Kirkcaldy News
£5.6 million - the cost of winter in the Kingdom
8th Jul 2010THE TOTAL cost of Fife's winter maintenance following this year's big freeze was £5.6m.
Kirkcaldy's festival of fun!
8th Jul 2010THE NEW Lang Toun Lad and Lass helped to make this year's Beveridge Park Festival a roaring success.
A summer to enjoy for Kirkcaldy youngsters
8th Jul 2010A £65,000 programme of summer events kicked off in Kirkcaldy on Friday.
More patrols as Fife police target drink drivers
8th Jul 2010A SUMMER safety campaign has been launched in Fife to crackdown on those who drive after taking drink or drugs.
Kirkcaldy girl's shock at living with 80st family
8th Jul 2010A KIRKCALDY woman received a stern wake-up call about her weight, after taking part in a BBC3 documentary.
Report claims Mercat plan is '639 parking spaces short'
8th Jul 2010AN OBJECTION to the Mercat extension plans has been received from transport consultants who say there is a shortfall in the number of proposed parking spaces.
£1m for new council houses in KIrkcaldy
8th Jul 2010NORTH Kirkcaldy will be the site of a new council housing development after the local authority secured funding from the Scottish Government.
Anger as asylum decision delayed six months
8th Jul 2010AN ASYLUM seeker will have to wait another six months before finding out if he can stay in Kirkcaldy for good.
Fife Police unveil strategy to beat crime gangs
8th Jul 2010A FOCUSED crackdown on serious organised crime in Fife has slashed the number of gangs by more than half in the past year.
From pupil to headteacher at Balwearie
8th Jul 2010BALWEARIE High's new headteacher is hoping to continue the success the school has enjoyed in recent years.
School trophy in memory of fallen Kirkcaldy soldier
8th Jul 2010A KIRKCALDY pupil has become the first recipient of a special trophy in memory of a local Black Watch soldier.
Police probe Kirkcaldy fire death
1st Jul 2010POLICE have launched an investigation into the cause of a house fire which left a Kirkcaldy man dead.
Ostlers Way location for new 48-bed care home in Kirkcaldy
1st Jul 2010A NEW 48-bed residential care home is set to be built in Kirkcaldy.
Wedding chaos after Kirkcaldy hotel's music ban
1st Jul 2010A NEWLYWED Kirkcaldy couple claim their wedding day was almost ruined after a music ban was slapped on a town hotel.
Kirkcaldy gallery hosts major McTaggart exhibition
1st Jul 2010KIRKCALDY Museum and Art Gallery is set to launch a major exhibition celebrating the work of another leading Scottish arist.
'Business as usual' as work starts on Kirkcaldy town centre
1st Jul 2010KIRKCALDY High Street will remain open for business as usual throughout an upcoming major redevelopment.
Fun-packed Beveridge Park Festival
1st Jul 2010THE new Lang Toun Lad and Lass, Reece Inches and Casey McCallum, are revving up for one of the best Beveridge Park Festivals ever.
D-Day for Kishor in asylum bid
1st Jul 2010FRIDAY is D-Day for a Nepalese asylum seeker who is hoping for a final reprieve to stay in Kirkcaldy for good.
Kirkcaldy mum takes on health board in childrens' care row
1st Jul 2010A KIRKCALDY mum has hit out at NHS Fife over its handling of treatment for her children, who suffer from a rare hereditary medical condition.
Row over Lochgelly estate access
1st Jul 2010A LOCAL councillor has blasted a Fife developer for breaking a series of commitments to residents in Lochgelly.