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Forget tablets and toys, Yoto is the Christmas present children can enjoy all year round

Yoto is the screen-free Christmas gift children can use every day

New Gen Yoto Player

Yoto Mini 4th Gen vs 2024 Edition: my verdict on which is worth buying

I’m making a Halloween boo basket this year and Sainsbury’s has everything I need

How to make a Halloween boo basket with treats and gifts

Cupar Sports Centre hosts the family fun day | Pic FSLT

Family fun day at Fife sports centre – what’s on, and how to book

Caroline Carmichael with bird artwork | Pic Contributed

Storytelling festival returns to Fife venues – with packed programme

Children and young people across Levenmouth are reporting more positive experiences in school | Pic: Michael Gillen

Levenmouth pupils: safer, more supported and better listened to says new survey

The gym at Michael Woods Sports Centre gives an indication of how the revamps will look | Pic Contributed

Leisure centre gyms set for closure of major revamp

Teresa Sherratt Fynn has taken up the role with Anstruther Improvements Association | Pic Contributed

East Neuk group’s new co-ordinator to lead early years project

The new Yoto Mini 4th Generation starts shipping today and I’ve already ordered one for Christmas

The new Yoto Mini starts shipping today and I can’t wait to get mine

The new Grab Bag lunches for Fife pupils | Pic Fife Council

What’s in new £2.75 Grab Bag lunches for Fife school pupils

Everyone’s favourite dog Bluey has just landed on Yoto and we can’t wait to listen

Bluey fans can now listen to their favourite stories on Yoto

Spudfest is free to attend | PIc Contributed

Spudfest - a new Fife festival to launch £20million fund

Parents are being encouraged to discuss online safety risks with children before giving them greater independence on a smartphone.

Seven smartphone dangers every Scottish parent needs to know

LEGO DUPLO bricks are designed for little hands and can be used to create colourful models through open-ended play.

6 skills toddlers can learn through LEGO DUPLO play

Everyone’s favourite dog Bluey has just landed on Yoto and we can’t wait to listen

Bluey fans can now listen to their favourite stories on Yoto

The Rainbow Run takes place later this month (Pic: Contributed)

Rainbow Run: limited tickets left for Fife’s most colourful fun run event
The countdown is one to one of the most colourful events in Fife.
Allan Crow

Pupils at Waid Academy opening their exam results in 2025 (Pic: Fife Council)

Exam results: D-day for pupils across Fife

The B&Bs were all highly rated by visitors who reviewed them on Trip Advisor

20 of the best B&Bs in Fife according to Trip Advisor reviewers

Ten toys and games under £10 that will keep kids entertained all summer holidays

Ten toys under £10 to keep kids entertained this summer

Sainsbury's three for £8 picky bits deal includes a wide selection of quick and easy family favourites. Stock image.

Sainsbury's £8 deal is helping families save on summer meals

Sainsbury's three for £8 picky bits promotion includes a wide range of quick and easy family favourites. Stock image.

Sainsbury's £8 deal could make summer holidays easier

The Owlet Dream Sock is a wearable smart baby monitor that tracks pulse rate, oxygen levels and sleep through a companion app

Parents can save £100 on the Owlet Dream Sock smart baby monitor

Pupils at St Leonards (Pic: Submitted)

Fife school pupils' outstanding results as they head to top universities

Visit the Cupar foster pop up. (Pic. Contributed.)

Cupar residents encouraged to visit fostering pop up

Young keeper Archie takes on the Bobby Moore challenge. (Pic. Contributed.)

Young Fife goalkeeper takes on World Cup charity challenge

The Pettycur team will take part in the Macmillan Rob Roy Mighty Hike at the end of August (Pic: Submitted)

Fife holiday park team set for mighty hike for charity close to their hearts

An AI generated image of Adam Smith in a yoga pose for the 2026 festival in Kirkcaldy (Pic: Submitted)

Kirkcaldy Yoga Festival: inspired by Adam Smith for a 2026 ‘health of nations’
In the town where Adam Smith was born, his ideas in 'The Theory of Moral Sentiments about inner refinement and enlightenment are being revisited by this year's Kirkcaldy Yoga Festival.
Allan Crow

Cambo House (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Summer events unveiled at historic Cambo Gardens tell stories behind the stones

Green/Environmental winner, CLEAR Buckhaven and Methil (Pic: Submitted)

Celebration night as Fife’s volunteers are honoured at 2026 awards

A tug o' war proved hugely competitive - and fun

In Pictures: all the fun from Thornton's Party In The Park

John and Lisbeth Winter of Loughborough Road, Kirkcaldy. (Pic. Contributed)

Kirkcaldy couple celebrate platinum after 70 years of marriage

Kimberley and little Eleanor who celebrates her first birthday this month (Pics: Submitted)

My ‘beautiful, confident’ girl had a stroke hours after being born

Helen McCafferty, River Park programme manager, launches the carnival day (Pics: Submitted)

Carnival day for the family unveiled to mark milestone at Leven’s Park

Kirkcaldy Links Market (Pic: Scott Louden)

Links Market 2026: opening date, when it is on, and all the road closures

NASA's Artemis II moon rocket on Launch Pad 39-B just before sunrise at the Kennedy Space Center

Artemis 2 launch: NASA rocket lifts off as LEGO set trends

Despite their young age, children are spending more time on phones than ever – raising urgent questions for parents about safety, supervision and screen time

Parents turn to safer phones as kids’ screen time warning lands

Aldi's lamb dinner is available for just over £2 a head for a family of four this Easter.

Best Easter 2026 supermarket deals: Aldi's meal is just over £2 a head

Freebies galore in this special Simba Sleep promotion

Simba Hybrid mattress review: the upgrade that fixed my sleep

The team at Lomond Court Care Home celebrate their award (Pic: Submitted)

Fife care home in top 20 recommended homes in annual awards

Attendances have risen at Fife schools amid complex reasons for some absences (Pic: slowdeath/Pixabay

Attendances rise at Fife schools as council reveals ‘complex’ absence reasons

Gerry Hughes celebrates his epic adventure (Pic: Submitted)

Adventurer Gerry Hughes joins day of events to celebrate deaf language in Fife

Together Levenmouth Hub in Leven’s High Street (Pic: Submitted)

Landmark moment for vibrant Leven hub after devasting Poundstretcher’s fire

A call has been made to Fifers to help keep brothers and sisters together in foster care (Pic: Fife Council)

How Fifers can keep brothers and sisters together in foster care

Angie Bird with her two daughters Gracie and Poppy. (Pic: Submitted)

How Fife families are being helped by payment to reduce child poverty

Kirkcaldy High School was visited recently by HMEI inspectors (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Kirkcaldy High School: inspectors’ report published after visit

Now's the time to plan for Mothers Day

Mothers Day 2026 UK: date and 25 brilliant gift ideas

Inflation drops - but energy prices remain stubbornly high

Inflation falls but electricity bills jump 5.3%

The pledge brings together more than 350 Busy Bees nurseries (Pic: Submitted)

Fife nursery youngsters rediscover the joy of storytime in reading pledge

Pupils on 'Caledonie Bridge' on a tour of the new school (Pic: Fife Council)

Countown is on to doors opening at Fife’s newest high school

Three members of the cricket team, who made Bell Baxter the first state school in Scotland to win the Forty Club Trophy (Pic: Submitted)

Parent council at Bell Baxter outlines key projects for new year

Cardean Way ply area in Glenrothes (Pic: Fife Council)

Have your say as playpark in Glenrothes set for re-design

Despite their young age, children are spending more time on phones than ever – raising urgent questions for parents about safety, supervision and screen time

The child-only mobile network giving parents more control

Certain breeds of dog have all the attributes required to make great emotional support animals.

Emotional Support Dogs: 10 breeds of dog for owners struggling with anxiety

10 of the best breeds for dog owners who live alone

10 of the most sociable breeds of adorable dog

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