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Some festive cheer for retailers
Retailers have received a festive spike in revenue as milder weather than last year has encouraged shoppers out, providing a welcome — in some cases crucial — cash injection. (...)
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Caledonian Sleeper trains get the green light with £100m deal
Sleeper trains from Tayside and Fife to London were spared the axe yesterday after the Scottish Government agreed a £100 million deal. (...)
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Increasing levels of deprivation shock for Fife
An increasing proportion of Scotland's most deprived areas are in Fife, according to grim statistics. (...)
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Tayside elderly hospital readmissions highest in Scotland
Older people in Tayside are more likely to be readmitted to hospital within a month of being discharged than anywhere else in Scotland, according to latest figures. (...)
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NHS Fife faces 'incredibly difficult' fight to cut spending
NHS Fife is struggling to break even as it identifies efficiency savings of £13.5 million. (...)
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Dundee among worst hit as unemployment soars
More than 1,000 people in Dundee are facing the prospect of a second consecutive Christmas on the dole, a report reveals today. (...)
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Rough justice fear amid court closures threat
A plan that could see the closure of dozens of Scottish courts in a bid to slash spending would strike at the heart of local justice, a North East MSP has said. (...)
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First wards make switch to new Victoria Hospital wing
After months of planning and preparation, the new wing at Kirkcaldy's Victoria Hospital is a hive of activity as the first wards make the move into the state-of-the-art surroundings. (...)
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New leader Johann Lamont vows Labour will be party for 'all of Scotland'
New Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont has pledged to look beyond the party's central belt heartland and refocus on areas like Dundee. (...)
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Welfare and benefits reforms pressure increases, says agency
Fife's leading advice and rights agency is under ever-increasing pressure because of welfare reforms, its chief executive has revealed. (...)
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Shop tills see drop from record-breaking years
Thousands of people in Tayside and Fife were out in the city centre for the last full weekend of Christmas shopping. (...)
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Rural 'rip-off' charges warning as online Christmas shopping peaks
Thousands of people in rural Scotland are being charged 'rip-off' prices for delivery when they buy goods online, according to research from Citizens Advice Scotland. (...)
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Radiation contamination shock at DARA in Almondbank
Residents and politicians have expressed their shock at possible radiation being identified at a former military site on the outskirts of Perth. (...)
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St Andrews golf shop Auchterlonies enjoying China trade links
A historic St Andrews golf retailer is enjoying an upturn in business after exploring trade links with China. (...)
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FMC Technologies opens 100m Dunfermline wind turbine — and changes the skyline
FMC Technologies opened a 1.5-megawatt wind turbine at its Dunfermline plant on Wednesday. (...)
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Impact of 'inappropriate' Fife wind turbine near New Gilston
A proposed wind turbine in Fife would have a ''major, significant and adverse'' impact on the landscape, objectors have warned. (...)
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Anger as bid to save Dunfermline D8 bus service fails
A Dunfermline councillor claims Fife Council has rejected residents' pleas to save a local bus service. (...)
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Mixed reception for proposed Scottish electoral boundary changes
Proposed changes to Scotland's UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have provoked a mixture of responses from politicians. (...)
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Shopping centre photography is permitted... within reason
Shoppers in Tayside and Fife should not encounter problems if they wish to photograph their children in local retail centres. (...)
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Dunfermline make a stand on police-free money-spinner
Dunfermline have warned a section of their support to stop standing at games or risk costing the club money. (...)
