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Lower Largo confident its 300-year link to Robinson Crusoe is not threatened by new book

Evidence disputing that a Fife mariner was the inspiration for Robinson Crusoe has been cast adrift in the village where he was born. (...)


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Dumbarnie Links beach warning is a bummer for would-be naturists

A popular Fife beach has been declared a no-go area for nudity after it was wrongly billed as a haven for naturists. (...)


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Outraged Largo and Lundin Links voters may spoil ballots over boundaries

Voters in a Fife community excluded from the constituency with which it has historic links will show their anger in the ballot box next week. (...)


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Robinson Crusoe park launched in Elie

An adventure park celebrating Fife's links with the world's most famous fictional castaway has set sail. (...)


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Largo churches' Bible readathon sets Scots record

Two Fife churches have read all 1189 chapters of the King James Bible in a week — setting a Scottish record. (...)


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Churches passing the baton on bible readathon

Two Fife churches have launched their bid to become the first in Scotland to read the entire King James Bible in a week. (...)


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Fife kirks team up for Easter Bible-reading challenge

The run-up to Easter in two Fife kirks will feature an 80-hour bid to read the Bible from cover to cover. (...)


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Short film BAFTA for Paul 'Fife for Life' Wright

A Fife man was among the big winners at Sunday's star-studded BAFTA awards. (...)


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'Daniel Defoe' rescued from Cramond Island in Forth

There was an element of Robinson Crusoe when a man named as Daniel Defoe was rescued by the coastguard after becoming stranded at Cramond Island with his female partner. (...)


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Praise for Perthshire health staff in face of adversity

A Fife nurse braved a 10-hour journey to get to work at Perth's Murray Royal Hospital during the big freeze. (...)


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Fearless Fifer Gordon Shaw wants to row to the North Pole

Going to the North Pole in a rowing boat is not most people's idea of fun, but that is exactly what one fearless Fifer plans to do next year. (...)


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Damage blamed for closure of Drumbarnie Links access

Anti-social behaviour has forced Fife Council to stop vehicles accessing a popular beauty spot via a long-established right of way. (...)


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Abandoned dalmatian was left in peril

The Scottish SPCA has appealed for information after a dog was abandoned in Lower Largo after apparently being ejected from a car on Sunday morning. (...)


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Saving Robinson Crusoe's island

Robinson Crusoe Island — formerly Isla Mas a Tierra — was where Fife sailor Alexander Selkirk survived in solitude for more than four years, inspiring Daniel Defoe to write his famous novel. Earlier this year the island was struck by a tsunami that swept away the island's only school. Now those near Selkirk's hometown of Lower Largo are being urged to contribute to the rebuilding effort. (...)


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Forth dinghy boys lucky to be alive

Two young boys were lucky to be alive after they were blown out to sea on inflatable dinghies off the Fife coast. (...)


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