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The scene of the blaze at Ladybank in May | Pic @DvdHmlt/PA Wire

Ladybank waste facility fire: call for action on lithium-ion batteries dangers

John Cleese has criticised MSP Q Manivannan in the election for rector | Pics: Joshua Sammer, Jeff Mitchell/Getty Images)

Rector row: students vote as Python star criticises MSP in St Andrews election

Claire Baker MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife

Fife charity recognised in Parliament

Greens MSP Mark Ruskell (Pic: Cath Ruane)

Data centre halt must see action, say Greens

Capshard Primary School (Pic: fife photo agency)

Re-opening date for Kirkcaldy school closed because of pigeons in water supply

Julie MacDougall with her late father John MacDougall, former leader of Fife Council

MSP to close tribute cancer charity

Ravenscraig Castle is one of the most imposing landmarks on the Fife coast (Pic: Scott Louden)

Ravenscraig Castle: ambitious bid to restore Kirkcaldy’s 15th century landmark

Much of the Elmwood College site is no longer used by the SRUC. (Pic: Submitted)

Elmwood College: report on ‘systemic failures’ and ‘opportunity for growth’

Local hero Richard Tough with Willie Rennie MSP (Pic-David Izatt/Scottish Parliament)

'Local hero' recognised for community work with Scottish Parliament invite

Ruby McDonald was among the Local Heroes to meet Queen Camilla at the Scottish Parliament on Saturday. (Pic: Scottish Parliament)

Inspirational young Fife woman meets King and Queen at Scottish Parliament

20mph sign on a residential street. (Credit: Emily Dalton/LDRS)

20mph speed limits: Fife nears completion, but MSP wants others to speed up

Willie Rennie MSP has put over a dozen questions to the Scottish Government (Pic: @DvdHmlt/PA Wire)

Ladybank fire: MSP’s questions to Scottish Government Minister

Councillor Bailey-Lee Robb is the new deputy leader of the SNP at Fife House (Pic: Submitted)

SNP appoints new deputy leader in Fife

Glenrothes Martial Arts Centre (GMAC) Judo Club with Cllr Holton and Jenny Gilruth MSP (Pic: Submitted)

Fife judo club scores green dojo award – the first in the UK

Fire crews remain at the scene (Pic: Submitted)

Fife waste facility fire: MSP seeks review of operations after blaze

David Barratt celebrates his election as an MSP (Pic: Fife Council)

New Fife MSP hits back in ‘two jobs’ spat with Labour councillor
A newly elected Fife MSP has hit back after a fellow councillor called for him to resign from his position on Fife Council.
Clare Buchanan, Local Democracy Reporter

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

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

David Torrance celebrates with Councillors Carol Lindsay and Zoe Hisbent at the Fife election count (Pic: Submitted)

Independence supporting majority of MSPs elected cannot be ignored

Julie MacDougall is going to Holyrood with ReformUK (Pic: Cath Ruane)

Election: Two Reform winners on Fife’s list of regional MSPs

Malcolm in the middle: Malcolm Offord (second left) on the waltzers (Pic: Cath Ruane)

Male, stale and pale - the election problem facing our party leaders

Pittenweem (Pic: Pat Christie)

‘Deep concern’ over two-year delay to on flood project is announced

The Alhambra Theatre has played a huge part in developing Fife's live entertainment scene (Pic: submitted)

Scottish Parliament praise for ‘significant’ contribution of Alhambra Theatre

Mark Ruskell tops the Greens regional list for Fife at the Scottish election (Pic: John Devlin/TSPL)

Scottish election: Greens name eight list candidates for Fife in May 7 poll

Two Fife Reform candidates have quit the Scottish election race (Pic: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)

Reform candidate quits Scottish election race ‘due to lack of party support’

David Torrance MSP has joined the criticism of Kirkcaldy's masterplan (Pic: Submitted)

Kirkcaldy’s £20million funding: council masterplan ‘falls so far short’ – MSP

David Torrance MSP (left) with Nicol Street residents (Pic: Submitted)

Kirkcaldy residents hit out at ‘unacceptable’ 8m high telecommunications poles

The MSP has raised the issue of short-forming trains affecting Fife routes Pic: John Devlin)

Good news for Fife commuters with pledge over lack of train carriages
There’s good news coming for commuters fed up with a lack of carriages on some Fife trains.
Allan Crow

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MSP says bus users and drivers let down by Government failure to act on antisoci...

Wendy Chamberlain MP and Willie Rennie MSP Call for Investment to Reopen Newburgh Railway Station

Wendy Chamberlain MP and Willie Rennie MSP call for investment to reopen Newburg...

Willie Rennie MSP.

Rennie calls for business rates rethink

Cllr Andrew Arbuckle at the Diamond Jubilee celebrations at Memorial Hall, Kettle, in 2013 (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Andrew Arbuckle: tributes to former respected Fife politician, farmer & author

Melanie Ward and Claire Baker (centre) at Burntisland Station (Pic: Submitted)

Burntisland station: access issues move forward as study is published

Community Matters

Political opinion: Local MSP Calls for Dedicated Mossmorran Taskforce

Claire Baker MSP

MSP calls for 'swift action' following Mossmorran closure announcement

Back row: Yvonne Crombie (Collydean Community Centre Manager), Jenny Gilruth MSP, Kirsty Forsyth and Rose Kane (Leviton), Helena Barrett-Duncan (Scotland Regional Director, The Dollywood Foundation UK). Front row: local children from Collydean Nursery. (Pic: Suibmitted)

Dolly Parton’s free books library initiative marks first year in Fife town

Nida Kaya,from our twin town of Ingolstadt, Germany, joined David Torrance during her visit here (Pic: Submitted)

Ingolstadt trainee Nida’s experiences of her visit to twin town Kirkcaldy

NHS bosses in Fife have rejected concerns that a neonatal unit at Victoria Hospital could be downgraded (Pic: Fife Free Press)

NHS bosses react to MP and MSP’s concerns over future of neonatal units

Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP with Hamish Brown, director of Black & Brown Dental Care (Pic: Submitted)

New Fife dental practice boosts access to NHS care

Wendy Chamberlain, MP for North East Fife, and Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife at HC-One Scotland’s Balnacarron Care Home

Warm welcome for St Andrews MP and MSP at Balnacarron Care Home

David Torrance MSP and Mark Reynolds at Kirkcaldy's Barnardo’s shop on the High Street (Pic: Submitted)

I am proud to support Mark Reynolds’ toy appeal to help local families’

Funding for the new Lochgelly Health Centre has been put on hold (Pic: Submitted)

Another funding delay hits hopes of plan to replace crumbling Fife health centre

Claire Baker MSP with Steve Appolinari – Managing Director, Graeme Renton – Sales Director, and Ian Simpson – Head Buyer

Claire Baker MSP visits Fife Creamery to champion Scottish Food and Drink Septem...

David Torrance at Burntisland & Kinghorn Foodbank (Pic: Submitted)

Burntisland and Kinghorn Foodbank a shining example of community spirit

Local MSP highlights passenger safety on visit to Dunfermline

David Torrance has welcomed the scrapping of peak train fares (Pic: Submitted)

Scrapping peak rail fares brings ‘real advantages’ to commuters in Fife says MSP

Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, fears for the impact on local farmers. (Pic: thophilong/Pixabay)

Warning of ‘devastating’ impact on Fife agriculture sector

David Torrance at the the very first event organised by the newly formed Kirkcaldy Nepalese Group. (Pic: Submitted)

First event from Kirkcaldy Nepalese Group an ‘uplifting’ celebration

David Torrance MSP (right) visits the H100 Fife project in Levenmouth (Pic: Submitted)

H100 project: remarkable progress at key development – David Torrance MSP

Willie Rennie MSP

Rennie welcomes Stratheden refurbishment funding

Claire Baker MSP

Scottish Government quizzed on Fife College funding

Willie Rennie will stand again for election in 2026 (Pic: Lisa Ferguson)

Willie Rennie MSP set to contest 2026 elections to mark a full decade as MSP

Wendy Chamberlain MP and Willie Rennie MSP meeting with the St Andrews Harbour Trust.

Chamberlain and Rennie welcome reopening of St Andrews Pier

Willie Rennie put a question to the finance minister.

Government must get a grip of social care crisis - Rennie

Jenny Gilruth and Shirley-Anne Somerville are bidding to retain their seats at Holyrood (Pic: Fraser Bremner-Pool/Getty Images)

Fife MSPs confirm they will stand at the 2026 Scottish elections

Elmwood College (Pic: Submitted)

Elmwood College: MSP backs call for charity regulator to step in

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