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Defence secretary confirms plan to use Leuchars base for returning army troops still stands
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) remains intent on moving the army into Leuchars following the RAF's departure, despite fears the proposal was in jeaopardy. (...)
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MoD agrees to visit Dalgety Bay radiation beach
The Ministry of Defence has finally agreed to visit a Fife beach contaminated with radiation. (...)
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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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First meeting of Fife Defence Transition Task Force demands answers
A taskforce formed to address the impact of the UK Government's defence review on Fife has held its first meeting — and called for clarity on the number of soldiers likely to move to the region. (...)
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Dalgety Bay radiation: Gordon Brown calls for clean-up and health checks
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has challenged the Ministry of Defence to a parliamentary debate over radiation found on Dalgety Bay beach. (...)
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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. (...)
Environmentalists and road safety campaigners against plans to increase UK speed limit to 80mph
The UK Government is planning controversial proposals to increase the maximum speed limit from 70mph to 80mph. (...)
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Furious reaction to news that Forth Coastguard station at Fife Ness is to close
Hope turned to consternation and despair on Thursday when the coalition government sounded the death knell for the Forth Coastguard station. (...)
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Hope that disruption from Grimsvotn ash cloud has peaked
Thousands of Scottish air passengers have been left in limbo again as ash from an Icelandic volcano grounded flights across the country. (...)
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Hopes that under-threat coastguard station at Fife Ness may earn reprieve
News that the UK's closure-threatened coastguard stations, including Fife Ness, could be in line for an 11th hour reprieve has been hailed as a "victory for common sense." (...)
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Sir Menzies Campbell sets out case to keep Fife Ness coastguard station
The case for retention of the Fife Ness coastguard station is "overwhelming," according to Sir Menzies Campbell. (...)
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Campaign urged to save East Coast rail link
Losing direct train services between London and stations north of Edinburgh, including Dundee, would damage the economy of the areas affected, it has been claimed. (...)
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Fight for rail link to England goes to Westminster
The need to maintain a direct train service between the north-east of Scotland and England has been highlighted at a Scottish Chambers of Commerce board meeting in Aberdeen. (...)
