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Dunfermline and Forth Bridge star in new video of Scotland's heritage
DUNFERMLINE takes centre stage in a new Historic Environment Scotland (HES) campaign to showcase the best of our heritage. The video features Abbot House, the Carnegie library and art galleries, the Abbey and the Alhambra Theatre, as well as the
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Fife Ballet Company brings together top young dancers to perform The Nutcracker
Fife Ballet Company coach Alice Mackinnon is bringing together some of the top ballet dancers in the local community to perform a classical rendition of The Nutcracker this Christmas. Dancers auditioned to earn a spot in the company in July, and
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Hannah makes a dash for it to raise funds for children's charity
NINE-YEAR-OLD Hannah Downie has raised over £370 for Cash4Kids thanks to her efforts in Sunday's Santa Dash. She was just one of many to raise funds for charity at the event in Dunfermline, which took place ahead of the switch on of the Christmas
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Acrobay stars shine at European championships
A TRIO of talented gymnasts from a West Fife club have proven themselves to be amongst the best on the continent after securing a top five European finish. Molly McHale, Daisy Campbell and Nephele Idehen, who are all members of Acrobay Gymnastics
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Dunfermline takeaway named best fish 'n' chips takeaway in the South East
A Dunfermline takeaway has been crowned the best Fish 'n' Chips takeaway of the year in the South East. Gennaro’s Fish Bar won the prize in The Scottish Takeaway Awards 2023. The business was also a finalist in the best chippy East category
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Talents open studio doors to public for annual showcase
IN-HOUSE talent at Fire Station Creative are set to open their doors this weekend for their annual Open Studios event. This is the seventh opportunity the public will have had to explore the iconic listed building in Dunfermline since it re-opened
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Freedom From Fear Campaign raises awareness at Tesco Fire Station store
Members of the shop workers' union have been raising awareness of violence and abuse directed at shop staff - and calling for greater respect. USDAW set up a Freedom from Fear campaign stall at Dunfermline’s Tesco Fire Station as part of Respect
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Dunfermline pupils made up with Glamcandy-run course
GROUPS of Dunfermline schoolchildren have been made up with special courses being put on in classrooms across Fife. Glamcandy has been offering SQA accredited makeup classes at Queen Anne, Woodmill and St Columba's High Schools which have seen
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Pupils in Inverkeithing attend oot and aboot community cook out
Students took part in a “oot and aboot community cook out” at Inverkeithing High School - and talked about some important messages at the same time. The event saw young people have fun outside while a barbecue, hot drinks, and smores were on offer
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Link Church continues to support community with free warm winter coats
Free warm winter coats are available to collect later today for those who need them. Link Church are offering people the chance to come in and see what coats are available from 4-6.30pm today. Coats can be collected from 39 Priory Lane, Dunfermline
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Firm helping to create a new flock of sheep has plans to expand
IT looks like they'll be counting more sheep near Hillend if a firm's plans get the go-ahead. Work on the 3 Bridges Vets site at Fordell Firs was only completed in January of this year and now they've outlined expansion plans. If their application
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Former apprentices step out on new careers at Mossmorran
TWO former apprentices from the Fife Ethylene Plant are reaping the rewards of their hard work after being taken on as permanent members of staff at the Mossmorran plant. Ben Sharp and Kyle Petersen, both 22, recently secured posts as Instrument
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Award-winning intern saved Fife College's cycle hire initiative
ENTERPRISING Elena Marburger saved a college's cycle hire initiative by creating a user-friendly website - and the talented intern has been rewarded by winning a major national award. The 24-year-old, who was campus cycling officer for Cycling
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Inverkeithing Primary School receives huge donation of books from bookseller
Better World Books has donated enough books for all 350 children at a Fife primary school. Inverkeithing Primary School held a book giveaway on Friday, November 17 for pupils to choose one free book each. All 350 children got to choose a book that
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Anger management as Nazareth agent Lucky brings his Rage to PJ Molloys
NAZARETH'S agent is bringing almost 40 years of Rage to Dunfermline - and he couldn't be happier about it. Vassilios 'Lucky' Maniatopoulos has been looking after the band for 10 years but he's also the drummer in a German power metal group that's
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Man, 38, due in court after incident in Dunfermline
A MAN is due to appear in court today (Tuesday) after an incident in Dunfermline yesterday evening. A heavy police presence was spotted in Gilfillan Road in Touch and man was later arrested and charged. A Police Scotland spokesperson said
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Rosyth dockyard operator capitalises on surge in global defence spending
Rosyth Dockyard operator Babcock International has recorded a surge in profits. The company, which is a significant employer in Scotland, employing over 3,100 people at Rosyth and Faslane, grew core profits by £33 million, to £154.4 million in
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Man jailed after slashing woman's face with knife
A Dunfermline man slashed a woman on the face with a knife during a drugs session. Derek Bryce, 37, a prisoner at Perth, appeared for sentencing at Dunfermline Sheriff Court. He admitted that on January 20 at Headwell Avenue, Dunfermline, he