Raith Rovers 0 Livingston 1: Barr to progress for Raith
Raith Rovers missed a chance to lift themselves off the bottom of the First Division table with a home defeat to Livingston. (...)
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No rethink despite huge cost of transferring Typhoons to Lossiemouth
Transferring Typhoons from RAF Leuchars in Fife to Lossiemouth will have a one-off cost of over £40m and then an extra £10m a year. (...)
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Community council presses for RAF Leuchars answers after Liam Fox resignation
Campaigners in Leuchars are urging shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy to heap pressure on Liam Fox's replacement as questions over the decision to close Fife's historic RAF base remain unanswered. (...)
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Sir Menzies Campbell demands RAF Leuchars rethink in wake of Liam Fox resignation
Sir Menzies Campbell has urged the coalition's new defence secretary to reconsider the axing of RAF Leuchars. (...)
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Leuchars Community Council's ex-RAF chairman sends symbol of cowardice to defence secretary
Lobbyists against the closure of RAF Leuchars have sent Defence Secretary Liam Fox four white feathers. (...)
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Sir Menzies Campbell asks Commons defence committee to investigate RAF Leuchars closure
A senior MP has called for a powerful House of Commons committee to probe the controversial decision to close RAF Leuchars. (...)
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RAF Leuchars task force says it won't tolerate period of decline
The transition task force overseeing the RAF's departure from Leuchars said it won't accept a fallow period for the local economy. (...)
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SEPA starts work to find source of radioactive particles on Dalgety Beach
Work to identify the source of radioactive particles on Dalgety Bay beach has started. (...)
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Defence cuts: Military analyst warns Britain is losing world power status
The UK will no longer be a world power once cuts to the armed forces are completed, a senior military analyst has claimed. (...)
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Residents' Action Force Leuchars voice concerns to cabinet
Members of the Residents' Action Force Leuchars have hit out at "continued uncertainty" over the future of the air base. (...)
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Criticising lack of consultation over moving army to HMS Caledonia in Rosyth
Rosyth SNP councillor Douglas Chapman has hit out at the lack of local consultation over the UK Government's decision to base part of the Royal Regiment of Scotland at HMS Caledonia. (...)
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Defence secretary Liam Fox defends decision to close RAF Leuchars
Defence secretary Liam Fox has acknowledged the devastating economic effect the loss of the RAF from Leuchars will have on local communities — but maintains the decision to turn it into an army base still makes "overall military sense." (...)
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Michael Moore ordered to release details of meetings with defence secretary over aircraft carriers
Scottish secretary Michael Moore has been ordered to release details of meetings he held about aircraft carrier work being carried out in Rosyth. (...)
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RAF Leuchars: Commercial airline flights may be an option for base
Commercial airline flights could take off from Leuchars as part of its controversial future as a home to the army, the Scottish Government has suggested. (...)
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RAF Leuchars: Signs that defence secretary may bow to demands for Fife visit
After a week of heated debate and criticism, the Ministry of Defence has hinted that Liam Fox may at last be prepared to visit RAF Leuchars. (...)
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Army redundancies could mean final defeat for Black Watch
The loss of any Scots regiment through a new wave of army redundancies could spell the end for The Black Watch, it has been claimed. (...)
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RAF Leuchars: Defence secretary Liam Fox insists closure of base 'makes sense'
Defence secretary Liam Fox insists the closure of RAF Leuchars makes "strategic sense." (...)
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RAF Leuchars: Fears there will be a 'fallow period' before the army arrives in Fife
An army formation headquarters will be set up at Leuchars in Fife within two-and-a-half years. (...)
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RAF Leuchars: Swinney says Scottish Government was 'greatly disappointed' by decision
The Scottish Government will stand "shoulder to shoulder" with the people of Fife following the controversial decision to axe RAF Leuchars, finance secretary John Swinney has pledged. (...)
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RAF Leuchars: Defence Secretary Liam Fox branded a 'coward'
Under-fire Defence Secretary Liam Fox has been branded "a coward" for not visiting Leuchars after announcing this week that the RAF base there will close to make way for a new army headquarters. (...)
