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Fife among improved areas as Scotland's alcohol-specific deaths figure falls ift.tt/PWMEHsz

Fife among improved areas as Scotland's alcohol-specific deaths figure falls

Fife alcohol-specific deaths fell 24 to 66 in 2025, while Scotland recorded a 3 drop.

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Kirkcaldy records 287 deliberate fires in a year, figures reveal ift.tt/gYIFDxT

Kirkcaldy records 287 deliberate fires in a year, figures reveal

ALMOST 300 deliberate fires were recorded across the Kirkcaldy area in the last year, figures have revealed.

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Kirkcaldy councillors warn illegal e-bikes and e-scooters are ‘getting out of hand’ ift.tt/VTvCbl4

Kirkcaldy councillors warn illegal e-bikes and e-scooters are ‘getting out of hand’

ILLEGAL e-bikes and e-scooters are becoming one of Kirkcaldy’s biggest antisocial behaviour problems.

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Just five people responsible for 331 shoplifting crimes ift.tt/C2NR06Z

Just five people responsible for 331 shoplifting crimes

POLICE are targeting Kirkcaldy’s most prolific shoplifters as officers try to break a cycle of repeat offending amid a sharp rise in retail crime.

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Kirkcaldy streets set for new 20mph limits as councillors approve plans ift.tt/M7fbXw3

Kirkcaldy streets set for new 20mph limits as councillors approve plans

TWENTY will be plenty on an array of Kirkcaldy streets after councillors approved to move forward with plans which will see speed limits reduced across the town.

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Fife family charity benefits from major charitable foundation grant ift.tt/ow9zW6Q

Fife family charity benefits from major charitable foundation grant

A charity has received a major funding boost to help strengthen family bonds and create lasting memories.

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Two men charged after car crashes into gas box ift.tt/S8p5gUV

Two men charged after car crashes into gas box

Two men were arrested and charged after a crash involving one car was reported in Ballingry on Tuesday evening.

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Fife businesses invited to explore future workforce solutions ift.tt/jypcb9h

Fife businesses invited to explore future workforce solutions

Fife Business Week 2026: employers can explore recruitment, apprenticeships and upskilling at Building Tomorrow’s Workforce Today in Dunfermline on November 5.

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Fife families urged to keep Hallowe'en guising tradition alive ift.tt/3TNlHRb

Fife families urged to keep Hallowe'en guising tradition alive

Fife families urged to revive Hallowe'en guising as Aldi Scotland research finds 65 per cent say tradition is fading and 48 per cent fear children are missing out locally.

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Plans for 19 homes on former Anstruther school site approved ift.tt/80Wzp96

Plans for 19 homes on former Anstruther school site approved

PLANS to create 19 new homes on the site of a former Fife school are set to progress after planning consent was granted.

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Death of Fife man leading canyoning experience's was "preventable" ift.tt/hEeDWXC

Death of Fife man leading canyoning experience's was "preventable"

A Fatal Accidents Inquiry (FAI) l has found that the death of 39 year-old man Ruaridh Stevenson at Dollar Glen during a canyoning experience was preventable.

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Tributes paid to beloved Cardenden mum, 25, who died on holiday in Albania centralfifetimes.com/news/26…

Tributes paid to beloved Cardenden mum, 25, who died on holiday in Albania

Tributes have been paid to Cardenden mum Ferne King, 25, who died while on holiday in Albania.

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Lochgelly Raceway: Buller wins Hotrods Scottish title at Raceway ift.tt/xhbrsMf

Lochgelly Raceway: Buller wins Hotrods Scottish title at Raceway

William Buller wins the Scottish 2L Hotrod title at wet Lochgelly Raceway, while Barry Stephen and Bryan Forrest claim National Hotrods and Superstox hat-tricks.

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Hundreds attend Fife Funders' Fayre as third sector event hailed a success ift.tt/QoV8vKR

Hundreds attend Fife Funders' Fayre as third sector event hailed a success

Fife Funders’ Fayre on October 14 brought hundreds to Kirkcaldy, connecting charities and community groups with funders, advice and support.

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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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