Tragedy as pedestrian dies after collision with Ford Focus on local road
A pedestrian has died after a collision on a local road.
Fife
Cops stopped knife rampage in local street after running man over with police van
A man who took a cocktail of Class A drugs before going on a knife rampage only stopped trying to stab officers when they ran him over with a police car and battered him with batons, a court heard today.
Ethan, 17, dead and two teens ‘critical’ after crash on way to local football game
A 17-year-old footballer has died after a horror crash yesterday.
Dundee brothers jailed after leading police on high-speed chase over Tay Road Bridge
Two brothers who led police on an early-morning, high-speed chase over the Tay Road Bridge have been jailed.
Local libraries owed £160,000 in fines
Fife libraries are owed £160,764 in fines, including one penalty for a book borrowed more than 24 years ago.
Local council scraps burial and cremation charges for under-18 deaths
Parents who suffer the tragedy of losing a child no longer face the added burden of burial or cremation fees.
Local man, 62, in court accused of stalking neighbours and ‘pouring concrete on their land’
A man has been charged with stalking his neighbours for over more than a year in a bizarre campaign of harassment.
Burlesque star brings to show to local area
An award-winning international burlesque star from Fife is providing St Andrews with some extra glitz and glamour next month – despite a number of venues branding her show “too risqué”.
‘Prolific offender’ who raped and sexually abused kids jailed
A man has been jailed for ten years after admitting to the sexual assault of boys and a girl over a 33-year period.
Local woman who ‘hobbled’ pet dog banned from keeping animals for ten years
An animal charity has hit out at a local woman who neglected three pet dogs.
‘Increasing concern’ for safety of Cameron, 16, after disappearing near local college
Police say they are growing "increasingly concerned" as to the whereabouts of a local teenager who disappeared two days ago.
£350m Tay Cities Deal delayed after devastating Dundee Michelin announcement
The Tay Cities Deal is being delayed in the wake of the forthcoming job losses at Michelin.
Council’s funding of local fireworks display criticised
A local council has been accused of acting as if it really does have public money to burn by spending more than £8,500 on Friday night’s spectacular fireworks display in Glenrothes.
Vandals smash up local school garden four times in one month
Vandals have targeted an outdoor garden area at a Fife primary school four times in the space of just one month.
Local college to offer courses at high school after their withdrawal
Courses are to be offered at Cupar’s secondary school by Fife College following its withdrawal from the town.
No cars on High Street and parking charges will stay, says council
Councillors will not look at reopening Kirkcaldy High Street to traffic or scrapping parking fees as a way of transforming the town centre’s fortunes.
Row at plans to stop locals ‘walking into’ recycling facilities
A move to stop people from walking into Fife’s household waste recycling centres has prompted a call for a more “measured” approach.
Local residents demand answers after street lights go out for two months
Residents in Newport-on-Tay are urging power company bosses to explain why they were left in the dark for almost two months.
Increase in local fire incidents
Angus and Fife experienced a rise in fire incidents last year.
Man still ‘critical’ after being found seriously injured in Fife on Sunday morning
A man found seriously injured in Fife in the early hours of Sunday morning remains in serious condition.