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David Torrance MSP at the memorial to the miners killed in the Michael Colliery disaster | Pic Contributed

Miners kept the lights on – now pay them money from pension scheme

Melanie Ward MP with Navantia apprentice, Lana Gilchrist, from Kirkcaldy | Pic Contributed

Navantia: Kirkcaldy apprentice at Westminster to speak with Ministers

Workhorse: the Ryichi wind-up radio is compact but could be a lifesaver

I tested this £29.99 emergency radio for power cuts

The Government recommends households gradually build an emergency kit with practical essentials such as a torch, first aid kit, emergency radio and portable power bank.

Explainer What you need in a Government 3-day emergency kit

Melanie Ward on Kirkcaldy High Street | Pic Contributed

How defence skills training can help fill our empty High Street shops

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

NHS Fife say they will keep delivering for patients as the Scottish Government Programme for Government proposals progress. | Pic: Fife Free Press

NHS reform: Fife board told to ‘keep delivering’ as it waits on shake-up details

Melanie Ward MP at the roundtable at Philp Hall in January

SNP need to do more to tackle drug deaths, says Kirkcaldy MP

NHS Fife's Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.

Service delivery to remain priority for NHS Fife amid shake-up plans

Wendy Chamberlain, MP for North East Fife

Chamberlain presses Commons on English single malt whisky definition

David Torrance with campaigners outside the Scottish Parliament | Pic Contributed

Fife AI data centre campaigners join demo at Scottish Parliament

The plans were on display at the Adam Smith Theatre | Pic Fife Free Press

Kirkcaldy £20million: final chance to have say on masterplan

'Elevate Kirkcaldy' is a new voice to join the debate (Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Town hall meeting & new social media platform for Kirkcaldy’s ‘big conversation’

Navantia UK welcomed Rear Admiral Matthew Stratton, Director Naval Acquisition, to its Methil yard (Pic: Contributed)

VIP visit to Navantia’s Fife yard to see upgrades on back of £26m investment

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Call for speed bumps to slow down traffic in Kirkcaldy housing estate

The state-of-the-art facility will be purpose-built

Ad Feature AG&P Industrial launches new fabrication yard
AG&P Industrial will open an 85-hectare fabrication yard in the Philippines.
Emily Jordan

Hungry housewives bring their ration books to London's Petticoat Lane Market during World War II on the first day of bread rationing. (Pic: Eric Harlow/Keystone/Getty Images)

The 1946 bread rationing meeting of housewives that sparked police intervention

Steph McGovern will host the celebration in Cornwall

Ad Feature Steph McGovern hosts first Vocational Day

The Government recommends households gradually build an emergency kit with practical essentials such as a torch, first aid kit, emergency radio and portable power bank.

Government's 11 emergency essentials every home should have

Gibraltar is entering a new chapter following the landmark UK-EU Treaty

Ad Feature Gibraltar announces residency scheme reforms

Four in 10 blamed geopolitical factors for rising energy price

Nine in 10 Brits have no idea where their energy bill spend goes

Melanie Ward with Andy Burnham

'I was struck by some similarities between Makerfield constituency and our area'

The University of Hong Kong secured the 11th spot in the latest QS World University Rankings

Ad Feature Hong Kong universities rank among the world's top 100

Prestonhill Quarry, Inverkeithing (Pic: Submitted)

Controversial development plan for quarry set to get go-ahead

Melanie Ward submitting her online safety report, as evidence to the UK Government’s consultation on social media. (Pic: Submitted)

Scottish Government must ban mobile phones from classrooms – Melanie Ward MP

A Fife MP’s survey has revealed the disturbing online experiences of local children (Pic: geralt / pixabay)

Fife pupils facing online bullying and exposed to alarming content

Terminal 2 at Hong Kong International Airport commenced operations on 27 May.

Ad Feature Smooth take-off for new terminal at Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) embarked on a new era on 27 May, with the successful launch of the expanded Terminal 2 (T2).
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Novuna Consumer Finance is one of the UK's leading providers of retail point of sale finance and personal loans

Ad Feature One in eight households couldn't cover essentials for two months

The Kelpies have become a major tourist attraction (Pic: Michael Gillen)

'Kirkcaldy needs its Kelpies' - MSP's call for ambitious waterfront plan

David Torrance with his campaign team (Pic: Submitted)

Election: SNP's David Torrance on a lifetime in politics: ‘I love this job'

The team behind the Let’s Talk About…Celebrating our Community' event in Kirkcaldy (Pics: Submitted)

New event aims to show why taking pride in Kirkcaldy is good for your wellbeing

The silent vigil was held at Westminster today (Pic: submitted)

Fife mum joins silent Westminster vigil for ‘overlooked’ breast cancer

The Strathearn Hotel hosted Reform UK Scottish leader Malcolm Offord along with Kirkcaldy candidate Julie MacDougall and Thomas Kerr during their visit to the Lang Toun (Pic: Submitted)

Kirkcaldy hotel faces ‘distasteful’ comments after Reform UK visit

Melanie Ward MP speaking in the House of Commons (Pic: Submitted)

Mossmorran closure: call for united approach to support workforce

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How ‘legal bullying’ is silencing journalists and harming democracy

It comes as SMEs brace for further economic shocks

Ad Feature UK SMEs may turn their backs on apprenticeships, experts warn

Despite their young age, children are spending more time on phones than ever – raising urgent questions for parents about safety, supervision and screen time

Parents turn to safer phones as kids’ screen time warning lands

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes speaks to the media after meeting workers and management during a visit to ExxonMobil's ethylene plant at Mossmorran earlier this year (Pic: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Mossmorran: training & funding package to support 350 workers at axed plant

The biomass plant at Westfield is one of five facing a closure threat in 2027 (Pic: submitted)

Westfield: jobs at risk and threat of biomass closure, warns parent company

Measures to withdraw or suspend free bus travel for those with concessionary passes who fail to follow a code of conduct have moved a step closer.

Step closer on measures to tackle anti-social behaviour on buses

Elaine Paxton is backing the new Help For Heroes campaign (Pic: Submitted)

Why ‘veteran’ isn’t a term ex-servicewoman relate as new campaign launches

Fife is in phase two of the new GP walk-in clinics launched by the Scottish Government (Pic: frolicsomepl/Pixabay)

New walk-in clinic for Fife to tackle 8:00am rush for a GP appointment

Industry Minister Chris McDonald is tackled by Steph McGovern over apprenticeship fears.

Ad Feature Industry Minister Chris McDonald champions apprenticeship reforms

Douglas Alexander MP (right), with Donato Martínez, CEO of Navantia UK (Pic : Raymond Davies)

£12million investment announced as Fife yard marks one year under new owners

David Torrance met members of the WASPI woman at the Scottish Parliament (Pic: submitted)

Abandoning WASPI women is indefensible – they did everything asked of them

ExxonMobil's ethylene plant at Mossmorran (Photo by Pool/Getty Images)

Mossmorran closure: ‘another nail in coffin of oil & gas industry’ warns union

Dr Scott Arthur MP brought the Rare Cancers Bill forward after his father in law, Ivor, died from a brain tumour. (Pic: contributed)

Rare Cancers Bill in the name of a former Fife teacher moves to next stage

The Autumn Budget might have brought a glimmer of hope - but there’s a catch

The truth behind the £150 energy bill cut nobody mentions

Wendy Chamberlain MP Questions Government on Financial Impact of Tax Policy and Milk Price Cuts on Farmers

Wendy Chamberlain MP questions Government on financial impact of tax policy and ...

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

Thousands of ultra low emission vehicles were registered in Fife in 2025 (Pic: geralt/Pixabay)

Thousands more low emission vehicles on Fife roads, figures reveal

Kirkton of Largo Primary School has been mothballed (Pic: Google Maps)

Final decision beckons 12 months after Fife primary school was mothballed

Fife Ethylene plant at Mossmorran in Fife (Pic: TSPL)

Mossmorran: priority pledge for workers facing job losses

Wendy Chamberlain MP Raises Concerns Over Failing Child Maintenance System

Wendy Chamberlain MP raises concerns over failing child maintenance system

Wendy Chamberlain MP calls on Government to Scrap Digital ID

Wendy Chamberlain MP calls on Government to scrap digital ID

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