Bridge Debate
Consultants refuse to rule out tolls on new crossing 
A TIMETABLE for the construction of the new Forth Bridge has been revealed but there are no guarantees that the bridge – due for completion in 2016 – will be toll free.
When asked about tolls at a media briefing in North Queensferry yesterday (Wednesday) Alan Seywright, of project consultants Jacobs Arup, said, “We can’t speculate at the moment. We are looking into procurement at the moment.”
£50,000 Forth Bridge memorial appeal launched
A MEMORIAL to honour those who died in the construction of the Forth Bridge could be unveiled in time for the 125th anniversary of the laying of the bridge's foundation stone in June.
Desperate scramble for new Forth Road Bridge weather plan
HGV drivers who have been flouting bridge restrictions since the removal of the tolls plaza have been making life a misery for fed-up commuters.
Lorry firms could face bridge fines
FORTH Road Bridge operators will consider imposing financial penalties on the companies whose lorry drivers travel across the bridge despite crossing restrictions in place.
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Motorists braced for more Dunfermline roadworks as Woodmill roundabout repairs get under way
REPAIRS, resurfacing and relining of the mini-roundabout at the junction of Woodmill Road and Linburn Road, Dunfermline, will get under way on Monday.
Web scammers target Fife trading standards officers
DOPEY internet fraudsters have targeted a Fife Council department who deal with email scams.
Culross to star in pioneering podcast
THE first podcast produced by the National Trust for Scotland features West Fife village Culross.
Hundreds queue for new store opening in Dalgety Bay
OLYMPIC hopeful Nick Smith hit the tape first on Monday – but he was opening Asda's new Dalgety Bay store rather than crossing the finishing line. The Aberdour athlete will run in the Olympic trials in Birmingham this weekend.
Online poll to give West Fife's youth a voice
DUNFERMLINE will have a big say in a new drive to help Scotland's youngsters change the world.
Aircraft carrier contract signed at Rosyth
THE contract for the CVF aircraft carriers – the Royal Navy’s biggest ever marine defence project – was signed at Rosyth Dockyard today (Thursday).
Lives put at risk from dirty ambulances
“We wipe down surfaces at the start of the shift and that’s it. Sometimes if jobs are already piling up when you’re starting, it doesn’t even get that."
Crossford heart attack victim saved after collapsing in Picture of Health Club gym
A RETIRED Army man was "clinically dead" after suffering a heart attack during a routine visit to his local gym.
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