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Kirkcaldy named happiest place to stay in Scotland in new survey

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

Back to basics: The £59.99 Roberts wind-up radio offers a straightforward alternative to cheaper, feature-packed emergency gadgets as demand surges following new Government preparedness advice.

Why I'd pay £59.99 for this Roberts emergency radio

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

Navantia: Kirkcaldy apprentice at Westminster to speak with Ministers

Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers his keynote speech on day three of the Labour Party Conference at Liverpool Experience Campus | Pic Leon Neal/Getty Images

Melanie Ward MP: Prime Minister Andy Burnham understands towns like Kirkcaldy

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

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

Post-It motes with feedback on the options for the town centre (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Huge turnout to view latest plans for Kirkcaldy town centre and waterfront

Melanie Ward with the tea behind the bid to bring a 3G pitch to Kirkcaldy (Pic: Contributed)

Pitch funding will transform football facilities in Kirkcaldy

How the land once occupied by the multi-storey car parks could look using the space down to the Esplanade (Pic: Collective Architecture)

Kirkcaldy masterplan: how unpopular hub could change or vanish from blueprint

The drop-in session at the Town House was very well attended (Pic: Fife Council)

Kirkcaldy town centre: last drop-in event to shape masterplan

Melanie Ward MP, UK Sports Minister Stephanie Peacock MP and members of the KCFP at Denfield Park (Pic: Contributed)

£500,000 funding boost for vital new 3G pitch at Kirkcaldy sports hub

Official launch of the Pride in Place Board held at Buckhaven Bowling Club (Pic: Contributed)

Community board formed to spend £20m ‘once in a generation’ funding

Keir (seated) and Aidan (standing), from West Fife were some of the first young people in Fife to receive the new MenB vaccine. They were given the vaccine by Staff Nurse, Kirsteen, after attending a clinic at Primrose Lane Medical Practice in Rosyth (Pic: Submitted)

Fife students urged to get MenB vaccine ahead of new academic year starting

The self assessment deadline looms. Pic. Contributed

Fife taxpayers urged to get ahead of Self Assessment deadline

The latest public drop in session for plans in Kirkcaldy town centre and Esplanade were on display in the Mercat this week.

Public turn out to help shape future plans for Kirkcaldy

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
Last week I submitted my new online safety report, as evidence to the UK Government’s consultation on social media.
Melanie Ward MP for Cowdenbeath & Kirkcaldy

The bust drop-in session at the Town House (Pic: Fife Council)

Kirkcaldy’s £20million: call for transparency and a new forum

The land-based sector adds £2.5 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) and supports 452,900 jobs, often in rural and remote areas.

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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

Melanie Ward talking to a constituent

We have to be better, and we have to be bolder – Melanie Ward MP

David Torrance with his campaign team (Pic: Submitted)

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

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

Mossmorran closure: call for united approach to support workforce

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Mossmorran closed its gates in February (Pic: Dave Scott)

Mossmorran: we’ll support workers and build positive future

ExonMobile Chemical plant at Mossmorran (Pic: TSPL)

Mossmorran: £9million UK Government funding after ethylene plant closure

Melanie Ward (Pic: Submitted)

Kirkcaldy’s £20million: masterplan ‘is not what people want’ MP tells council

Fife College will support workers who lost their jobs after the closure Fife Ethylene Plant (Pic: Fife College)

Fife College to play lead role helping workers at closed Mossmorran plant
Fife College has been confirmed as the delivery partner for the Scottish Government’s skills and training programme to support workers affected by the closure of Mossmorran.
Allan Crow

The visuals at the drop-in sessions gave a sense of the possible for Kirkcaldy town centre (Pics: Collective Architecture)

Kirkcaldy’s £20million fund: the key questions answered on how it will be spent

The group is set to launch as Kirkcaldy prepares to invest its £20million funding (Pic: Scott Louden)

New networking group to bring property businesses together in Kirkcaldy

General view of Kirkcaldy High Street (Pic: Scott Louden)

Big turnout for first glimpse of how Kirkcaldy's £20million will be spent

Fife Council is to hold drop-in sessions on proposals for Kirkcaldy High Street and waterfront following announcement of £20m from UK Government in autumn budget. (Pic: Fife Council)

Drop-in sessions about what's next for Kirkcaldy town centre and waterfront

Signing the Forth Green Freeport MoU, fron from left, Kirsty McNeill, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland; Dame Susan Rice DBE, Chair of the Forth Green Freeport; Kate Forbes, Deputy First Minister; back row: Cllr Altany Craik, Fife Council; Cllr Jane Meagher, City of Edinburgh Council, Cllr Allan Nimmo, Falkirk Council. (Pic: Jamie Simpson)

Agreement frees up £25 million for Forth Green Freeport

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...

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander said the money could be used to improve regional infrastructure, provide business support or fund skills development. (Pic: Getty Images)

Fife among areas which could receive share of £140m UK Government investment

Melanie Ward and Gordon brown make a festive visit to Kirkcaldy Hospice (Pic: Submitted)

Melanie Ward: I’m inspired by generosity and commitment of so many in district

Community Matters

2000 Fife RTS meters still to be replaced

News of the funding has been welcomed by Fife Council.

Fife Council leader welcomes news of Pride in Place funding for communities

Methil and Buckhaven, and the West Fife villages are to receive up to £20m of Pride in Place funding from the UK Government.

The two Fife areas set to receive up to £20m from Pride of Place fund revealed

The UK Government has approved the full business case for the Forth Green Freeport (Pic: Fife Council)

Thousands of Fife jobs as Forth Green Freeport gets UK Government sign off

Liz Kendall, Angela Campbell (centre) and Melanie Ward at Westminster (Pic: Submitted)

Kirkcaldy Foodbank welcomes end to controversial two-child benefit cap

An aerial view of Kirkcaldy town centre and waterfront set for a major transformation (Pic: Fife Council)

Chancellor hands Kirkcaldy town centre £20million to start transformation

More than 325,000 SMEs in the engineering and manufacturing sectors are the backbone of the UK economy.

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Claire Baker MSP

MSP calls for 'swift action' following Mossmorran closure announcement

The Fife Ethylene plant in Mossmorran, Fife.

Analysis Have politicians learned any lessons at all from Grangemouth?

Dua Lipa is among the names urging the UK government to honour their manifesto promise of cracking down on ticket touts.

UK musicians urge Government to honour ticket touting crackdown

Removing derelict buildings and create new opportunities for investors forms part of the masterplan and work ahs started to tear down the Esplanade multi-storey car parks (Pic: Fife Council)

Kirkcaldy to hit £20million funding jackpot for town centre transformation

Wendy Chamberlain MP calls on Government to deliver justice for WASPI women

Political opinion: Wendy Chamberlain MP calls on Government to deliver justice f...

Wendy Chamberlain MP with farmers from North East Fife.

Political opinion: Scottish Lib Dem MP for North East Fife slams Govt for refusa...

Lib Dem MP urges local people to “speak up” for North East Fife’s Post Offices

Political Opinion: Lib Dem MP urges local people to “speak up” for North East Fi...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced Fife Council will receive £40m over the next ten years to transform two Fife neighbourhoods. (Photo by Robert Perry/Getty Images)

£40m UK Government funding to help transform two Fife neighbourhoods

A general view of Kirkcaldy town centre which is on the cusp of a new era (Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Kirkcaldy funding is unique chance for investment to match our hopes

Melanie Ward MP speaking to constituents about her town centre survey (Pics: Submitted)

Kirkcaldy town centre: 500 voices in survey ahead of multi-million £ funding

Kirkcaldy's future can be transformed if we get the masterplan right (Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Kirkcaldy funding: how to have your say and help shape town’s masterplan

The multi-million £ funding can finally transform Kirkcaldy's town centre (Pic: Fife Council)

Consultants appointed for Kirkcaldy’s masterplan for multi million £ funding

Wendy Chamberlain MP raises impact of ECO4 Scheme Failures on Constituents

Wendy Chamberlain MP raises impact of ECO4 scheme failures on constituents

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