David Ross

Fife House, Glenrothes (Image by Danyel Vanreenen)

Rent rise of between five and seven per cent likely for Fife Council tenants

Houses of Parliament (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Levelling Up: No cash for Fife in latest grants and not unexpected

Reclaim the Night marches have bene held across the UK (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Reclaim The Night march in Kirkcaldy in campaign to end violence against women

Fife Council has received a bronze accreditation for its work on to advance gender equality and prevent violence against women. (Pic: Submitted)

Fife Council praised for gender equality work with bronze accreditation

The Council Tax row split opinion at the meeting (Pic: FFP)

Council Tax: row as Fife leader ‘politicises’ First Minister’s freeze news

Work is set to start at Pathhead Sands, Kirkcaldy on Tuesday following the damage caused to the area by Storm Babet. (Pic: Fife Coast and Countryside Trust)

Clean up continues days after Storm Babet hit Fife

Council Leader David Ross has recorded a Leader's Update which is available on YouTube. (Pic: Fife Council)

Fife's Labour administration gives progress report after a year at the helm

Fife Council leader David Ross said he was "blindsided" by the First Minister's council tax freeze announcement.

Council tax freeze is a ‘desperate bid to buy votes’ says Fife Council leader

Dave Alexander (left) and David Ross - at loggerheads over Cllr Ross' leadership report (Pic: Fife Council)

Fife Labour and SNP at loggerheads over question time for leader’s report

Photo by BRIDGET BENNETT/AFP via Getty Images

15-minute cities: politicians and conspiracy theories are a dangerous mix

Imogen with her fellow pupils and Strider (Pic: Submitted)

Kirkcaldy pupil beats 90,000 youngsters in UK-wide badge design competition

Swan and Memorial Court in Methil (Pic: Fife Council)

Councillors to rule on multi million £ removal of cladding in high rise blocks

The Velocity patcher forces air at high speed into potholes to clear them out, before sealing the area with cold bitumen. (Pic: Fife Council)

Extra £3.5m eats into Fife’s road repairs backlog

Labour councillor Graeme Downie is Fife Council's new spokesperson for health and social care. (Pics: Submitted)

New health and social care role for Fife councillor after vote

A general view of students in a school classroom (Pic: Tony Johnson)

School strikes: new £80m deal to avert strikes at schools including Fife

Fom left: Fiona McKay, Head of Strategic Performance, planning & commissioning Fife Health and Social Care Partnership; Nicky Connor, director, Fife Health and Social Care Partnership; John Mills, head of housing services,, Councillor David Ross, Fife Council Leader and Shelagh McLean, head of education (Pic: Submitted)

Residents and toddlers move in at Fife’s first inter-generational care village
Fife’s first inter-generational care village has opened its doors.

Consultants were recently commissioned to evaluate work by contractors carrying improvement works to fire stopping at Swan and Memorial Court (Pic: Fife Council)

Fire safety work at tower blocks in Fife town after consultants' report

The proposals could see a number of Council Tax bands rise (Pic: Pixabay)

Council Tax proposals: Fife councillors want rethink over plan to hike charges

Cupar Recycling Centre (Pic: Google Maps)

More delays hit plans for new, much-needed recycling centre in Fife town

Balwearie High School, Kirkcaldy (Pic: Fife Free Press)

£8m refurbishment plan for high school in Kirkcaldy – but no start date for work

Members of the local community began fundraising for new play equipment last year. (Pic: Fife Photo Agency)

Search to begin for new site for play park in north of Kirkcaldy

Councillors signed off the housing plans for two Fife towns (Pic: submitted)

Councillors rubber-stamp new homes for two towns in Fife

ExxonMobil Chemical plant at Mossmorran (Pic: TSPL)

Mossmorran told to keep filing annual reports to councillors

Fife Council is facing its highest ever staff absences (Pic: geralt/Pixabay)

Fife Council spends £800,000 to tackle highest ever staff absence levels

The conference was the first to be held to discuss Dunfermline's new city status (Pic: Fife Council)

Dunfermline: first ‘city conference’ a success as it bids to tap into new status

Fife Council is facing its highest ever absences (Pic: TSPL)

Fife Council’s new £800,000 initiative to tackle highest ever staff absences

Balwearie High School, East Sands Leisure Centre and Cupar Recycling Centre are all on the table for major improvements (Pic: FFP)

Schools, roads and community facilities improved in Fife’s £985m ten-year plan
Fife Council has signed off a ten-year, £985m investment programme which could see schools, roads, community facilities, care homes, business improved.

Kirkcaldy Fire Station

Fife fire cuts: fire crews demonstrate as senior officers brief councillors

Firefighters tackling a blaze at Frances business park on the outskirts of Kirkcaldy (Pic: Cath Ruane)

Kirkcaldy fire station cuts branded ‘absolutely unacceptable’

The devastating fire scene at the former Rick's nightclub in Methil

Fire cuts: Fife Council leader attacks ‘outrageous’ cuts at four fire stations

Cllr Kathleen Leslie has tabled the motion at this week's full council meeting.

Councillors back call for more support for children of armed forces personnel

Ken Gourlay has been appointed chief executive of Fife Council. He takes on the role from July 2023.

Fife Council appoints new chief executive

Fife Council's Cabinet Committee agreed to keep the policy in place while allowing provision for 15 university managed HMOs in St Andrews over the course of the next three years.

Councillors reach compromise between St Andrews students and locals over HMOs

The report was given to councillors this week

Fife’s lowest ratings for education, jobs, life expectancy and mental health

Funding for the new Lochgelly Health Centre has been put on hold

Minister to see ‘dilapidated’ Fife health centre after halting funds for new one

How the new Lochgelly Health Centre could look - if it is ever built

Fife health centres: two towns told funding for new centres not a priority

Fife councillors agreed the rise last week

Meals on wheels and community alarm prices set to rise

David Ross, leader of Fife Council

Councillors pledge costs of living support to Fifers into 2024

From left: Chris Park, H100 Fife project director; Cllr David Ross; Mark Wild, Chief Executive of SGN, and Ken Gourlay, executive director of Fife Council dig the first sod (Pic: Stuart Nicol)

Hundreds sign up for Fife’s world-first hydrogen homes project

Cupar Recycling Centre. Pic: Google.

Cupar Recycling Centre: councillor calls for action after centre’s closure

Councillors debate their budgets at Fife House

Fife Budget: Council Tax bills set to rise by 5%

Pic: Craig Stephen

Rent rise: Fife Council tenants face 5% rent rise

Councillors will set the budget today

Fife Budget: council set for crunch meeting on Council Tax and rent rises

Councillor David Ross, leader of Fife Council

Council Budget: ‘tipping point’ warning as Fife looks at 5% Council Tax rise

How the multi-storey car park sites could look in the future

Kirkcaldy eyesores: multi-storey carparks to be demolished - but not yet

Emily Wallace from the Corra Foundation was at the helm of the Kirkcaldy project

£240,000 for pilot project launched in Kirkcaldy to spark new ideas

Red Lion Inn, Culross

Community buy-out of Outlander pub is good example of community wealth building

Several major projects in Fife will benefit through the Levelling Up funding

Levelling up: £19.4m funding for key Fife projects

Support will still be available over the festive period.

Cost of living support still available during festive period

The dementia resource centre on Hill Street is one of the latest Warm Spaces in the Kingdom

New warm space opens at Alzheimer and Dementia hub in Kirkcaldy

Pic: TSPL

£250,000 invested to create network of over 100 warm spaces to help Fifers

The charred shell of Poundstretcher in Leven High Street

Leven High Street fires: council leader’s praise for officers who helped traders

Teachers are due to strike later this week

Teachers’ strike: Fife Council rejects intimidation claim after letter backlash

Picture Michael Gillen

New push to get help to Fifers facing cost of living crisis Christmas

An under 10 race hosted by Middleden, Kirkcaldy. (Pic: Calum Mackintosh)

£15,000 funding to get major Kirkcaldy bike trail project over the line