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Minimal council rent increase supports ongoing housing improvements

Fife Council has agreed a one-year rent increase of 1.5% for council houses from April 2021 – adding just £1.13 a week to the average rent cost.The same increase will

Published on 26 Feb 2021
Teams across Fife redeployed to tackle potholes

Fife Council has announced steps to address the backlog of pothole repairs across the Kingdom.Councillor Altany Craik, Convener of the Economy Tourism Strategic Planning & Transportation Sub-Committee said: “Every year

Published on 25 Feb 2021
Council tax freeze confirmed for 2021/22

At today's Fife Council meeting (Thursday 25 February), councillors agreed to freeze council tax rates for 2021/22.We recognise the financial pressure many households are under - and additional funding that's

Published on 25 Feb 2021
Fife Council Backs Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2021

Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2021, co-ordinated by Skills Development Scotland, runs 1-5 March, and Fife Council is focusing on the advantages to be gained from an apprenticeship - for individuals, employers

Published on 24 Feb 2021
City Deal Project Provides Vital Support to Fife Families

The Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal’s Intensive Family Support Service is helping families in areas affected by low employment levels and higher poverty rates cope with the

Published on 23 Feb 2021
New Eden Enterprise Hub Set to Boost Start-Up Business in Fife

Letters of intent have been exchanged between Fife Council and the University of St Andrews, marking a step forward for the new Eden Enterprise Hub at the Eden Campus in

Published on 22 Feb 2021
Fife commits over £5million to tackle flooding

Councillors at a meeting of Fife Council’s Policy and Co-ordination Committee agreed the spend which will help improve the way the council responds to flooding emergencies and reduce the impact

Published on 18 Feb 2021
Council thanks residents for continuing to recycle

Fife Council is thanking residents for bearing with them during challenging times after the severe weather disrupted bin collection services.Unfortunately, due to severe weather four consecutive days of waste collection

Published on 17 Feb 2021
InvestFife calls for businesses to represent Fife at Southern Manufacturing 2022

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics, the UK’s most comprehensive annual industrial exhibition, is scheduled to take place in February next year. Three Fife-based businesses are signed up for the exhibition, and

Published on 16 Feb 2021
Avian Flu at Leven

Fife Council's Environmental Health team is supporting the Scottish Government as they deal with a confirmed case of avian influenza. Public health advice is that the risk to human health

Published on 12 Feb 2021
Support on hand at Fife's first Community Testing centre

Fife's first Community Testing centre for those without Covid-19 symptoms has opened at the Maxwell Centre. in Cowdenbeath.For the first time in Fife, mass testing is taking place of those

Published on 12 Feb 2021
Headstone inspections at Tulliallan Cemetery

Fife Council is set to undertake routine safety inspections of headstones in Tulliallan Cemetery from 15th February.Where headstones are found to require attention, the survey team will make safe as

Published on 11 Feb 2021
Landslip at C45 Dura Den

A landslip on the C45 at Dura Den has caused the road to be temporarily closed.Ross Speirs, service manager said: "The landslip resulted in debris falling onto the road. Our

Published on 11 Feb 2021
Council committed to tackling anti-social behaviour

Quicker response times, improved evidence gathering and working directly with communities are amongst proposals made by Fife Council Housing Services to tackle antisocial behaviour throughout the Kingdom.Recommendations have been made

Published on 09 Feb 2021
Tackling flooding and potholes will be big priorities for Fife Council spending

New plans have been set out for capital spending over the next 10 years as part of the council's biennial review.As well as planned expenditure on new schools, care homes,

Published on 09 Feb 2021
Innovative archaeology outreach group recognised by National Awards

The Community Burgh Survey group in Inverkeithing, have met virtually throughout the pandemic. Their hard work has won the Highly Commended in the Marsh Award for community archaeology projects, run

Published on 08 Feb 2021
Fife Council supporting communities as more flood warnings in place

With weather warnings in place, Fife Council is providing advice and reminding everyone about actions that they can take to help protect their property, belongings and their family. For advice

Published on 05 Feb 2021
'Housing Team of the Year' award goes to Fife Council

Fife Council’s Housing Services, Building Services and Business Support teams were celebrating last night after being crowned ‘Housing Team of the Year’ at a special ‘virtual’ awards ceremony at this

Published on 05 Feb 2021
Empty Homes Officer wins national award

Joanne Saurin, a Housing Professional with Fife Council has won the 'outstanding individual' award at the Scottish Empty Homes Conference this week. The judges recognised Joanne for her "amazing work"

Published on 04 Feb 2021
Council Planning Service continues to improve

Members of Fife Council’s Economy, Tourism, Strategic Planning and Transportation Committee are set be briefed on the continued improved performance of the Planning Service over 2019/20, following new Scottish Government

Published on 02 Feb 2021
New Madras on schedule

Despite the covid-19 pandemic the new Madras College in St Andrews is on schedule to welcome staff and pupils after the summer holidays in August.Work on the new school, which

Published on 02 Feb 2021
Fife Council welcomes £475,000 grant from Scottish Government for Inverkeithing Town House Community Hub

The vision to create an accessible and vibrant new community hub in the A listed Inverkeithing Town House will now be possible, thanks to a generous £475,000 grant to Fife

Published on 01 Feb 2021
Make sure you can have your say in the Scottish Parliamentary Elections

With the Scottish Parliamentary Elections still due to go ahead on Thursday 6 May 2021, households across Fife will receive a letter in the next few days which lists people,

Published on 01 Feb 2021
Volunteer Panel Members needed to support Fife's children and young people

Children’s Hearings Scotland (CHS) has launched its biggest ever national campaign to recruit new volunteer Children’s Panel Members to work with children in their local communities, including here in Fife.Panel

Published on 28 Jan 2021
£1.5m to improve safety of community link paths

Almost £1.5m is being spent on the construction of three major multi use paths in Fife. These paths are designed to keep path users away from fast moving traffic, allowing

Published on 27 Jan 2021
Holocaust Memorial Day 2021

Today (Wednesday 27 January) we commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 2021 - marking the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz Birkenau. We also take time to remember the victims of genocide

Published on 27 Jan 2021
Work at Guardbridge Primary progressing well

Work to extend Guardbridge Primary School to give it two extra classrooms is progressing well. As is the refurbishment work to improve the existing parking with dedicated pedestrian access.Due to

Published on 22 Jan 2021
Community workers help to connect North East Fife families

COMMUNITY workers from Fife Council’s Community Learning and Development (CLD) team are braving the winter weather to deliver Chromebooks and mobile internet devices to families across North East Fife.A total

Published on 20 Jan 2021
Traditional heritage skills and training opportunities – Inverkeithing Heritage Regeneration

Would you like to know about heritage tendering opportunities, training, and funded apprenticeships, made possible through the Inverkeithing Heritage Regeneration project?Fife Historic Buildings Trust (FHBT) are holding an open virtual

Published on 20 Jan 2021
Investment in the Kirkcaldy area continues

Fife Council is committed to investing in the Kirkcaldy Area. That was the message from today’s (Tuesday 19 January) Kirkcaldy Area Committee.Members heard that although the 2020 global Covid-19 pandemic

Published on 19 Jan 2021