Jenny Gilruth and Shirley-Anne Somerville are bidding to retain their seats at Holyrood (Pic: Fraser Bremner-Pool/Getty Images)

Fife MSPs confirm they will stand at the 2026 Scottish elections

Homeowners David and Suzanne outside their home, Coastal View. (Pic: IWC Media/BBC Scotland)

Could this 1960s bungalow in the East Neuk be Scotland's Home of the Year 2025?

Lord Bracadale has chaired the inquiry since it began its work in November 2020. Picture: PA

Sheku Bayoh inquiry plunged into doubt amid police union bias concerns

Derek Hall and Mark Smith from Linktown Action Community Group who are staging the 'Fae The Links' initiative (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Fae The Links: appeal to locals to share their stories

Joanna Lumley at the SANDS festival in St Andrews (Pic: Roberto Ricciuti)

‘Milestone’ year for Fife’s international film festival, SANDS

The EV car tests depart from Stark's Park (Pic: stux/Pixabay)

Test drive an EV car and support Andysmanclub at Stark’s Park

2025 Russell Trust Scholarship winners are pictured with their scholarship awards at Fife College’s Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline.

More than 140 Fife College students honoured with Russell Trust scholarships

Elmwood College (Pic: Submitted)

Elmwood College: MSP backs call for charity regulator to step in

Melanie Ward MP and Labour councillors at the sod-cutting ceremony for the new Templehall Community hub (Pic: Submitted)

Hard work but no quick fixes to create a better town centre for Kirkcaldy

This year's royal party for Kinghorn Children's Gala, from left Queen Maia Skivington, attendants Brian McCabe and Amelia White, and King Noah Young. (Pic: contributed)

Packed programme planned for Kinghorn Children's Gala 2025

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Raith Rovers boss Barry Robson would like to see an expansion of the number of teams in the Scottish Premiership (Pic by Michael Gillen)

Raith Rovers boss: Scottish top flight needs expansion

With the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) this week stating that there is no real prospect of top flight clubs agreeing to any alteration in the number of teams in the Scottish Premiership, Raith Rovers manager Barry Robson has stressed his belief that the country’s top division should be expanded.

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East Fife veteran Alan Trouten battles for possession during the 1-0 defeat to Peterhead last Saturday at Balmoor (Pics by Kenny Mackay)

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Peterhead put an end to East Fife title hopes last Saturday as they edged out a 1-0 win to secure the Scottish League Two trophy with a game to spare.

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It is the end of an era at the MGM Timber Bayview Stadium with East Fife confirming that chairman Jim Stevenson and vice-chairman John Donaldson are stepping down at the end of the campaign (Photo: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

The end of an era as East Fife duo set to step down

Nominated East Fife duo Andy Munro and Alan Trouten alongside Peterhead’s Ciaran Dunne and Andrew McCarthy (Photo: Jeff Holmes/PFA Scotland)

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East Fife ace Nathan Austin is congratulated by his team-mates after scoring against Stirling Albion last Saturday at the MGM Timber Bayview Stadium (Pics by Kenny Mackay)

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East Fife Girls & Women lifted the Barclays Scottish Women’s Championship trophy in style last Sunday after an 8-0 win over Inverness Caley Thistle (Pics by Alex Todd/Sportpix/SIPA USA)

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Raith Rovers star Aidan Connolly gets stuck in against Falkirk's Finn Yeats (Pic by Michael Gillen)

Raith Rovers star is open to new deal if offered

With his contract due to expire on May 31, Raith Rovers’ Aidan Connolly has revealed why he would be open to staying at the Kirkcaldy club if offered a new deal.

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Raith manager Barry Robson still thinks his team have time to snatch last play-off spot after being held to 1-1 draw by Greenock Morton (Pics by Finlay Thom/SNS Group)

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Crime

Jamie Preston appeared at Dunfermline Sheriff Court for sentencing (Pic: Submitted)

Jail for man who kicked pregnant partner in stomach

The two women conned the elderly lady out of £3000 (Pic: submitted)

Rogue traders posing as NHS workers scam £3000 from 80-year old Fife woman

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What's On

Kings Theatre Kirkcaldy is the venue for the live nights of music. (Pic: FFP)

Live music in Kirkcaldy: ten-band, all day Metalfest for Kings Theatre

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Youngsters queue for an ice cream in 1974

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Health

Kirkcaldy Yoga Festival will form part of the first ever Langtoun Fest (Pic: Andrew Beveridge)

Langtoun Fest: new Kirkcaldy Yoga Festival unveils a day of classes across town

Gillian McAuley, NHS Fife's new director of nursing. (Pic: Submitted)

New NHS Fife director of nursing – ‘it is a real privilege to be appointed’

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Rhysa Phommachanh, Health and Personal Care Specialist at Landys Chemist, has shared her post-marathon recovery plan.

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Homes & Gardens

The hot weather can cause damage to your home, but there are steps you can take to protect your property

6 ways the heat can damage your home - and how to avoid it

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If you're feeling hot and bothered, there are ways to keep cool at home in the hot weather

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Inspectors welcome ‘ambitious vision’ for Fife high school after visit

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