Opinion

Break out the bunting and plan a street party.

Foodbanks were meant to be a short-term safety net.

Who knew growing a beard was such hard vwork?

Well, we got there at last, but what a rollercoaster ride – the twists, the turns, the thrill-ride, and of course, the disappointing ending.

The front door of our washing machine fell off last week, just like a clown car.

Boundary changes rarely please everyone.

I thought I’d seen everything the music festival scene could offer – until last week.

We’re all sick to death of these parasites who ring up and start asking questions about your finances, or offer to get you compensation for that accident you weren’t in.

This week’s row over litter picking has brought a few thoughts to the surface.

With the schools starting back after the summer holidays the focus of Community Ward officers for the last couple of weeks has been driver behaviour.

A couple of months ago, I joined a tour of Leith Theatre in Edinburgh.

How sad it must be to be a celebrity and sign up to appear on a reality TV show no-one cares about, or watches, any more.

Fenced off, falling apart, and no-one seems sure who is meant to pay for the upkeep.

The announcement this week that ticket selling firm Ticketmaster is to scrap its two secondary ticket websites will, no doubt, be music to the ears of many long suffering fans who have missed seeing their favourite acts.

NHS Fife’s objection to two retailers seeking approval to sell alcohol certainly raised a few eyebrows.

Market forces, I never realised just how powerful they are. Allow me to explain.

There’s a hole in the sea wall, dear Forth Ports, dear Forth Ports ...

I don’t know whether it’s been the good spell of weather recently but June passed relatively peacefully for your local policing team –but with the school holidays and a number of events I’ve no doubt this won’t last long!