DUNFERMLINE have announced that Friday's Fife derby is off because of COVID-19. In a statement released this afternoon, the club said that they had suffered a "transmission of Covid into our football bubble" and that they cannot fulfill the game
A WOMAN told a murder trial how she discovered the body of a man hours after seeing him alive and looking “very chilled” at a social gathering in Dunfermline. Louise Anderson, 42, said she called the police after finding Christopher Cowie lying
DUNFERMLINE Cycling Club are hopeful of hosting an event in memory of Craig Hardie when Covid-19 restrictions are eased. Craig, whose funeral was held on Friday after a five-month cancer battle (see pages 34-35), was a long-time member in addition
THE benefits of reopening the Dunfermline to Alloa train line will be highlighted at a virtual public meeting tomorrow (Thursday). Fife MSP Mark Ruskell will host the session from 7pm and discuss the Green Party’s proposed £22bn Rail for All Programme
TOMORROW'S Dunfermline Press brings you the heartbreaking story of a brave young Dunfermline mum given just months to live "completely humbled” by a fundraiser to help her husband and two young sons. While desperately sad to read and report on,
Nicola Sturgeon last week outlined Scotland’s new route-map out of lockdown. Addressing MSPs in Holyrood, the First Minister revealed framework for a return to a tiered approach to restrictions – much like that seen before the current lockdown
A 51-YEAR-OLD man who ignored a court ban on him being in contact with any child has been jailed. Tony Williamson had been invited to the home of a woman who had her 11-year-old there at the time. The woman was unaware of the court order preventing
A DRUNK driver, six times over the limit, was brought to a halt by an HGV driver on the M90 near Dunfermline. The lorry driver blocked Rafal Pawelkiewicz, who was heavily-intoxicated after a drinking session in Edinburgh. The Rosyth Dockyard
AMAZON are stepping up their safety measures after an unspecified number of workers tested positive for COVID-19 at their fulfilment centre in Dunfermline. The company confirmed yesterday (Wednesday) that some staff are self-isolating and they're
A 21-YEAR-OLD man caused a disturbance at the home of his former partner. Then, after leaving, he headbutted a door and climbed onto the roof of an adjacent shop where he continued to shout to his ex-girlfriend. Callum Nicholson, 21, of North
In this week’s trip down West Fife’s Memory Lane we look at the area between the top of Dunfermline Public Park and Halbeath Road. The first two postcards show Couston Street. According to J. M. Webster’s book ‘Dunfermline Abbey’ Couston Street
TWO kind-hearted youngsters from Kelty have combined staying active to help get through lockdown by putting in the miles to raise more than £2,000 for charity. Daisy Hobbs and pal Amy Butchart, who are in P6/7 at Kelty Primary School, raised around
THE A985 was closed in both directions at Limekilns following a road-traffic accident this morning (Wednesday). The Press understands that the incident, involving two cars, took place just off the B9156 junction for Dunfermline at around 7.40am
DRIVERS have been warned to expect major disruption for three weeks when work begins on the A92 later this month. Essential maintenance is planned for the A92 Lochgelly Overbridge with work set to get under way on March 15 and is expected to be
AN ESTIMATED 2900 people in Fife are problem drug users. The figures examined by members of the Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board on Friday revealed that the number of drug related deaths rose to 81 in 2019 compared to 64 the previous
WORK to provide second coronavirus vaccinations will start on health care staff in the coming weeks. A total of 95,000 people in Fife have already received their first jabs. Members of Fife's Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board were
