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THE ambitious plans to transform the former Dunfermline Fire Station into a major arts centre are set to go ahead.
THERE were 41,000 working hours lost at NHS Fife's operational division in March, new figures reveal.
It's Provost Leishman as Labour returns to power
Dunfermline football legend Jim Leishman is elected the new Fife Provost as his party Labour takes control of the council.
Scottish band We Were Promised Jetpacks are one of the latest additions to the bill announced for T in the Park today.
'Game, set and match' over cause of Bay contamination
THE danger of radioactive contamination at former military sites such as Donibristle was reported to the Government more than 50 years ago, it has emerged.
EMBATTLED MSP Bill Walker has put down a parliamentary motion at Holyrood praising Dunfermline snooker referee Michaela Tabb, after she officiated at her second world final at the Crucible.
Parents' anger over village school cutback
PARENTS in Culross have responded angrily to the news that the village primary school is set to lose a teacher and its three composite classes will be cut to just two.
Labour set to take power in Fife
After days of wrangling since the local election, Labour today took a huge step to forming the next Fife administration by gaining the backing of independent councillors.
Jim Leishman was elected as councillor for Central Dunfermline as Labour made big gains in the local elections in Fife and are now set to run the council.
West Fife dad dies after crash
TRIBUTES have been paid to an Inverkeithing father-of-two who died after a road accident near Kirkcaldy.
London magazine's Dunfermline joke backfires
'THE Economist' magazine had been slammed for a sneering article which depicts Scotland as a poverty-stricken unemployment blackspot and a cheap jibe about Dunfermline.
Discarded needle was left by council for 18 hours
A DISCARDED syringe, found by worried parents in a busy Dunfermline street where children were playing, was not collected by the council for 18 hours.
Man cleared of murder in call for justice
A WEST Fife man, who served more than 10 years in prison for murder before being cleared, has called for new measures to help miscarriage of justice victims.
Under-fire Walker backs 'recall' sanction for errant MPs
EMBATTLED MSP Bill Walker says he is in favour of moves to allow the removal of politicians who fall foul of the electorate.
Celebrity backing for fire station arts
The plans to turn the former Dunfermline fire station into a creative hub are backed by famous names in the arts.
Wellwood is the place for live music this Saturday night with a great line-up taking to the stage at the Woodstock club.
