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Fife House, Glenrothes (Image by Danyel Vanreenen)

Fife Council: councillor walks out in row with Provost over lack of respect

Police were called to the scene this morning (Pic: TSPL)

One person taken to hospital after two-car crash in Buckhaven

Police said the man faced significant charges (Pic: TSPL)

Man, 19, in court charged with a ‘significant number of incidents’

St Andrews harbour was badly damaged in last month's storms (Pic: Google Maps)

Shore closure as temporary repairs get underway at storm-hit St Andrews harbour

The Foodbank is based out of Caledonia House in Glenrothes (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Glenrothes Foodbank: Charity says no cause for celebration on 10th anniversary

Colin Maxwell has received the Instructional Excellence Trainer for 2023 award from software giants Adobe. (Pic: Submitted)

Fife College lecturer picks up prestigious teaching award

The rules would have had a significant on Danyel's life had they been in place at the time of her wedding (Pic: Sarah Wenban Photography)

New immigration rules would have taken everything away from me, overnight

Cupar Recycling Centre (Google Maps)

Glimmer of hope in bid to find new location for Fife town’s recycling centre

The former TSB in Cupar will now become to a charity's support centre (Pic: Submitted)

New role for ex-bank in Fife town as charity gets green light to move in

Traffic and Travel

There will be six overnight closures for the work to go ahead (Pic: National World)

A92 closure: road repairs lead to six overnight closures with diversions

The number of EV charging points is rising across Fife (Pix: Pixabay)

Over 170 electric chargers in Fife as number of plug-in points rises 18%

The new Leven rail link has meant the closure of several crossing points (Pic: Submitted)

Council looks at options after Leven rail link closes three historic crossings

Work is set to start on the A92 bridge (Pic: Submitted)

A92 repairs: work starts on bridge badly damaged after road crash

Crime

Police have launched an investigation (Pic: TSPL)

Police appeal after 18-year woman sexually assaulted in Kennoway

Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court (Pic: Scott Louden)

Court fine for Fife illegal gangmaster who netted £6000 supplying farm workers

St Andrews B)us Station (Pic: Google Maps)

Police patrols stepped up after anti-social behaviour closes Fife bus station

Two men have been arrested and charged in relation to 49 incidents across Central Scotland. Picture: John Devlin

Men due to appear in court in relation to 49 incidents across central Scotland

Police have welcomed the sentence on George Blackwood (Pic: TSPL)

Fife man branded ‘dangerous individual’ jailed for attacks on women and children

​One of the smashed windows on the train.

Vandals leave Fife Heritage Railway with £12,000 repair bill for smashed windows

Weather

The view across Kirkcaldy from Bennochy Road (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Snow in Fife: overnight snowfall hits travel and sport across the Kingdom

Cllr Altany Craik, Fife Council Roads Spokesperson and John Mitchell, Head of Roads and Transportation Services with Roads Maintenance staff. (Pic: Fife Council)

Council reassures residents it's prepared to keep Kingdom moving this winter

A yellow warning for snow and ice has been issued by the Met Office for parts of Fife on Wednesday evening into Thursday. (Pic: Met Office)

Fife weather: Yellow warning for snow and ice for parts of the Kingdom

Opinion

How school meals looked in the 1970-s (Pic: Evening Standard/Getty Images)

School dinners: memories of semolina, rubbery meat and rock hard potatoes

Fife Council marked 30 years of National Schools Meal Week this week - and the milestone underlined just far those dinners have come since I left school.Allan CrowAllan Crow
Protesters outside the Scottish Parliament during a No to Self-ID protest (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Neale Hanvey: Equality Act must urgently be amended

How supermarket check outs looked in 1979 (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Bring back checkout staff and put customer service back into supermarkets

Top Of The Pops: a magnificent musical jukebox that thrilled generationsAllan Crow
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Cashless has become the norm at major events and in many stores (Pic: Scott Eisen/Getty Images for Mastercard)

Cash may no longer be king, but we shouldn’t be pushed into losing it

How Guy Fawkes Night used to look (Pic: TSPLK archives)

Bonfire Night: time to take fireworks off the shelves for good

Edinburgh Eastern MSP Ash Regan. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Neale Hanvey: with Ash Regan in the Scottish Parliament, Alba’s impact will grow

Politics

Three buildings in Kirkcaldy and a fourth in Leven have been identified as containing crumbing Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) (Pics; Google Maps)

Crumbling concrete found in Fife library, nursery, sports and community centres

The white ribbon is the symbol of the awareness campaign (Pic: Submitted)

Awareness sessions for Fife housing staff in new domestic & sexual abuse policy

There is growing concern over Fife's health finances (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Fractious debate as Fife councillors raise concerns over £16m health overspend

Dunfermline's iconic peacocks will be the stars of a ceremony to mark their Freedom of Dunfermline status (Pic: Fife Council)

Iconic peacocks set for cermony to mark first ever Freedom of Dunfermline award

Business

Iain Matthew (left) with painter, Craig McLelland (Pic: Submitted)

Buy out boosts Fife decorators towards healthy order book

Aldi store in Kirkcaldy (Pic: Submitted)

Pay rise for Aldi staff at stores across Fife of at least £12 per hour

To Let signs can be seen across the High Street (pic: Fife Photo Agency)

Bid to ban 'to let' signs in Kirkcaldy High St, and clean up eyesore empty shops

UK Trending

Aldi super six deal to return, with items starting at 15p.

Aldi: Christmas Super Six deals return starting at 15p

King Charles III will deliver his Christmas Day speech at 3pm.

King’s Speech 2023: What time and where can you watch

American football coach used disturbing 9/11 metaphor to inspire team

Quiz reveals your Christmas spending habits

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 Professional Dancers

12 things Behind the scenes at Strictly Come Dancing 2023

Hawick Youth and Gala Wanderers game saw rugby's first own goal. Picture: Elliot Jack/SWNS

Funny footage shows world's first own goal - in a rugby match

Environment

Food waste in the UK is a huge issue. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Food waste in the UK is a huge issue

Prepare your soil

Going Green: Last chance to prepare soil before winter sets in

The project is based around the Dreel Burn in Anstruther (Pic: Submitted)

Unique funding for pilot project at Anstruther’s Dreel Burn is unveiled

Greener Kirkcaldy and St Andrews Enviromental Network helped over 4000 households save money last year (Pic: JPIMedia)

Greener Kirkcaldy backs Fife wide fuel poverty campaign

People

Ravenscraig Castle in Kirkcaldy remains closed to the public (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Ravenscraig Castle: drawbridge repairs revealed before doors can re-open
High level safety inspections which led to the closure of Ravenscraig Castle have been completed – but work needs to be done to repair the wooden drawbridge before it can finally re-open.

Gordon Brown visits stalls at Seascape's Christmas event (Pic: Ian Sloan)

Gordon Brown pays tribute to 'amazing work' at Seascape’s Christmas event

Amazon;'s deliver of toys reaches the Cottage Centre (Pic: Submitted)

Amazon truck of toys, including Barbie, Furby & Pokémon for Cottage Centre

Pupils at Viewforth High School were involved in a t-shirt exhibition at Kirkcaldy Museum back in 1990.

In Pictures: memories of Viewforth & St Andrews High Schools through the decades

Richard Cook from Fife Properties with the cast of Ya Wee Beauty & The Beastie at the Kings Theatre (Pic: Fife Photo Agency)

Showtime and sponsor boost for Ya Wee Beauty & The Beastie

Education

St Leonards was named top academic school in the awards announced last week (Pic: Larry Bray)

Praise for Fife school's top academic rating in Sunday Times’ Good Schools Guide

EIS General Secretary, Andrea Bradley visited Fife on Tuesday (Submitted photo)

Teachers in Fife injured as a result of aggression in the classroom

Students were given a unique insight into the work at Fife College's Kirkcaldy campus (Pic: Submitted)

Fife college students given unique tour of major building works

EIS Union poster for public meeting on November 28 (EIS Fife//Twitter)

Change is urgently needed to tackle growing problem of violence in schools

Stella Maris took up the role of rector only last month (Pics: University of St Andrews)

St Andrews University rector under fire over Israel 'genocide' claim

Police say inquiries are continuing (Pic: TSPL)

Police probe Fife school assault and video of the attack

Health

Rhona Martin was selected earlier this year to take part in a nine-month development programme (Pic: Lesley Martin)

Glenrothes nurse awarded prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse

Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy (Pic: Danyel VanReenen)

Councillors set to scrutinise NHS Fife’s huge projected £23m overspend

Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy (Pic: Danyel VanReenen)

Reduced hospital bed capacity partially to blame for longer A&E wait times

Parminder Singh, from Kirkcaldy, has thanked ambulance staff who helped save him after he had a cardiac arrest while at the gym. (Pic: Submitted)

Dad thanks ambulance staff who helped after he had a cardiac arrest at the gym

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