Bygone

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  1873 - Dunfermline Orchestral Society

  Dunfermline Orchestral Society was instituted.

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  1872 - Flood damage

  Damage estimated at £2200 was caused by flooding after a torrential downpour on 26th August. –

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  1871 - Population of town and parish, 23,116

  The King Robert the Bruce Lodge of the Order of Foresters, and the Bruce Lodge, No 280 of the IOGT, were instituted.

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  1870 - Messrs May & Robertson"s steam-power

  Messrs May & Robertson"s steam-power weaving factory erected in Foundry Street.

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  1869 - 'The Clashin" Wives o" Pittencrieff'

  'The Clashin" Wives o" Pittencrieff' and other original songs by David Fleming, published by A Romanes Press Office.

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  1868 - Castleblair steam-power weaving factory

  Castleblair steam-power weaving factory was erected.

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  1867 - Alexander"s power-loom

  J & T Alexander"s power-loom factory in Damside Street was opened.

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  1866 - Co-op foundation stone laid

  Mr Joseph Noel Paton was this year appointed Her Majesty"s Limner for Scotland. (He was knighted in 1867.)

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• 1865 - Bothwell steam-power weaving factory
• 1864 - Town drainage scheme
• 1863 - The New Cemetery opened
• 1862 - Chalmers Street Church completed
• 1861 - Dunfermline Co-operative Society inaugurated
• 1860 - St Leonard"s Schools were erected.
• 1859 - 'Conservation in Fife has fought its last battle and is dead.'

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• News

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  Published: 18th March, 2010 06:50am

  £1m to help West Fife blitz the boozers

  

  JIM Tolson MSP is supporting a new £1 million initiative to help alcohol abusers in West Fife to get off the demon drink and confront an increasing problem.

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  Published: 17 Mar 2010 11:37

  Ten-man Pars too good for Raith

  Pars earn a hard-fought win over local rivals Raith despite playing most of the match with just ten men after the sending off of Steven Bell.

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  Published: 16 Mar 2010 13:47 (2)

  Bins lifted in Inverkeithing - by 'rubbish' thieves

  PUZZLED police in Inverkeithing are hunting rubbish thieves - who stole a number of blue wheelie bins over the weekend.

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  Published: 15 Mar 2010 14:56 (3)

  Drugs worth more than £250,000 seized in police raids

  ILLEGAL drugs worth more than £250,000 were seized after Fife police swooped on 12 addresses on Friday.

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  Published: 15 Mar 2010 14:28 (3)

  Fears grow for missing Dunfermline man

  Robert Kyle last seen walking onto the Forth Road Bridge earlier this month

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  Last updated: 11 Mar 2010 08:57 (2)

  Motorbike blogger films West Fife mini-tours

  A FIFE video logger is offering a YouTube motorbike tour of Rosyth - using a camera attached to his helmet.

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  Published: 11 Mar 2010 07:35 (38)

  Randy youths in Dalgety Bay car park sex sessions

  RANDY youths have been causing Dalgety Bay residents sleepless nights with late-night sex in a car park.