Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Local firm steps in to help wife of tragic Fife football fan

Sarah Cook with son Zac and her new boiler.
Sarah Cook with son Zac and her new boiler.

A Fife firm stepped in to help a young widow by replacing her old boiler for free.

Glenrothes mum Sarah Cook was nominated by friends and family after Kirkcaldy-based MPH boilers ran a competition to win a new boiler through Kingdom FM.

Sarah, 28, has been bringing up 13-month-old Zac alone since the sudden death of her husband last autumn.

Zac was just eight months old when dad Iain took ill after playing football with Glenrothes Rovers.

Iain, 29, had undiagnosed ischemic heart disease.

“We had only got married in 2015,” said Sarah.

“I’d waited nine years for the ring.

“What’s upsetting is he’s not going to be there for things like when Zac goes to school.

“I take things day by day. I have good days and bad days.”

She thanked all those who had nominated her, adding that her old boiler kept breaking down, often leaving her with no heating over winter.

“I’d like to thank Kingdom FM and MPH, and all my friends and family,” she said.

Football mad Iain was a Pars supporter and also played for the Dunfermline Fans squad.

When he went to the doctor last October complaining of chest pains, he was told he had probably pulled a muscle.

But Sarah found him lying lifeless on the sofa the day after he had played a game with Glenrothes Rovers.

Iain had done a lot of work for the UK charity HCPT, which organises pilgrimages to Lourdes in France for disabled and disadvantaged children.

The family are continuing his work by raising money for HCPT in a series of charity events.

His mum Yvonne has signed up for a sky dive, while his dad Angus and best friend Mike Scott plan to scale Ben Nevis.

A race night has also been organised.

Sarah said: “The charity gives parents some respite as well.

“Iain just loved it. He loved being with the kids.

“All my friends and family have just been fantastic.

“It’s mainly Zac I’m worried about. He was eight-and-a-half months when Iain died.

“We were planning on having another one when he was three.”

Ewan McLean from MPH Boilers said one of the aims of the competition was to raise awareness of fuel poverty.

“A new boiler could save you up to £50 a month on your fuel bill,” he said.

“We want to help people in the community as much as we can.”