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Posted on March 11, 2019

Council tax avoidance may be costing Fife Council up to £900,000 a year

It has been estimated that the impact of two perfectly legal mechanisms for avoiding council tax may be costing Fife Council substantial sums in lost revenue. The first, involving second home owners switching from council tax to non-domestic rates, has been highlighted by Fife Liberal Democrats w...
NHS Fife bids for new Orthopaedic Centre
Posted on February 3, 2019February 7, 2019

NHS Fife bids for new Orthopaedic Centre

NHS Fife announced at a board meeting last week that it intended to submit an outline business case for a state-of-the-...
Queen’s Gardens one way with contraflow – an end to this?
Posted on February 1, 2019February 7, 2019

Queen’s Gardens one way with contraflow – an end to this?

Queen’s Gardens is a beautiful and elegant street which is a credit to the town, with its fine houses on one side and ...
Fife Council to consult on regulating HMO numbers in St Andrews
Posted on January 25, 2019February 7, 2019

Fife Council to consult on regulating HMO numbers in St Andrews

Fife Council has announced plans to consult on proposals to limit the growth in HMOs in St Andrews [1]. Convenor of t...
Possibly the world’s oldest teaching wall chart of the Periodic Table found in St Andrews
Posted on January 22, 2019January 22, 2019

Possibly the world’s oldest teaching wall chart of the Periodic Table found in St Andrews

During a clear out of the of the Chemistry Department's storage area at St Andrews University, a very old and tattered r...
Repairs to Leuchars Station bridge scheduled
Posted on January 18, 2019February 7, 2019

Repairs to Leuchars Station bridge scheduled

Following an agreement with Fife Council in June, the footbridge is now the sole responsibility of Network Rail.   ...
Threat to music tuition in Fife Schools
Posted on January 18, 2019January 24, 2019

Threat to music tuition in Fife Schools

Members of the Education Institute of Scotland (EIS) have voiced concern at proposals from Fife Council's Education Serv...
Shocking levels of Poverty in Kirkcaldy
Posted on January 17, 2019January 18, 2019

Shocking levels of Poverty in Kirkcaldy

Statistics published by HMRC last month reveal that in the Sinclairtown area of Kirkcaldy 71% of children under the age ...
Community Council Minutes: December 2018
Posted on January 15, 2019January 18, 2019

Community Council Minutes: December 2018

http://www.standrewscc.net/archive/03-12-2018minutes.pdf...
The St Andrews Town Name is not the Property of the Links Trust
Posted on January 9, 2019February 7, 2019

The St Andrews Town Name is not the Property of the Links Trust

St Andrews Links Trust have failed in their efforts to Register the Town's name as a trade mark for their golf enterpris...
North-East Fife 2019 – business influences to be revealed
Posted on December 13, 2018December 14, 2018

North-East Fife 2019 – business influences to be revealed

People doing business in North-East Fife can hear about the likely effects on the economy of North-East Fife of major fa...

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