STAGECOACH East Scotland has announced it will offer direct services to Fife Leisure Park from next week.

The X24, X26 and X27 services will now stop off at the leisure park meaning journeys will be available from Kincardine, Dunfermline, Halbeath Park and Ride, Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes, Cupar, St Andrews and Dundee.

The operator says the decision follows feed back from customers and employees.

The improved services, which come into effect on Monday, aim to give local communities new options for employment and leisure, with buses running every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday and hourly on Sundays.

To celebrate the changes, Stagecoach are holding a family fun day at Fife Leisure Park on Saturday, February 29 from 10am until 2pm.

The event will be hosted by Kingdom FM and the team will be giving out freebies, hosting games with great prizes and also the chance to win a share of £1000.

Douglas Robertson, Managing Director, Stagecoach East Scotland said: “This is a welcome change to our existing Express services.

"We hope that by serving Fife Leisure Park, the local communities can enjoy another leisure option with friends or family whilst also helping those currently employed at the leisure park and those who may look to the area for employment in future.

"We look forward to welcoming you to our celebrations on February 29.”

The full timetables can be found at stagecoachbus.com or on the Stagecoach app.