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More than 40 jobs saved at West Fife hotel
A NEW owner is found for the Queensferry Hotel, 40-plus jobs are secured and £3 millon will be invested.
Video and interview. Liverpool's SOUND OF GUNS are in Dunfermline tonight for a one-off Scottish date.
Fat cats at Fife House: austerity, what austerity?
THE age of pay austerity has not yet hit the pockets of the top brass at Fife Council, as is clear from new figures from the Taxpayers Alliance.
Dunfermline band's festival date
VIDEO: Dunfermline band The Moon Kids travel south for a festival date main stage at the Mighty Boof, Whitehaven alongside The Enemy, Sound of Guns and The View.
Council under fire over Dunfermline roadworks
FIFE Council has come under fire from frustrated motorists and residents after a year of roadworks around one of Dunfermline's busiest junctions.
MP's Rosyth nuclear waste storage concerns
MP THOMAS Docherty has asked Babcock to spell out any plans it has for nuclear submarine radioactive waste storage at Rosyth.
Banking jobs boost for West Fife
There are 60 new jobs coming to West Fife as part of a shake-up at Lloyds Banking Group.
Fab Four forever - Bootlegs keeping the magic alive
The Bootleg Beatles return to Dunfermline this weekend.
£130,000 "wasted" on unused City Chambers kitchen
AS West Fife's council services face unprecedented cutbacks, including school closures and possible reductions in teaching hours, splashing out £130,000 on a state-of-the-art kitchen at the City Chambers has been branded a "complete waste of money".
When Sir Alex came back to Dunfermline.....
It was a great night of reminiscence when Sir Alex Ferguson came back to Dunfermline for a charity night at the Alhambra in August 2011. An audience of football fans, including Gordon Brown and then Scotland boss Craig Levein, were regaled by stories from throughout his glittering career, including of course as a young player in Dunfermline. Here's the Press report from then.
QMH sends boy to the Vic - for stitches!
THE QUEEN MARGARET HOSPITAL'S minor injuries unit has been accused of lacking the most basic equipment and at times being unable to carry out straightforward procedures like stitching cuts.
Taskforce set up after collapse of Scottish Coal
THE protection of communities from potential hazards such as flooding from disused opencast sites should take priority in the aftermath of Scottish Coal's collapse, says Fife Council leader Alex Rowley.
LIVE TONIGHT: Ricky Ross spoke to Gary Fitzpatrick ahead of his solo gig at the Carnegie Hall.
The Youth and Young's Scottish tour
VIDEO: Dunfermline/Edinburgh band The Youth and Young, formed just six months ago, are about to embark on a tour of Scotland this week.
Deadline for High Street entrepreneurs
THE deadline is looming for a competition which sets Scotland's young entrepreneurs the challenge of breathing new life into Dunfermline High Street with the chance of winning a £10,000 prize.
In a hole - what now for West Fife coal sites?
CONCERNS have grown over the future of the controversial opencast site at Blair House, near Oakley, where work has ground to a halt, perhaps permanently.
Tesco insist Dunfermline centre store will still go ahead
TESCO has dismissed speculation that it would ditch its long-delayed plans for a store in Dunfermline city centre in the wake of recent dire results.
VOTE: Plans to shorten the school day in Fife
WEST Fife pupils could soon be spending less time in the classroom as a result of a shake-up in the school week. Vote in our online poll now.
Dunfermline band Garrison are back together 20 years after they split and finding new fans around the world via YouTube.
