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The former ABC cinema is set for demolition (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Information event for Kirkcaldy cinema demolition

Trust Housing Association wants to add the facility at its later living housing at Balbirnie Court, Markinch | Pic Fife Council planning papers

Fife planning round-up: vet expands, care home plans, flats at empty shop

The scene of the blaze at Ladybank in May (Pic courtesy @DvdHmlt/PA Wire)

Cause of devastating fire at Fife waste facility is revealed

Scottish Careers Week runs until Friday, November 13

Fife Council backs careers event

John Mitchell, Head of Roads and Transportation Services, Councillor Altany Craik, Fife Council Spokesperson, Lee Easdale, Lead Consultant – Roads Maintenance and Stuart Cameron, Skilled Roadworker

Keeping Fife moving during winter

Inside the former Poundstretcher shop in Kirkcaldy High Street (Pics: Arch Hive Architecture)

New plans for former Poundstretcher premises in Kirkcaldy High Street

How the new veterinary practice could look | Pic ACD Projects Ltd/Fife Council planning papers

Increased demand prompts veterinary practice to expand into bigger premises

The former Dunnikier OAP Centre (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Green light for new takeaway at former OAP centre in Kirkcaldy

Fife Council leader David Ross | Pic: Fife Free Press

‘Stick within budget’ call to Fife Council chiefs as demand for services grows

Off street EV car charging is problematic for many Fife residents | Pic: GoranH/Pixabay

New pilot project could let Fifers charge EV cars at home – if Fife says yes

Traffic calming measures including a speed sign on the B981 have been approved | Pic Google Maps

Councillor’s bid to halt £10,000 road safety scheme and divert funding

Good Friday was omitted from one of the holiday schedules in the next three-year plan | Pic: Michael Gillen

Warning of furore as Good Friday missed off Fife school holiday schedule

Fife Council leader David Ross (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Council continues with commitment to community wealth building

Cardenden flooded after the torrential rainstorm of 2020 | Pic: George Zielinski

Grants scheme opens to help Fife businesses and residents on flood prevention

The Cedar Inn is set to be changed into a family home and two holiday lets.

New plans approved for former Aberdour pub which has sat empty for a decade

The landmark former JG Innes bookstore \ Pic Fife Free Press

New plans revealed for landmark St Andrews bookshop building
A historic former bookshop in St Andrews is set to be converted into retail units and homes.
Clare Buchanan, Local Democracy Reporter

The front and rear of the premises | Pics Fine Designs Architecture

Premises which have been a pub, pet shop and clothes shop set for new role

St Monans Kirk

Funding for future of Fife church

Councillors have expressed concern at the rise in antisocial behaviour involving e-bikes and e-scooters.

Councillors warn illegal e-bikes and e-scooters are ‘getting out of hand’

New homes are planned for the former Waid Academy site in Anstruther.

New homes set to be built at former Fife high school site

Pittenweem Churchyard

Headstone inspections at Fife churchyard

The lower 20mph speed limit will apply to a number of roads | Pic Contributed

Kirkcaldy 20mph: the streets facing lower speed limits after council decision

Planning officers knocked back the original application | Pic Pixabay

Councillors overturn decision on plans for new home near Largoward

Fife Council refused the application in June | Pic Fife Free Press

Councillors reject appeal to turn Kirkcaldy waterfront flat into commercial let

The coffee shop can now move ahead with its plans | Pic Pexels/Pixabay

Kirkcaldy’s newest coffee shop gets green light for plans

The first floor could be changed from office space to a studio flat | Pic Google Maps

Bid to turn former Kirkcaldy High Street office space into studio flat

A general view of the Old Course Shop | Pic Matthew Lewis/Getty Images

Revamp for Scotland’s last surviving golf factory building next to Old Course
Scotland’s last surviving golf club factory is set for a makeover after a planning application was given the go-ahead.
Clare Buchanan, Local Democracy Reporter

An aerial view of st Andrews Harbour | Pic: Submitted

£230,000 repair bill for historic Fife harbour stores valued at just £15,000

The proposed AI data centre in Auchtertool sparked a deluge of objections | Pic Fife Free Press

New concerns over Fife Council planning objection changes

Fife Council is seeking consent for repairs on the Town Pier in North Queensferry | Pic Contributed

£1million bid to stabilise historic Fife pier

Plans to bring short-term lets in St Andrews and the East Neuk under tighter planning controls are set to take a step forward. | Pic Yamu_Jay

Plans for tighter controls on short term lets in Fife tourism heartland

Luvians in St Andrews | Pic Contributed

Wine, whisky and cigars sampling venue revealed for St Andrews premises

The new self storage facility | Pic SarlaWu

Green light for new self-storage facility at Kirkcaldy industrial estate

The rail bridge at Thornton is being demolished and rebuilt sparking a prolonged road closure | Pic: Fife Free Press

New ‘open for business’ campaign as town faces five-month road closure

The former laundry site in Cupar could become flats | Pic: Submitted

Plans to build flats on Fife laundry’s former site take step forward

The garage has operated for around ten years | Pic Tomasz_Mikolajczyk/{ixabay

Kirkcaldy garage gets green light from council to stay in ex-warehouse

An image of what the Blank Street coffee shop will look like.

Coffee chain Blank Street set to move into Fife town centre

An Accessorize store is planned in the former Vodaphone shop premises on Market Street in St Andrews | Pic Contributed

Accessorize store in Fife town moves step closer after council decision

Fife Council has changed the way people can lodged objections to planning applications

No more emails – Fife Council changes rules on planning objections

The £20million funding can begin the transformation of Kirkcaldy town centre and waterfront | Pic Fife Council

Kirkcaldy’s £20million: business case for masterplan goes to Westminster

The Lib Dems published the figures on violence in Fife schools | Pic: Michael Gillen

Fife school violence figures branded ‘extremely disturbing’

Kinness Burn in St Andrews | Pic Fife Council

Council starts work on next phase of clearing Kinness Burn in St Andrews

New plans have been lodged for the site of the former Fife Ethylene Plant | Pic TSPL

Defence contractor’s weapons factory plan for Mossmorran

The Markinch business wants to make use of a summer house to serve customers | Pic blandinejoannic/Pixabay

Baker’s bid to operate from summer house in popular Fife park

Fife's five-year Gaelic Language Plan has seven key themes

Council sets out new vision to grow Gaelic language and culture

St Andrews Cathedral overlooking the town which has huge tourist appeal | Pic HES

Fife tourist tax: consultation decision despite St Andrews' plea

Headstones at Hayfield Cemetery will be checked | Pic Fife Council

Safety checks on headstones at Kirkcaldy cemetery

A call has been made for more to be done to tackle illegal bikes after damage was caused to a Fife golf course.

Call for action after e-bikes damage Fife golf course

Councillor Colin Davidson

Funding agreed to create warm spaces in Levenmouth this winter

Cllr Conner Young has moved to England | Pics Contributed

‘Serious questions’ over Fife councillor who has moved 200 miles from his ward

The breach in the sea wall at Dysart Harbour | Pic: Fife Council

Green light for crucial repairs after major breach to historic harbour wall

Fife tourism hotspots - Dunfermline Abbey; the Swilcan Bridge, St Andrews; Culross and Falkland Palace | Pics; Submitted

Visitor levy in Fife: Tories take stance as survey reveals mixed views

The ATC Centre in Glenrothes | Pic Google Maps

Plans to demolish Fife ATC centre and create more modern facility unveiled

An aerial view of South Street, St Andrews | Pic Fife Council

Contractor appointed as timetable for changes to St Andrews’ street revealed

Cllr Conner Young has moved to England | Pics Contributed

Fife councillor who moved 200 miles from his ward loses committee role

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