Opinion

It’s been a strange week for Kirkcaldy town centre, one that’s brought a fair amount of mixed emotions.

There is no other sound in the world like that little static pop and click of when you place the needle on a record.

Twitter may well be a worldwide platform for communicating, but it’s not one favoured by many sportsmen.

Friday morning, and the bus station feels deserted. Where is the rush hour commute?

The abiding memory of the Pancake Place will be the screeching of wooden chairs across the old tiled floor.

I’m glad I took the kids ice skating.

It’s fair to say it’s been a year of ups and downs. As we prepare to close the book on 2018, looking back it’s been a bit of a rollercoaster.

Want to do something that will leave you dumfounded, horrified, a little sad but also make burst out laughing whilst simultaneously worried for the future of humanity?

It’s never a pretty sight, but it’s something we’re going to see far too often today.

First it was a ban on Baby It’s Cold Outside – now comes a move to bleep out a word from another Christmas classic, Fairytale Of New York.

My kids have been constantly reminding me all week that panto season is about to start once again.

I really pushed the boat out on Black Friday. I bought a Kit Kat. Four fingers too.

Fireworks displays used to be something very special.

Have we seriously reached the stage where a proposal to stop respite care for three months is actually tabled as a viable proposition?

The Right Rev Susan Brown, Moderator of the General Assembly, is on a ten-day visit to Fife, meeting a wide range of people and local community organisations. She offered this comment after visiting Kirkcaldy Foodbank.

It’s the biggest issue in town.

There is no higher honour for any sportsman than to be inducted into a Hall of Fame.

This is a pivotal moment for our town centre.

Break out the bunting and plan a street party.