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Kirkcaldy waterfront flat appeal for commercial let rejected ift.tt/ByNugbI

Kirkcaldy waterfront flat appeal for commercial let rejected

A BID to overturn the refusal of a short-term commercial let at Kirkcaldy’s waterfront has been unsuccessful.

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Fife arms factory bidder refuses to reveal foreign clients as concerns raised ift.tt/zylmWvd

Fife arms factory bidder refuses to reveal foreign clients as concerns raised

AN arms firm weighing up a new factory in Fife has refused to reveal its foreign military clients, the Sunday National can reveal.

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Cowdenbeath: 26-year-old man arrested following disturbance at weekend ift.tt/50glFHJ

Cowdenbeath: 26-year-old man arrested following disturbance at weekend

A man has been arrested and charged following a disturbance on Saturday.

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New home near Largoward approved after councillors overturn refusal ift.tt/5Ncko7n

New home near Largoward approved after councillors overturn refusal

Fife councillors approve plans for a new home near Largoward after overturning refusal, classifying the Kings Highway site as brownfield land.

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Charity run overcame Storm Boelo challenge to complete fundraising venture ift.tt/QiNvStP

Charity run overcame Storm Boelo challenge to complete fundraising venture

Lochgelly's Don Campbell completes 13 half marathons in 13 days, raising £2,000 for Fife children's charities to help children at Christmas despite Storm Boelo.

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School playground submerged as councillor calls for drainage review ift.tt/dmvHKr6

School playground submerged as councillor calls for drainage review

Flooding has raised fresh concerns about the condition of school buildings and grounds.

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Santa and his reindeer set for festive parade through Benarty this December ift.tt/7YxKLtj

Santa and his reindeer set for festive parade through Benarty this December

Santa and his reindeer will parade through Benarty before a Christmas fayre packed with family fun.

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Fife MPs demand answers over long-promised £2 bus fare cap ift.tt/vc4LNUq

Fife MPs demand answers over long-promised £2 bus fare cap

Fife awaits a timeline for Scotland’s £2 bus fare cap as Labour MP Melanie Ward criticises the Scottish Government over delays amid the cost-of-living crisis.

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Lochore Miners Welfare Social Club closes early after Storm Boelo causes leaks ift.tt/IPlLcO4

Lochore Miners Welfare Social Club closes early after Storm Boelo causes leaks

Lochore Miners Welfare Social Club had leaks in three parts of the building.

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Cowdenbeath: Older people missing out on £1.68m in pension credits ift.tt/WaDigBE

Cowdenbeath: Older people missing out on £1.68m in pension credits

Older people in the Cowdenbeath constituency are missing out on £1.68 million in unclaimed pension credits each year.

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Man threatened to post nude video of ex if she didn't drop child maintenance claim ift.tt/kP4LzmO

Man threatened to post nude video of ex if she didn't drop child maintenance claim

A 42-year-old man threatened to post intimate videos of his former partner unless she dropped her claim for child maintenance money from him.

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Police Scotland seize 13 e-bikes and one e-scooter in Fife crackdown ift.tt/6eBcRvq

Police Scotland seize 13 e-bikes and one e-scooter in Fife crackdown

A police crackdown has led to the seizure of 13 e-scooters and one e-bike in the Kingdom.

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Legal bid launched to overturn Fife Council decision to grant Uber licence ift.tt/RiKcpG7
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Retired surgeon and digital expert appointed to NHS Fife board ift.tt/80j2736

Retired surgeon and digital expert appointed to NHS Fife board

NHS Fife appoints retired surgeon Professor Ian Finlay and digital transformation expert Anna Bisset as non-executive board members for initial four-year terms.

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Strong winds expected to hit Fife with weather warning upgraded to amber ift.tt/AKYrWHT

Strong winds expected to hit Fife with weather warning upgraded to amber

Fife and the rest of mainland Scotland will be hit with strong windy conditions on Saturday evening as Storm Boelo arrives.

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Every Fife business that passed and failed the hygiene test in September 2026 ift.tt/bUDwqTZ

Every Fife business that passed and failed the hygiene test in September 2026

Here is a full list of the Fife businesses that passed and failed the hygiene test in September 2026. 97 of the Kingdom's businesses were tested.

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Fife electrical firm grows workforce by 1,400 per cent in four years ift.tt/iWDRhr8

Fife electrical firm grows workforce by 1,400 per cent in four years

Lochgelly electrical engineering firm EAS grows workforce by 1,400 per cent to 180 staff, wins Scottish Power and SSEN contracts and forecasts £24m turnover.

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A92 road safety investigations set to start this weekend ift.tt/yxe39Wu

A92 road safety investigations set to start this weekend

A92 road safety investigations between Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes start October 25, with planned overnight lane closures and a 50mph limit at Blackwood Road.

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Six Fife community groups to benefit from £11,700 wind farm funding award ift.tt/7GVDxBL

Six Fife community groups to benefit from £11,700 wind farm funding award

Six Kinglassie community groups share £11,700 from the Nadara Westfield Wind Farm Community Fund, supporting heating, cancer care, foodbank and local events.

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They'll have you in stitches - Group crochets 900 poppies for Remembrance Day ift.tt/akXuYLo

They'll have you in stitches - Group crochets 900 poppies for Remembrance Day

A crochet group has created 900 handmade poppies for a Remembrance Day display.

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