Fife Council

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David Ross, leader of Fife Council Pics: Submitted)

Fife Council Budget: councillors vote for 8.2% Council Tax rise

An example of one type of battery energy storage system (BESS). These consist of one or more large batteries that store electrical power for use at a later time.

Plans submitted for solar park and BESS opposite famous Scottish racing circuit

Denis Harley, Business Development Manager, Ambion Heating.

Ambion expands Scottish presence to drive low-carbon heating in social housing

St Andrews Links Clubhouse (Piuc: Mark Alexander)

St Andrews Links Clubhouse major expansion plans unveiled

The EIS published a photo of a teacher's arms bruised after an attack (Pics: giovannacco/Pixabay & Fife EIS)

Teachers punched, kicked and struck in ‘alarming’ level of violence

The emergency centres launched after general election postal votes delay

St Andrews Harbour (Pic: Submitted)

New £500,000 modern hub unveiled for St Andrews' A-listed 14th century harbour

Thousands of families are languishing in temporary accommodation for over a year.

Over 10,000 Scots spend over a year in temporary accommodation

Cold weather and fog hits the Central Belt. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Heavy wind and rain expected to batter Scotland over weekend as warnings issued

Homelessness has hit the highest level since records began (Picture: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Private rented sector can help tackle homelessness – if rents are affordable

Fire scenes courtesy of of Fife Jammer Locations. Aftermath photo by Fife Free Press

Lochgelly fire: unsafe flats to be demolished after devastating blaze

This is the scene in the Fife fishing village of Pittenweem after a sea wall and shared walkway leading to iconic historical properties gave way after being battered by waves during recent exceptionally high tides

Man relives terrifying moment sea wall walkway collapsed beneath his feet

The fire took hold in the top floor of the flats (Pic: Fife Jammer Locations)

Lochgelly fire: two arrested in probe into major blaze at flats

Dalgety Bay radiation clean-up has concluded (Pic: Lisa Ferguson)

Fife shore re-opens to public for first time since 2011 after radiation clean-up

A photo issued by the Local Government Association showing damage to a school built with RAAC. Credit: LGA

Money for replacing Scottish schools could be diverted to RAAC removal work

Councillors faced pressure from opponents on either side of the debate over voting rights for religious representatives (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Fife Council axes voting right of committees’ religious representatives

Andrew Melville Hall, St Andrews University

Landmark halls of residence in St Andrews set for major overhaul

The plant at Glenrothes serves as Leviton Network Solutions’ headquarters for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, where it manufactures fibre optic and copper cabling and pre-terminated cable assemblies.

£600k solar investment will see Glenrothes plant offset soaring energy costs

A 19th Century shop sign from a ship chandler's in Methil is one of the 80,000 objects that helps tell the rich history of Fife. PIC: OnFife.

Unwrapping 80,000 Scottish museum pieces at an old Amazon warehouse

Teachers are due to strike later this week

Teachers’ strike: Fife Council rejects intimidation claim after letter backlash

Teachers are due to strike later this week

Council accused of "intimidating" teachers with "strike-breaking tactics"

The Albert Hotel, North Queensferry (Pic: Michael Gillen)

Developer appeals in bid for flats at historic hotel in shadow of Forth Bridge

Pic:Lisa Ferguson

Dalgety Bay: Radiation contamination clean-up from beach to stretch into 2023

The Albert Hotel, North Queensferry (Pic: Michael Gillen)

Albert Hotel: Greens back bid for community buy out of iconic Fife hotel

The MS Victoria, at Leith Docks, is being used to house Ukrainian refugees. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

More than half of Scots who planned to host Ukrainian refugee have dropped out

Fire destroyed the listed building that was once a popular hotel (Pic: Fife Jammer)

Lundin Links: Fire ravaged historic hotel to be demolished

Scotland became the first country in the world to bring in minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol in May 2018

Readers' letters: Minimum alcohol pricing policy has failed

RAF Leuchars

Urgent repairs needed to preserve WW1 hangars at former Leuchars air base

The Lib Dems have called for more electric charging points across Scotland

Massive expansion in car chargers needed in Scotland, say Lib Dems

The so-called ‘Northern Gateway’ project forms part of an ambitious vision for arable agricultural land between the M90 motorway and Rosyth

M90 masterplan: 113-acre country park, hotel and leisure plans in major ‘Forth F...

The Scores Hotel in St Andrews

Multi-million-pound expansion for Scores Hotel to create world-class destination

McDermid Ladies - Val McDermid with team captain Tyler Rattray (Pic: Fife Photo Agency)

Raith Rovers: Val McDermid at first McDermid Ladies' match

The 600ft tower at Longannet Power Station will be pulled down on December 9 and will be the last piece of the site to go. PIC: MJ Richardson/geograph.org.

Fife landmark to be pulled from the sky with demolition of 600ft chimney

Kalopsia Collective, which is headed up by Nina Falk and Adam Robertson, has moved to premises in Dunfermline.

Textiles social enterprise moves into Fife town with promise of 'green' jobs

Dalgety Bay radiation clean-up (Pic: Lisa Ferguson)

Fife beach radiation: Clean-up project only ‘50-50’ to hit completion date

Eden Mill, the independent brewery and distillery has unveiled plans for a new visitor centre

Eden Mill unveils £4m visitor centre plan next to its Fife headquarters

Fife farmer, John Cameron

Veteran Cameron brings farming to the people for £1m

An artist's impression of how the new ground flare will appear.

Mossmorran: Ground flare approved at controversial gas plant

Bill Taylor (right) with his presentation from Provost Jim Leishman

Obituary: Bill Tayor, official at the heart of the development of Fife's economy...

Pupils have until August 24 to appeal grades. Picture: PA

Deadline for grades appeal pushed back by a week

The historic walkways at Dysart Harbour

Dysart's historic harbour set for repairs
Volunteers are preparing to roll up their sleeves and carry out a number of repairs to Dysart’s historic harbour.

The sites are in need of improvement.

Fife Council to spend £2m improving Gypsy Traveller sites

Kirkcaldy Links Market was last held in 2019. Pic: Michael Gillen

Kirkcaldy's 2021 Links Market postponed as COVID restrictions on crowds remain

The former dining room at the Albert Hotel, North Queensferry, with spectacular views of the Forth Rail Bridge

Historic Fife hotel in shadow of Forth Rail Bridge to be turned into flats

Dysart Harbour

Repairs at historic Fife harbour where Outlander scenes were filmed

Athole Reid and Gillian Asplin want to build "the Fairways" - a block of four three and four-storey homes - on land occupied by a house at the junction of the Links and Gibson Place, St Andrews

Developers lodge appeal to build flats next to iconic St Andrews golf course

Artist's impressions of the work planned for the R & A clubhouse in St Andrews

Historic R&A clubhouse in St Andrews set for major renovation

The Linen Quarter development is made up of a mixture of new-build and conversion homes on the site of the former Pilmuir Works damask factory in Dunfermline

Hot potato: how peelings are generating heat for plush new homes

Unplanned flaring at Mossmorran petro chemical plant, April 21 2019

Mossmorran: Pledge of less disruption from flaring to local communities

Bogleys Standing Stone was removed from its site in a field north of Dysart, by Kirkcaldy, in 2004 for coal works and has never been returned to its rightful resting place.

Developer pledges to restore 4000-year old standing stone to its rightful place ...

Cllr Tony Miklinski

Wedding venue in row with banned Fife councillor reported to prosecutor, report ...

Cllr Tony Miklinksi

Conservative councillor rapped for social media comments on Fife wedding venue

Councillor Fay Sinclair.

Fife SNP councillor accuses Labour of bullying as she quits committee post

Ship Inn, Elie

Popular Fife restaurant and guesthouse reveals ambitious expansion plan

Craigie House Care Home, Crossgates

12 more positive COVID cases linked to Fife care home

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