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The UK Government has revealed plans to combat both price gouging for resale tickets to events across the country and a look into the practice of "dynamic pricing."

Price of resale tickets will soon be capped - what you need to know

Chamberlain and farmers from North East Fife.

Chamberlain raises concerns about APR and Tenant Farmers

Fife residents can help by writing to their MP - Animal News Agency

Stars including Ricky Gervais and Dame Judi Dench need help of Fife residents to...

What cost insulating homes (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: What grants are there to insulate my house? Find out

Stagecoach's autonomous bus (Pic: Submitted)

End of Fife’s ‘driverless’ bus as Stagecoach axes groundbreaking service

Insurer warns of growing risks for Fife charities in 2025

Insurer warns of growing risks for Fife charities next year

The new chargers are planned for a retail park in Glenrothes (Pic: stux/pixabay)

More EV car charging points unveiled for Fife retail park

Diageo's bottling plant in Leven is a major employer (Pic: TSPL)

Fife Labour defeated as councillors ‘make a stand’ for whisky industry

Fife's top 10 secondary schools according to student achievement (Photos by Google/Lisa Ferguson)

Fife's top 10 state secondary schools based on student achievement

Fife House, Glenrothes (Image by Danyel Vanreenen)

SNP, Lib Dem Fife councillors unite over ‘fair funding’ for NI hike

Jaymi, Morgan, Dawn and Barry Neilson (Pic: Submitted)

Fife family hit out as they can’t send daughter to only complex needs college

Councillors are pushing to save the funding (Pic: TSPL)

Fife Levelling up funds: pulling plug on £5m ‘a betrayal’ says councillor

Junk food adverts are set to be banned from October 2025 (Photo: beats_ - stock.adobe.com)

Junk food advert ban - which foods will be included?

A petition calling a general election has been signed by over 1 million people. Pictured: Keir Starmer. Photo: STEFAN ROUSSEAU/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

How online petitions work and what happens at a million signatures

Fife's EV charging network has grown (Pic: Pixabay)

Survey reveals number of EV chargers in Fife as network continues to grow

Fife has lost one in 20 ATMs in three years, new analysis shows. (Pic: John Devlin)

New data reveals how many cash machines have gone from towns in Fife
Fife has lost one in 20 ATMs in three years, new analysis shows. This mirrors a significant drop in cash machine numbers across the UK.
Allan Crow

Almost 1000 businesses closed in the region last year. (Pic: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

New survey reveals how many Fife businesses were created last year

Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch (front 2nd R) is joined by MPs Mel Stride, Chris Philp, Esther McVey, Claire Coutinho, Victoria Atkins, Andrew Griffith, and Priti Patel as they take part in the farmers rally on 19 November 2024 in London (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

The real reasons farmers are protesting over Inheritance Tax changes

The disability gap' in Fife employment circles has narrowed

How the ‘disability gap’‘ in employment is shrinking in Fife

Folic acid will be added to non-wholemeal flour.

Extra vitamin to be added to white bread to help protect babies

Post Office bosses are set to close 115 locations in a new bid to restructure the company

Post Office set to close 115 branches and axe jobs amid major cuts

Melanie Ward, Labour MP for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Melanie Ward MP Calls On Government to End Animal Testing

The winter fuel payment cut is hitting millions of pensioners

Union threatens legal action over Labour's Winter Fuel Payment cuts

Acting deputy national chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales Brian Booth

'Certain offences just can't be looked at' says Police Federation boss

Chamberlain with representatives from various agencies at the event.

Chamberlain holds Cost of Living event

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget to Parliament (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

How the Autumn Budget affects pensions - from the triple lock to tax

Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual Autumn budget to Parliament (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

UK families to get free cash as Household Support Fund is extended
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Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual Autumn budget to Parliament (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2024: key takeaways as Reeves unveils £40 billion tax rise

Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to give a speech at the Treasury in July 2024 (Photo: Jonathan Brady - Pool/Getty Images)

What to expect from Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Autumn Budget

In an article marking the launch of the News Media Association’s Journalism Matters campaign, the Prime Minister gave his strong backing to news media

Sir Keir Starmer says journalism is the 'lifeblood of our democracy'

Fewer adults in Fife are smokers according to a new survey (Pic: HansMartinPaul/Pixabay)

Survey reveals how many Fifers still smoke as national numbers fall

The cost of renting in Fife has been outlined in a new survey (Pic: Pixabay)

Renting in Fife: this is what flats and houses cost and why rent has gone up

Coins falling out of jar

70% of Brits admit to feeling worried or anxious ahead of Reeves first budget

Ruth Lue-Quee, education consultant from Staffordshire, who says period poverty is more widespread than people think

Secondary school teachers call for better and earlier period education

Energy Security Ed Miliband, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar at the Port of Greenock while on the General Election campaign trail in May

Nine out of ten green boffins threaten to quit jobs if not supported

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DWP £10 Christmas Bonus: who's eligible for payment - when it's paid

More flexibility for teachers and better pay and conditions for school support staff are on the cards

What Labour's new employment rights bill means for teachers

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UK inflation drops below Bank of England target: what it means for you

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Labour proposes weight-loss jabs for unemployed to boost workforce

Jason Ross and Simon Dugmore launching the fundraiser for the new community kitchen (Pic: Fife Photo Agency)

Kirkcaldy coffee shop’s fundraiser to create community hub in heart of town

Person using their phone

A major change to way phones are charged could come to UK

A poll of 2,000 adults found that 45 per cent have never sought assistance regarding their energy bills - whether that be turning to loved ones or seeking professional advice

Half of consumers who struggle with bills have never asked for help

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'I'm scared' - pensioner warns of 'dire' winter as energy costs rise

A general view of BBC Broadcasting House, in central London. PIC: Lucy North/PA Wire

Why women are more likely to be prosecuted for licence fee evasion?

A personal finance expert talks about what help is out there for the 10 million pensioners that won’t qualify for the winter fuel payments this year (Photo by Adobe Stock)

Alternative winter support payments if you're struggling with bills

The number of households receiving Universal Credit in Fife hit by the Government's benefit cap has soared (Pic: John Devlin)

Soaring numbers of Fife families hit by benefit cap revealed in new report

Rachel Reeves listens to Keir Starmer on the Labour general election campaign trail in May (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2024: when it is and what could be in it - as PM warns of pain

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1000s sign petition for MP expenses to end amid Fuel Allowance debate

Claire Baker MSP.

Call for action to secure future of Methil Yard

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Energy firm hands £200 grants to pensioners losing Winter Fuel Payment

Wendy Chamberlain MP.

Chamberlain urges Government to review Universal Credit transition for farmers

Irene Donaldson added her voice to a new Scottish Government campaign which aims to challenge the stigma surrounding dementia.(Pic: Submitted)

Fife teacher backs new 'Rethink' campaign in Scotland

Chamberlain secures debate highlighting unpaid carers

How it used to be - 1963 and fans jubilantly hold up their tickets for a Beatles concert (Pic: Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Bands and promoters have the power to stop dynamic ticket pricing

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Chamberlain urges Government to ensure Access to Cash