy Galleries next month.

Jacqueline Queen and her mother

Rejects store left us feeling rejected ...

A VISIT to a popular Kirkcaldy store left a woman and her disabled mother upset after they claimed they were treated “rudely” by staff.

Balsusney Road where the man was found

Mystery over man found injured in Kirkcaldy street

QUESTION marks continue to surround the circumstances which led to a man lying unconscious in a Kirkcaldy street.

Frank Sharp - a resident in Dallas Drive who is unhappy about a playpark being located right outside his home

‘Wrong place’ for playpark says resident

PLANS to build a new playpark in Dallas Drive are to go ahead - despite the objections of a local resident.

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Focused, some of the frontriders

Pedal power takes over town centre

THOUSANDS of people from around Fife and far beyond flocked to Kirkcaldy town centre to watch dozens of top class cyclists in action.

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McDouall Stuart's birthplace has been rennovated and turned into a holiday home for rent.

Home sweet home for former museum

DYSART explorer John McDouall Stuart’s former house is being re-opened today (Thursday) after undergoing a restoration project.

New Chapel Level road layout, Kirkcaldy

End nears for £3.6m Chapel Level scheme

DRIVERS are being promised faster journeys as a major Kirkcaldy road improvement project finally reaches the end of the road.

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Primary two pupils from Valley PS at Dunnikier Park planting seeds

Let’s turn our park into an oasis of nature

A NEW group has been formed to help transform Dunnikier Park into an oasis for nature and introduce new attractions.

Welcoming back the reconstructed stone pillar at the Beveridge Park are, Ian Ferguson (left) chairman of Bev Park Development Group and Cllr Susan Leslie (right) with other group members

Park pillar in place at last

THE missing pillar at Kirkcaldy’s Beveridge Park is finally back in place – almost two years after it was hit by a circus lorry.

Beacon Leisure Centre, Burntisland

Loss-making cafe set to close at Beacon Centre

A LOCAL councillor said he is “bitterly disappointed” at the decision to close the cafe at a Burntisland leisure facility.

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Councillors Susan Leslie and George Kay calling on the Council to re-look at proposals to close public toilets in Kinghorn and Burntisland

Talks held to safeguard seaside toilets

DISCUSSIONS have been held to try to safeguard the future of closure threatened public toilets in Burntisland and Kinghorn.

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Woman trapped after two car collision

A WOMAN had to be cut free from her car following a two vehicle collision on the Standing Stane Road near Kirkcaldy this morning (Friday).

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16-year-old charged over major fire in Burntisland

A 16-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a major fire at a storage building beside Rossend Castle, Burntisland, last week.

Economist Adam Smith

Jack, Ian & Val set for Adam Smith festival

FAMOUS names are gearing up to mark a memorable festival in honour of Kirkcaldy’s most influential son next month .

From left, Isabel McNab, Craig Walsh and Heather Stuart at Kirkcaldy Galleries

Investing in Kirkcaldy’s future

THE REFURBISHMENT of Kirkcaldy Galleries is an investment in the town’s future and will be a facility locals will be able to enjoy for generations to come.

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Remax.

Re/max boss quashes bankruptcy rumours

RUMOURS that a leading estate agency in Fife hit the rocks after a boss was made bankrupt are being denied by the new owner.

The overflowing Dunvegan recycling point

We need a recycling point!

A LONG-RUNNING saga of overflowing recycling bins on a Kirkcaldy housing estate could soon be a thing of the past.

Speedway: Some of the racers in last year's Tour Series coming into Kirk Wynd

Kirkcaldy goes wheely crazy

THE Lang Toun is preparing to go bike crazy with two of the country’s biggest two-wheeled events about to hit the town within five days of each other.

Ross Martin

A bright future - and two key challenges

SUMMER 2012 and the Town House is buzzing with activity. The Council chamber, so often a place of sterile debate, came to life as the chairs and tables were removed, and people talked and shared ideas as they moved around the room.

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Dismantling the clock tower

Clock tower repair could be put back until next year

IT COULD be another year before Burntisland has its historic clock tower back in place if funding cannot be secured before then.

View from the viewpoint site

Differing points of view ...

FEARS have been expressed that years of planning could go down the drain if work doesn’t begin soon on a Kinghorn project.

Strathallan Primary School

Council’s U-turn on places at Kirkcaldy school

EDUCATION chiefs have done a complete U-turn on a decision to refuse 13 children, living outwith catchment, a place at Strathallan Primary.

The first artist's impression of the new Morrisons supermarket planned for Invertiel

Fife firm is handed contract to build Morrisons’ town store

MORRISONS’ new state of the art foodstore at Invertiel will be built by Inverkeithing based building firm Muir Construction

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James Page at Burntisland station.

I can travel to Edinburgh by train - but I can’t come home again ...

A WHEELCHAIR user from Burntisland has criticised the recent restoration of the station as one platform is still inaccessible to the disabled.

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Danny Cepok, Kirkcaldy area services manager and cllr.Kay Carrington, deputy chair of Kirkcaldy Area Committee outside one of the empty units in Kirkcaldy High Street

Start up in the heart of our town centre

BUDDING entrepreneurs are wanted to start up new businesses in Kirkcaldy town centre as part of an innovative scheme.

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LOCHGELLY Post Office, Main Street, Lochgelly
Photo ; WALTER NEILSON

Post office goes to the polls

THREE shops are in the running to become the new home to Lochgelly Post Office with an online poll set up to gauge the public’s opinion.

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Police investigate ‘unexplained’ death in Kirkcaldy

Police Scotland are investigating the circumstances of the death of an 81-year-old woman in a flat at Ravenscraig, Kirkcaldy.

Trying out sailing on Kinghorn Loch

Have a splashing time on Kinghorn Loch!

OPEN water swimming will be one of the new activities on offer to visitors at a Come and Try Day on Kinghorn Loch next weekend.

Auchterderran St Fothads Parish Church Choir performing at Cardenden community action plan open day

Playing a part in a bright future for Cardenden

THE future comes a step closer on May 9 when Cardenden officially launches its five-year Community Action Plan in the Bowhill Community Centre.

Evergreen Nursery

Arrival of spring delayed by long winter

SPRING has not quite sprung yet according to green fingered gardeners in Kirkcaldy.

Gordon Brown unveils the plaque

Restored with love & now an award winner

KIRKCALDY MP Gordon Brown has unveiled a plaque commemorating the Fife Historic Buildings Trust winning a prestigious award.

Rev. George Gillespie

Who was Rev. Gillespie?

WOULD-BE historians are being invited to take part in workshops to uncover information on Kirkcaldy churchman Rev. George Gillespie.

A doorstep caller (Photo posed by models)

Three days of action to close the net on town’s rogue traders ...

OFFICERS from Kirkcaldy North Community Team and Fife Council Trading Standards joined forces recently to target rogue traders.

Pedal power: The founder members of the Gallatown Bike Club, from left: Allan Bell, George Kyriacou, Callum McGregor, George Peggie and Liam Kyriacou

It’s all go in the Gallatown!

KIRKCALDY’S Gallatown has long been seen as an area overlooked by those in charge of the purse strings in the town, with most of the money going to other places.

Rubbish, including asbestos, dumped at Johnny Marshall's Loan

Council pledge on dumped rubbish

FIFE Council has pledged to remove potentially dangerous rubbish which has been dumped at a popular Kirkcaldy walking area.

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Strathallan Primary School, Kirkcaldy

Empty class but we can’t get kids into Strathallan

PARENTS trying to get their kids into a top Kirkcaldy primary school have hit out after placement requests were rejected.

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Cllrs Susan Leslie and George Kay outside the toilets uner threat

Close the public loos & we might all lose ...

TWO local councillors have raised concerns about proposals to close public toilets in Burntisland and Kinghorn following a Fife-wide review.

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Norma Graham

Former police chief fined £400 after driving conviction

FIFE’S former Chief Constable has been found guilty of careless driving.

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John Dougall (still in recovery at home after suffering a perforated bowel)
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999 mercy plea snub

A KIRKCALDY man who begged for help after collapsing with blood poisoning was refused an ambulance - five times.

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Firefighters tackle the blaze at the EMR scrapyard. Pic by George McLuskie

Investigations continue into scrapyard fire

POLICE in Fife are appealing for witnesses following the outbreak of two major fires within hours of each other on Sunday night.

Cllrs Stuart MacPhail and Neil Crooks

Ambitions for the future of Kirkcaldy town centre

THE pledge was quite simple. In front of over 120 invited guests at the town centre summit councillors promised: This is not a talking shop.

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After effects of the fire at emr scrapyard in Kirkcaldy. Pic by George McLuskie

Police investigate major blaze at Kirkcaldy scrapyard

Police in Fife are continuing to investigate a large fire which took place at a scrapyard in Kirkcaldy’s Randolph Industrial Estate in the early hours of Monday.

Music makers: Some of the previous adult learners

Free film and music courses now on offer

Budding musicians or film directors in Kirkcaldy are being offered the chance to pick up extra skills at new adult education classes.

Mr and Mrs Ross with their children and grandchildren take part in a cooking class

Thanks a (half of a) million!

A Kirkcaldy primary school is celebrating being awarded almost half a million pounds of Lottery funding.

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Hospital At Home team, Kirkcaldy.

‘Virtual wards’ come to Kirkcaldy area

AN innovative new care service is to be rolled out in the Kirkcaldy area after coming through a highly successful trial.

Councillor Selbie is working with young people in Linktown

Youth cafe is on the menu for new venue

A wide range of activities for young people living in Kirkcaldy’s Linktown are being planned for a new community venue, including a youth cafe.

Members, friends and volunteers from the Save Wemyss Ancient Caves Society in the chamber at Parliament

Latest call to save the ancient Wemyss Caves

A KIRKCALDY MSP believes ancient caves in danger of being lost to the sea could become a major tourist attraction if saved.

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