3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (602+ words) Proposals for a new pool in Inverkeithing “won’t touch the sides” when it comes to meeting demand. That’s the view of West Fife Aquatics, a group that represents swimming clubs and “everyone who wants to improve their life by getting…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (562+ words) This round-up of claims has been compiled by Full Fact, the UK’s independent fact checking charity which works to give people access to reliable information they can trust. Fake images of Portsmouth small boats protest shared online Two images which…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (390+ words) FIFE residents have been told there is no clear timetable for the £2 bus fare cap to reach the area. The Scottish Government has announced that the fare cap will be rolled out across Strathclyde this year. However, no date has…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (472+ words) Abuse of RNLI volunteers is “wholly unacceptable in a civilised society”, the charity’s chief executive has said following anti-migrant demonstrations at the weekend. Peter Sparkes said recent protests had “generated deliberate misinformation and a misunderstanding” about the charity, and condemned…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (485+ words) AN SNP councillor has slammed the outgoing convener of Fife Council’s education scrutiny committee for not resigning immediately after she switched to the Labour party. Councillor Kathleen Leslie – who announced she had left the Conservative party and joined Labour in…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (422+ words) The Belgian Football Association (RBFA) says it cannot support Gianni Infantino being re-elected as FIFA president, citing the Folarin Balogun case in which it remains involved. United States striker Balogun was cleared to play in a World Cup last-16 match…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (491+ words) Russian attacks have killed four people in Ukraine overnight, as Moscow and Kyiv await the arrival of US envoys to begin a new push for peace. It is hoped the planned visit by Steve Witkoff and US president Donald Trump’s…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (430+ words) Andrew Carnegie’s birthplace cottage, Pittencrieff Park and other historic Dunfermline sites are to be digitally preserved after a £40,620 grant from America. The Carnegie Dunfermline Trust has secured the money from the US Department of State’s Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (238+ words) FIFE Council is to look into possible parking restrictions on an Aberdour street to help alleviate traffic issues. Local councillor David Barratt raised a motion at Wednesday’s meeting of South and West Area Committee asking for something to be done…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (985+ words) An apparent culture of fear within a body set up to deal with Northern Ireland’s past was found by reviewers – and concerns were mainly raised by women, it can be revealed. A review of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and…...