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Workmen's roundabout error has been driving Tayport motorists round the bend
Fife Council has ordered repairs after bungling workmen laid a mini-roundabout on the outskirts of Tayport in the wrong place. (...)
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Councillors claim vulnerable residents are being let down by Fife's use of private care staff
Vulnerable Fifers are being failed by private home care companies at weekends, it has been claimed. (...)
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Kirkcaldy man demands apology after winning three-year social care bill fight
A disabled Kirkcaldy man who refused to pay a bill for home care he claimed he did not receive has won his three-year fight with the council. (...)
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'Too many unanswered questions' over Netherlea Hospital, claims councillor
A councillor has blasted the decision to axe a Newport hospital. (...)
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Supporters make last-ditch plea for Netherlea Hospital
Health chiefs have been urged to postpone a decision on the future of Netherlea Hospital in the face of community opposition. (...)
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Friends of Netherlea Hospital hand over 1,200-name petition demanding it stays open
A petition featuring the signatures of more than 1,200 people opposing the closure of Netherlea Hospital has been handed over to health chiefs. (...)
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Councillors decide blocking housing for one squirrel would be nuts
A recommendation to refuse a housing development because the proposed site is home to a red squirrel was ridiculed by councillors this week. (...)
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Newport's Netherlea Hospital seems certain to close following review
A hospital that cares for elderly patients will almost certainly be recommended for closure this year, The Courier understands. (...)
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Privatisation 'only option on the table' for Fife's care homes — councillor
The row over Fife Council's plans to privatise all 10 of its care homes shows no signs of abating after an opposition councillor rubbished the suggestion they could be taken over by the voluntary sector. (...)
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Scottish Government rejects 'Trojan horse' housing proposal for Wormit
Controversial plans which would have led to a population explosion in Wormit have been thrown out by a Scottish Government reporter. (...)
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Newport's Netherlea Hospital subject of region's in-patient review
A Fife hospital that cares for elderly patients may become a casualty of changes to the region's health service. (...)
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Late bid to block Fife Council's care homes plan defeated
A last-ditch bid to stop the privatisation of care homes in Fife failed as the council approved measures to help plug a £127 million gap in its capital investment plan. (...)
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Alex Salmond accused of sending mixed messages on role of private care home providers
Alex Salmond's personal backing of the decision to privatise Fife Council's care homes shows the Scottish Government has "no clear strategy" on the subject, Labour leader Iain Gray has claimed. (...)
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Southern Cross crisis should inform council care home plans
A major financial crisis at one of the UK's biggest care home providers should act as a "stark warning" to Fife Council over its plans to privatise provision, it has been claimed. (...)
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Tay Road Bridge recorded winds of nearly 110mph
Winds on the Tay Road Bridge reached an eye-watering speed of almost 110mph during the height of last week's stormy weather, it has emerged. (...)
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'Active' lung cancer treatment disparity causes concern in Fife
New figures which appear to show Scottish lung cancer patients face a treatment "postcode lottery" have sparked concern in Fife. (...)
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Balmullo angry at GP surgery's medicine dispensary ban
A Fife community has reacted with fury and dismay after a ruling that will ban their local GP surgery from dispensing medicines. (...)
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Fife Council carrying out £30,000 repairs to Wormit road resurfaced just months ago
Fife Council is having to carry out repairs to make a Wormit road safe, just months after paying a private firm to resurface it. (...)
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6400 north Fife potholes repaired since January
A staggering total of more than 6400 potholes have been repaired in north Fife since January. (...)
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Councillors block plans for student flat complex in St Andrews
The building of a new complex of flats for more than 60 students in central St Andrews has been prevented by local councillors. (...)
