Fife Council will be making routine inspections of headstones at Saline Cemetery next week.

Any headstones that need attention will be made safe as sympathetically as possible. In a small number of cases, it might be necessary to fence off larger memorials until they have been inspected by specialist contractors.

Signage alerting people to the inspections will be placed around the cemetery.

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Liz Murphy, Fife Council's Service Manager, Bereavement Services, said: “Fife Council has a duty of care to provide a safe environment in each of our 115 cemeteries and churchyards for both the public who visit them and council staff who work there.

“I'd encourage local people who have kin within this cemetery to get in touch so that we can keep them advised of any remedial work required.

“I'd also urge members of the public to be respectful in and around cemeteries and to report any concerns regarding cemetery safety to Fife Council.”

The safety inspections will begin on Monday, March 25.