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  • Fife Council pays out more than £500,000 in liability claims

    FIFE Council paid out more than £500,000 in liability claims, new figures have revealed. The amount which the local authority had to stump up in the last 12 months went up from £513,726 to £562,407 with a total of 39 claims settled through awards

  • Former MSP Tommy Sheridan to speak at Yes Kelty event

    YES Kelty will hold a public meeting on independence with former MSP Tommy Sheridan as guest speaker. The socialist firebrand will be in the village on Monday November 25, from 7pm at the Masonic Hall in Main Street. Jock Penman, from Yes Kelty

  • There's a food drive in Cowdenbeath to help those in need

    COWDENBEATH Foodbank will be open on Saturday for donations between 11am and noon. Anyone wishing to hand in foodstuffs can do so at the Fountain meeting room – the old bus station waiting room – at Broad Street. A spokesperson said: "We are

  • Proud mining roots see Cowden feature in England

    PROUD links forged deep underground through the mining industry has led to a little known team from the English lower tiers sporting Cowdenbeath colours. Cotgrave FC, who play in the Nottinghamshire Senior League, took to the pitch wearing the Scottish

  • by Murdo Fraser, MSP, for Mid Scotland and Fife

    'THE General Election campaign has now begun and despite some pessimistic political commentators predicting disaster for the Scottish Conservatives, I believe there is every chance of success. In many SNP Westminster seats across Scotland, it is

  • 'You're putting our kids at risk'

    UP TO 120 youngsters from Benarty may be forced to walk along a "dangerous" road to school if their free bus pass is taken away. That's the view of local councillor Linda Erskine who has hit out at Fife Council's Walked Routes to School plans,