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Youth charged and two quadbikes seized after collision in Kelty ift.tt/fJB7Wy9

Youth charged and two quadbikes seized after collision in Kelty

A male youth has been charged after two quad bikes were seized by police.

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Fife Council allows garage firm to motor ahead with changes to business ift.tt/L8Yyf9k

Fife Council allows garage firm to motor ahead with changes to business

SB Auto Services had applied for retrospective planning consent to change the use of a warehouse

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Tributes to Fife teacher, 52, who was killed in A92 crash ift.tt/eoJBgqU

Tributes to Fife teacher, 52, who was killed in A92 crash

A man who died after being hit by a car has been named.

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Campaign to back businesses in Fife village during months-long bridge closure ift.tt/4kRGHLZ

Campaign to back businesses in Fife village during months-long bridge closure

Thornton businesses remain open during Network Rail’s Fife Circle electrification works. Fife Council urges shoppers to support local firms amid road closures.

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Military veteran from Cowdenbeath caught with cocaine worth £160,000 ift.tt/TxtoKNW

Military veteran from Cowdenbeath caught with cocaine worth £160,000

“The offences were born out of financial insecurity and debts, which had accumulated."

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Man, 48, killed after being hit by a car ift.tt/S1mnVOz
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Benarty Spooky Walk returns with live scares and creepy characters ift.tt/HpTaOKv

Benarty Spooky Walk returns with live scares and creepy characters

Tickets cost £10 and are available from Orebank Café in Lochore and Brag in Crosshill.

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Fife vehicles are joint worst in Britain for MOT failures last year ift.tt/edwDcxa

Fife vehicles are joint worst in Britain for MOT failures last year

Fife cars were joint worst alongside those with a Dundee postcode for failing their MOT last year.

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Fife board pays tribute with plaque of names of deceased miners ift.tt/w5ndbiF

Fife board pays tribute with plaque of names of deceased miners

Fife's mining history across Bowhill, Dundonald and Cardenden was remembered with a meeting from the heritage board.

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Lochgelly: Family to fundraise for Ronald McDonald House after 233 day stay ift.tt/W5zB3Fy

Lochgelly: Family to fundraise for Ronald McDonald House after 233 day stay

The Ronald McDonald House supported the family while their daughter Lainie was in the Sick Kids.

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Woman who died in Fife crash named as 24-year-old mother of two ift.tt/gHn1h0j

Woman who died in Fife crash named as 24-year-old mother of two

The woman who died in a crash on the A92 earlier this month has been named as 24-year-old Aisha Kempson from Cardenden.

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Police officer helped forge will to get friend bigger payout ift.tt/YhwKuyv

Police officer helped forge will to get friend bigger payout

A police officer who helped forge a will in Fife in a bid to get a bigger payout for a friend from the friend's dead father's will was jailed for 18 months.

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Man, 51, dies after being hit by car in Fife ift.tt/kT2rtIx

Man, 51, dies after being hit by car in Fife

A pedestrian has died after being struck by a car on the A92.

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Council say worn-out road markings leave Main Street parking unenforceable ift.tt/dCjXPJt

Council say worn-out road markings leave Main Street parking unenforceable

Fife Council cannot enforce time-limited and disabled parking bays on Leuchars’ Main Street until worn road markings are restored, councillors warn residents.

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More than 7,200 Fife homes and businesses are now connected to full fibre broadband ift.tt/ElQjVwR

More than 7,200 Fife homes and businesses are now connected to full fibre broadband

More than 7,200 Fife homes and businesses gain full fibre broadband through Scotland’s £600m R100 scheme, delivered by Openreach to remote communities.

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Beath High School guidance teacher wins big at Forth Awards ift.tt/i7rW9pg

Beath High School guidance teacher wins big at Forth Awards

Matthew Crawford won the Best Teacher Award for his commitment to his pupils and their parents.

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North East Fife businesses urged to apply for £5,000 training fund ift.tt/qUNhMmy

North East Fife businesses urged to apply for £5,000 training fund

Eligible North East Fife SMEs can apply for up to £5,000 fully funded training through the Tay Cities SME Skills Fund, delivered by Fife College and support.

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Blank Street coffee shop set to open in St Andrews after planning permission granted ift.tt/zbkO4qB

Blank Street coffee shop set to open in St Andrews after planning permission granted

A BLANK Street coffee shop looks set to open up in St Andrews after planning permission was served up by Fife Council.

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'Boy racer', 59, caught doing doughnuts at children's play area ift.tt/k8pG7S5

'Boy racer', 59, caught doing doughnuts at children's play area

A 59-year-old man was “doing doughnuts” in public park next to a children’s play area.

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Accessorize store in St Andrews moves closer after shopfront plans approved ift.tt/6IjctlC

Accessorize store in St Andrews moves closer after shopfront plans approved

THE opening of an Accessorize store in St Andrews has come a step closer after a planning application was given the green light.

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