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Scottish Careers Week runs until Friday, November 13

Fife Council backs careers event

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

Cameron Gimour

Fundraiser launched for Cammy after building work row with council

Uber got the go ahead to open a booking office in Fife | Pic Ina Fassbender / AFP via Getty Images

Fife campaign group’s online fundraiser to fight council’s Uber ruling

The survey covers bus services in north east Fife | Pic Fife Council

Have your say on bus services in north-east Fife in new survey

John Mills, Fife Council Head of Housing; Councillor Judy Hamilton, Fife Council's Spokesperson for Housing and Building Services; John Baggley, Managing Director, Robertson Partnership Homes; and Graeme Lawtie, Operations Director, Robertson Construction Eastern.

New Council homes open doors in Lochgelly

Councillor Judy Hamilton, spokesperson for housing and building services (Pic: Fife Council)

New contractor kickstarts work on 100-homes development

A motion on reviewing school safety was put to Fife Council's meeting at Fife House on Thursday. (Pic: Fife Council)

Council to review school safety after pupils leave grounds without permission

Kirkland (Pic: Fife Council)

What is in 20-year plan to restore and protect Fife’s natural environment

The first images of the masterplan were revealed earlier this year (Pic: Collective Architecture)

Kirkcaldy’s £20million: dates announced for new masterplan drop-in sessions

The gaping hole in the wall at Dysart Harbour (Pic: Martin Johncock)

Emergency inspection after storm blows huge hole in Dysart Harbour wall

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

Tourist tax: Fife extends consultation on contentious Visitor Levy

Fences around Burntisland Harbour continue to be a source of contention (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Burntisland harbour: new funding boost for campaign group

Templehall regeneration continues with possible affordable housing (Pic: Fife Council)

Next phase of Templehall regeneration could include more affordable housing

Burntisland Burgh Chambers (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Why historic Burgh Chambers not for sale 24 hours after being put on market

Work is set to begin to replace the splash pad on Burntisland Links. (Pic: Fife Council)

Work to start on new splash pad for Burntisland Links
Work is set to start this week on the brand new splash pad for Burntisland Links.
Fiona Dobie

Roof repairs to the flats at Ravenscraig in Kirkcaldy will cost almost £5million (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Council rethinks ‘simply unaffordable’ £19,000 roof repair bills for residents

The masterplan is more than just a set of drawings - it is a vision for what our town could become (Pic: Scott Louden)

Kirkcaldy funding: ambition must be balanced with realism and pragmatism

David Graham is led away from Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court after being jailed for his offences (Pics: Submitted)

Bid to oust Fife Council leader over handling of sex offender councillor

Mary White was visited by Cllr Rod Cavanagh, presenting flowers on behalf of the Council and Clare Mitchell, Deputy Lieutenant, representing the Fife Lieutenancy. (Pic: Fife Council)

100th birthday: Kirkcaldy china shop worker celebrates centenary

Melanie Ward MP speaking to constituents about her town centre survey (Pics: Submitted)

Kirkcaldy town centre: 500 voices in survey ahead of multi-million £ funding

The development site in Fair Isle Road, Kirkcaldy - one of four where over 200 new council houses are back on track after work stopped after a company collapsed. (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Fife MSP accuses council of ‘lack of urgency’ over housing crisis

Discarded electronic cigarette vapes that have been collected from roads and pavements shot over a pale concrete slab background

How to handle battery waste safely: Tips from skip hire expert

Kirkcaldy is one of only three towns to get priority access to the £240m funding pot (Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Kirkcaldy funding: new survey to capture views on multi-million £ investment

Fife Council wants to shrink the size of a fish supper.

Council plans to order takeaways to shrink fish supper portions

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Flood resilience grant extended for a year

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Council should explore claim to Elmwood assets - Rennie and Kennedy
North East Fife MSP Willie Rennie and Cupar and District councillor Margaret Kennedy have raised concerns about the potential sale of the main building and surrounding land at SRUC’s Elmwood site. It follows the college’s decision to close the site’s animal care unit.
Ewan Redpath

David Torrance has pledged his support to get access reinstated to Burntisland Port (Pic: Submitted)

Burntisland Dock: we must fight to restore safe access to port

Fifers can have their say on how community councils are set up and run (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Fifers get say on new scheme to oversee community councils

Restaurant owner says ‘future in doubt’ as rent hiked by over 300%

Plans to introduce day care charges were thrown out by councillors (Picture: Submitted)

Bid to charge old folk in Fife £10 for a day care session branded ‘unacceptable’

Rubbish piled up on Beach Road in Sparkhill Birmingham

Watch: Rubbish piles up in streets as bin strike enters third week

'Council spent £16m on a bridge to nowhere. It's a dangerous mess'

£16m bridge leads to 'dangerous' deep mud...it looks like a warzone

A car dealer must pay more than £9,000 in fines and costs after a visitor to his premises was seriously injured when he fell down an unprotected drop.

Man falls down 6ft drop and gets 'seriously' injured at car dealership

Fife House, headquarters of Fife Council (Pic: Danyel Vanreenen)

Fife Council's ‘turning point’ to provide services without major cuts

A road left so badly damaged by a landslip it was closed to cars can't be fixed properly - as it's still moving a YEAR later.

Britain's 'wonkiest road' destroyed by landslip finally set to reopen

Between January 2023 and June 2024, nearly 5,000 dogs and over 20,000 cats were reported missing.

How to find a missing dog: 6 tips on what to do if your dog gets lost

The giant hole in St Monans sea wall (Pic: Submitted)

Council in bid to complete St Monans’ sea wall repairs after storm damage

Dorothy Wotherspoon with Councillor Backhouse (Pic: Submitted)

Birthday celebrations for Kinghorn woman as she turns 100

Worcester City Council insists the tree in Columbia Drive poses no immediate risk and has issued a protection order for it. Inset: Chris Davis

'Menacing' 100ft tree could crush my home but council won't chop it

The Queens Hotel, Cardenden (Pic: Submitted)

Council gives decision on bid to turn Fife hotel into flats

Peter and Patricia Clarke outside their home in Grange Park, Swindon, which has been flooded 20 times over the past three years.

Our home has flooded 20 times...it's like Niagara Falls when it rains

Horrified residents are demanding action after their neighbours turned their home into a makeshift TIP with tonnes of rubbish dumped on the driveway.

Nightmare tenant with rubbish dump in front garden gets EVICTED

Phil Austin has built a lighthouse in the middle of Salford - 30 miles away from the nearest coast.

I was refused planning permission for a home...so I built a LIGHTHOUSE

Horrified residents are demanding action after their neighbours turned their home into a makeshift TIP with tonnes of rubbish dumped on the driveway.

Next door has a rubbish dump in the garden...it's making our kids sick

Betty Calloway (90) from Stirchley, who has issues with an overgrown council hedge that has turned her dream move into a nightmare.

Overgrown hedge is 'swallowing' my garden...I'm fuming

Retired bank worker, Nick Wisniewski, 66, is the last person living on 'Britain's loneliest street' which is all due to be knocked down - but he's refusing to move.

'I'm not moving!' Council move to evict man on derelict estate

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

On-street EV charging remains problematic for Fife as it launches new strategy

A glimpse inside the new look cinema unveiled by T-Squared Social whose shareholders include Justin Timberlake and Tiger Woods. (Pics: Ronald Martinez, Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Tiger Woods & Justin Timberlake tease opening date of social hub in St Andrews

Cllr Dempsey at Dalgety Bay recycling centre at the centre of the row (Pic: Submitted)

Fife councillors push for scrutiny of recycling operator over booking system row

A pavement parking ban has yet to enforced in Fife (Pic: Submitted)

Pavement parking ban: why Fife has not yet enforced new law

Rent increases are impacting the saving powers of four in 10 private tenants and now a third of these can't afford to put any cash aside as a result.

62% of UK renters put aside £100 or less each month

Bus station loos will be free to use after councillors' decision this week (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Councillors scrap 30p charge to use toilets at Fife’s bus stations

Councillor Kathleen Leslie has called for a re-think after the weekend delay encountered by paramedics (Pics: Submitted)

Call to remove automatic bollard from High Street after paramedics access delay

The floods caused significant damage to homes - and the clear up operation is still going on (Pic: Danyel VanReenen)

Fife Council grant scheme set to help victims of Cupar’s Storm Garrit flooding

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