Health

The founder of a Christmas toy appeal and the local MP have teamed up to call for more to be done to tackle poverty in north east Fife.

A man with Multiple Sclerosis has been stuck in a St Andrews care home for 18 months – even though he is fit to go home.

A Kirkcaldy nurse has been suspended for groping a female colleague and putting his hand down her trousers.

The Scottish Ambulance Service is set to apologise for taking upto 40 minutes to arrive as a man with a head wound lay in the street having a seizure.

Fifers will be able to learn about services that promote positive mental health, when Cupar hosts a new well-being festival later this month.

Strathmiglo Community Association launched its first health day in the village hall and the verdict was a resounding success.

A retired head teacher from Cupar has praised her local optician for a hospital referral that ultimately saved her life.

A teenage boy who has undergone pioneering treatment to remove a tumour has told of his joy at getting the all-clear so he can go watch his beloved Raith Rovers play again.

A Fife Councillor, who stopped to help an elderly man with a head wound who was having a seizure in the road, says some motorists just slowed down to take a look before driving off.

The severity of flu can be very dangerous particularly for people with health conditions and young children.

North East Fife MSP Willie Rennie organised a meeting on Tuesday to discuss reversing the decision to reduce the opening hours at leisure centres in Cupar and St Andrews.

An important painting with a poignant story behind it is now proudly back on display in Anstruther Town Hall.

A Kirkcaldy pensioner was shocked to find that Fife Council contractors left dangerous asbestos lying in his garden for up to five weeks.

The hard work and dedication of staff from across NHS Fife has been celebrated at an annual awards ceremony.

The director of a Kirkcaldy care firm which closed its doors last week has hit out at Fife Council, branding it ‘a joke’

A new East Neuk project could help tackle an increasing drug problem in north east Fife.

A retired head teacher from Cupar has praised her local optician for a hospital referral that ultimately saved her life.

Bosses at Fife Health and Social Care Partnership are grappling with a major overspend.

A Kirkcaldy mum has had her head tattooed to raise awareness for alopecia.