Fife Council

A new recruitment drive to train and support more childminders has been launched in Fife (Pic: Icsilviu/Pixabay)

New recruitment drive in Fife to recruit more childminders

The three projects are the latest to secure major funding (Pic: Fife Council)

Three Levenmouth community projects celebrate over £1m of funding

Dozens of local initiatives have received grants of up to £5000 in recent years (Pic: Fife Council)

Community groups can tap into £100,000 boost for Levenmouth projects

The exterior of multi-storey carpark on Kirkcaldy Esplanade (Pic: Fife Free Press)

The key issue ahead of tearing down Kirkcaldy’s multi-storey car parks

Beacon Centre after recent improvements

Cllr MacDougall champions Beacon Leisure Centre

The Aurrie Cafe in Lower Largo (Pic: Submitted)

Popular Fife coastal cafe in converted church up for lease

Plans to transform a storage container into a cafe and children’s play area have been unveiled by the fifth generation family owners of a Fife farm. (PicIamNotPerfect/Pixabay)

Fifth generation Fife farm owners look to diversify with plans

An artist's impression of how the newly approved cafe will look at St Andrews Harbour. (Pic: Submitted)

Plans for new £500,000 cafe at St Andrews Harbour approved

The landmark Watts building in Cupar (Pic: Fife Free Press archives)

Ambitious new plans revealed for historic Cupar building empty for six years

The Waterfront Restaurant was part of Kirkcaldy dining scene for many years (Pics: Submitted)

New plans for former Kirkcaldy restaurant building unoccupied for six years

However you view it, the multi-storey is an ugly building (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Key step brings demolition of Kirkcaldy’s ugly multi-storey closer

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

Burntisland Harbour: councillors call for report to clarify access rights

Councillor Aude Boubaker-Calder

Pilot project to look at creating dedicated young carers support in Fife schools

Anniversary events to mark 30 years of Fife Carers Centre which was founded in June 1995 (Pics: Submitted)

Landmark 30th anniversary for Kirkcaldy centre which supports Fife’s carers

An artist's impression as to how the proposed development might look.

Concerns more student accommodation could 'kill' residential area

Placards from a protest staged in 2021 (Pic: Fife Photo Agency)

Burntisland harbour: Fife Council urged for ‘clarity’ on public access
The long-running issue of access to Burntisland harbour will be put before councillors this week.
Allan Crow

Ardgowan Hotel in St Andrews is planning a complete transformation (Pic: Google Maps)

£7.5m project starts to turn St Andrews hotel into ‘luxury, boutique' venue

The pub at the harbour end of the High Street in Kirkcaldy has had many names (Pic: Cath Ruane)

New plans revealed to convert former Kirkcaldy town centre pub

A new look is proposed for the historic cinema in St Andrews as part of a major development (Pic: Submitted)

Tiger Woods & Justin Timberlake’s social hub at St Andrews cinema take next step

How the new units could look if councillors give the go-ahead (Pics: Bracewell Stirling Consulting, from Fife Council planning portal)

New units planned by growing Fife business in need of extra space

The clock face on St Marys Church on Leslie High Street is in need of repair (Pic: Fife Free Press archives)

New plan for clock faces ‘beyond saving’ at historic Fife church

The White Heather pub has been part of Kirkcaldy's landscape since the late 1950s (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Demolition plan revealed for landmark Kirkcaldy pub ahead of retail development

Councillor Judy Hamilton visited the sites recently (Pic: Fife Council)

New council houses being built in three Fife towns

Since the pandemic, demand for allotments has more than doubled (Pic: Fife Council)

Fife creates more spaces as demand for allotments double since pandemic

The walking festival runs throughout May (Pic: Submitted)

Walking Festival: Fifers urged to step up and take part in month of activities

An artist's impression of the newly named Caledonia High School (Pic: Fife Council)

Fife’s new £88m high school has a name, and it’s ...

Melanie Ward MP and Labour councillors at the sod-cutting ceremony for the new Templehall Community hub (Pic: Submitted)

Hard work but no quick fixes to create a better town centre for Kirkcaldy
I have always said our community has a proud past, and that we deserve a future to look forward to as well.
Melanie Ward, MP for Cowdenbeath & Kirkcaldy

Cook Street playpark, Dysart (Pic: Fife Council)

Have your say on redesign of popular Kirkcaldy playpark

Fife Council’s School Travel Plan mascot Fresh Air Frankie with pupils from Mountfleurie (Pic: Submitted)

Accolades for Fife primary school’s active travel projects

Craigtoun Park has been closed to the public for 25 years (Pic: Fife Council)

£250,000 repair work to start at Fife’s landmark Dutch Village

Residents and community groups can apply for a firework control zone to be implemented (Pic: Fife Council)

New zones to curb fireworks in your street – this is how it works

From left: Cllr Ian Cameron; Cllr Linda Erskine; and Martin Cooper, Construction Director with BAM. (Pic: Fife Council)

Work starts on £15m new community hub for Kirkcaldy

Lynda Holton (centre) is declared the winner in the Glenrothes Central and Thornton by-election (Pic: Fife Council)

Fife by-election: SNP retain council seat but Reform fire warning shot

The official opening of the Dreelside Woods Path took place recently. (Pic: Andrew Beveridge)

Upgrade works complete on Anstruther's popular Dreelside Woods path

Cupar Recycling Centre (Google Maps)

Cupar Recycling Centre: call for ‘real progress’ to find bigger site

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

The cover of the brochure published by the developer behind the Craigtoun project (Pic: Submitted)

170 jobs in new £16m Fife development of office, retail, cafe and business units

The Easter Bunny with visitors Esme and Poppy on the trail at Dunnikier Country Park. (Pic: contributed)

Easter fun in the sun at Kirkcaldy's Dunnikier Country Park

It is the end of an era at the MGM Timber Bayview Stadium with East Fife confirming that chairman Jim Stevenson and vice-chairman John Donaldson are stepping down at the end of the campaign (Photo: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

The end of an era as East Fife duo set to step down

However you view it, the multi-storey is an ugly building (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Demolition plan for Kirkcaldy’s multi-storey carparks takes first steps

Front page news on the demise of the pets corners, from the Fife Free Press

Pets Corner: popular feature that vanished from Fife’s parks nearly 25 years ago

Melanie Ward MP (right) with Angela Campbell, chair of Kirkcaldy Foodbank (Pic: Submitted)

'We have a strong community – one to be proud of'

The Extreme X8 all-terrain power chair on North Berwick beach

Largo beach wheelchairs

Councillor Kathleen Leslie wants locals to consider relaunching Kinghorn Community Council (Pic: Submitted)

Call to revive Fife town’s community council after two-year absence

The former bakery in Leslie (Pic: Fife Council planning papers)

New plans for former bakery shop in Fife town revealed

From left: : Jacqueline Armitage (treasurer), Angela Campbell (chair), Neill Mitchell (secretary) and Melanie Ward MP (Pic: Submitted)

Kirkcaldy Foodbank: ‘hope is possible thanks to remarkable work of volunteers’

An artist's impression of how the shepherds huts could look (Pic: Fife Council planning papers)

New glamping plans revealed for site of former Muddy Boots adventure play area

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

Aberdour Silver Sands (Pic: TSPL)

‘Utter chaos’ as thousands descend on Fife beach and find car park closed

Kids' coaching under the new floodlights at Tayport Tennis Club. (Pic: contributed)

New LED floodlights installed at Tayport Tennis Club

A poster promoting the consultation (Pic: Fife Council|)

Open invite to residents to be part of consultation on future of Fife town

The new look playpark at Riverside Park, Glenrothes (Pic: Fife Council)

‘Picnic In Park’ invite for community to see £5m transformation of Fife park

Pictured: Dale Lamont (Inchcolm Green Senior Site Manager), Scott Adamson (Adamson Doors) and Thomas Morgan (Realm Construction) (Pic: Ian Georgeson)

Final home sold in major Aberdour development built

There was a good turnout at the Adam Smith Theatre for the public vote (Pics: Submitted)

Public vote secures funding for 30 community projects across Kirkcaldy district

The building could be turned into flats (Pic: Submitted)

Revised flats plan for former scout hall in Kinghorn are revealed