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Revealed: Weapons factory planned for former Fife chemical site

Historic Fife hospital site converted into 32 flats thanks to £7.4m project

Lockdown drills are common in US schools

Exclusive Rise of US-style lockdown drills in Scots schools

Fife Council Conservative group leader quits party – and joins Labour

Inside a state of the art data centre. Campaigners in Scotland have warned that the Scottish Government's policy on data centres has major shortcomings in the face of a surge in new applications for the facilities.

Thousands object to 'humungous' data centres as deadline looms

Only five councils will be observing Scotland's World Cup bank holiday on Monday.

Why are so few councils observing the SNP's World Cup bank holiday?

Fife Council’s internal documents show they do not block harmful gaming sites

Exclusive 'Too many to block': Fife teachers told not to report harmful games

The fire at the landfill site near Ladybank broke out in the early hours of last Tuesday - with firefighters still at the scene. PIC: PA / X account @DvdHmltn

Residents to 'limit time outdoors' as landfill fire burns 8 days on

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service remain on the scene at St Michael's Inn after a blaze broke out on Tuesday night.

Travel disruption after major fire at historic St Michael's Inn

Ann Cation is one of dozens of tenants told to leave her home in West Weymss after a new landlord took over (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Readers' Letters: Scottish government must help tenants at risk of homelessness

Ann Cation

Exclusive 'They have no shame' The residents of Fife village facing eviction

The SNP has held onto the seat, but Reform UK has stormed ahead of Labour to second place.

Analysis Reform storms ahead into second place above Labour in by-election

Elie and other East Neuk villages have some of the highest proportions of short term let properties in Fife. Picture: Canva/Getty

Controls on holiday lets in East Neuk 'ghost towns' considered

Exclusive Re-opening rail line to St Andrews rejected by Scottish Government

The building was a VisitScotland information centre before its closure earlier this year.

Scots listed building to be brought back to life as 'Home of Golf' hub

Keir Starmer on a visit to Kirkcaldy. Picture: Robert Perry/Getty Images

The dilapidated town centre to receive millions under Starmer promise

The new learning campus in Dunfermline.

Pupils left ‘too flipping hot’ at ground-breaking school campus

Cesscon Decom has told staff it faced ceasing trading

Exclusive Scots decommissioning firm tells staff it can no longer trade

The beaches are a popular spot for holiday makers and families

Warning issued as contamination found at two popular Scottish beaches

Blue sluice gate at Coul Den, Glenrothes

River Restoration Project enters new phase

An impression of how the building could be transformed (Pic: Submitted)

The £6m overhaul of historic 200-year-old St Andrews University building

Dalgety Community Trust have promoted the project at several events and will be at Dalgety Bay Gala.

Help get £325k Dalgety Bay Pump Track plan over the line

Plan to save rocks from collapsing at historic Outlander harbour unveiled

Fife Council wants to shrink the size of a fish supper.

Council plans to order takeaways to shrink fish supper portions

Restaurant owner says ‘future in doubt’ as rent hiked by over 300%

‘Utter chaos’ as thousands descend on popular beach and find car park closed

Fife tourism hotspots - Dunfermline Abbey; the Swilcan Bridge, St Andrews; Culross and Falkland Palace (Pics; Submitted)

Scottish council takes first step to £8m-a-year tourist tax

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

Scottish seaside village denied community buyout to reopen only pub

Council tax vary depending on where in Scotland you live.

Cheapest Council Tax in Scotland 2025: The 10 lowest bills

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
Two people have been arrested in connection with a fire at a block of flats in Lochgelly last night.

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

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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