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		<title>St Andrews to host international rowing competition</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2022/04/st-andrews-to-host-international-rowing-competition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Home International Rowing Beach Sprints]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A new rowing competition between the four home nations is coming to St Andrews this summer. The inaugural Home International Rowing (HIR) Beach Sprints will be hosted by Scotland through a partnership between the University of St Andrews, Scottish Rowing, and Fife Sports and Leisure Trust, and will take place on Saturday 20 August at St Andrews’ East &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2022/04/st-andrews-to-host-international-rowing-competition/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "St Andrews to host international rowing competition"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Dunhill at 35</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2021/10/the-dunhill-at-35/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2021 17:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship is one of the world’s leading golf events and a magnet for golfers from accross the globe.  A links golf competition, it is played over three iconic courses – the Old Course ,St Andrews, the Championship Course, Carnoustie, and Kingsbarns Golf Links. The championship has a unique format, incorporating two &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2021/10/the-dunhill-at-35/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Dunhill at 35"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>East Sands paddle boarders blown off-shore</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2021/04/east-sands-paddle-boarders-blown-off-shore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2021 20:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Broughty Ferry Lifeboat Station was alerted  at around 11.21am on Sunday (4th) by the Aberdeen coastguard  but while the lifeboats were on the way to the area, one paddle boarder made it safely ashore while the other was blown further offshore. A spokesman for the RNLI said: “With guidance from Leven and St Andrew’s &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2021/04/east-sands-paddle-boarders-blown-off-shore/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "East Sands paddle boarders blown off-shore"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Major redevelopment of the R&#038;A clubhouse approved</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2021/01/major-redevelopment-of-the-ra-clubhouse-approved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 21:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fife Planning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Royal and Ancient]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Plans for the biggest development at the R&#38;A clubhouse since its foundation stone was laid in July 1853 have been given the go ahead by Council planning officials. Most of the work, which will roughly treble the accommodation space on site, will be carried out underground, with a large basement extension created to the North and &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2021/01/major-redevelopment-of-the-ra-clubhouse-approved/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Major redevelopment of the R&#038;A clubhouse approved"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>East Sands Leisure Centre to reopen next month</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/08/east-sands-leisure-centre-to-reopen-next-month/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2020 14:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fife Sports and Leisure Trust, which manages leisure centres and swimming pools across the kingdom, has announced that it will start a phased reopening, taking six weeks to complete. This is a result of the Scottish Government’s further easing of restrictions as the country comes out of lockdown. While a number of centres will reopen &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/08/east-sands-leisure-centre-to-reopen-next-month/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "East Sands Leisure Centre to reopen next month"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>First Minister issues guide to easing lockdown over the rest of Phase 2 and early Phase 3</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/06/first-minister-issues-guide-to-easing-lockdown-over-the-rest-of-phase-2-and-early-phase-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2020 15:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Announcing the route map changes, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: “The sacrifices that have been made – and I know how hard and at times painful they have been – have suppressed the virus. They have also protected the NHS, and have undoubtedly saved a significant number of lives. “They have also brought us to &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/06/first-minister-issues-guide-to-easing-lockdown-over-the-rest-of-phase-2-and-early-phase-3/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "First Minister issues guide to easing lockdown over the rest of Phase 2 and early Phase 3"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>First Minister outlines routemap into Phase 2 of easing lockdown</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/06/first-minister-outlines-routemap-into-phase-2-of-easing-lockdown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2020 19:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Guide to re-opening and scaling up over the course of Phase 2. Friday 19 June People who are shielding are able to leave their home for exercise (from 18th June) and to meet with 1 other household outdoors (max 8 people in total) with physical distancing. People who are shielding can take part in non-contact &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/06/first-minister-outlines-routemap-into-phase-2-of-easing-lockdown/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "First Minister outlines routemap into Phase 2 of easing lockdown"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Looks inviting, but how clean are our coastal waters?</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/06/looks-inviting-but-how-clean-are-our-coastal-waters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2020 12:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[sea bathing]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[We often assume that sea bathing is a healthy pastime. What&#8217;s not to like about a bracing dip in the North Sea on a fine summers day? Even out of season, hardy souls are occasionally seen braving the freezing waters in St Andrews East Sands and students see it as a rite of passage to &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/06/looks-inviting-but-how-clean-are-our-coastal-waters/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Looks inviting, but how clean are our coastal waters?"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Death of Don Macgregor, Olympian, St Andrews teacher, author and local councillor</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/06/death-of-don-macgregor-olympian-st-andrews-teacher-author-and-local-councillor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2020 20:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Former Olympian, councillor, author and co-founder of Fife Athletic Club, Donald MacGregor, has died at the age of 80. For an obituary, written by long time friend and Fife Athletic Club coach Ronnie Morrison, go to: https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/sport/other-sport/obituary-fife-olympian-donald-macgregor-2879790 Picture: Don Maggregor (right) and Ron Hill at the 1972 Munich Olympics.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Support for Madras 2G hockey pitch grows</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/02/support-for-madras-2g-hockey-pitch-grows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2020 18:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A petition started by Willie Rennie MSP calling for Fife Council to reconsider its decision not to install a 2G pitch as part of the development of the new Madras College is well on its way to reaching its 2000 target, with 1449 signatures at the time of writing. Earlier this month, members of the &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/02/support-for-madras-2g-hockey-pitch-grows/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Support for Madras 2G hockey pitch grows"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>New Madras: Council pressed to reconsider hockey provision</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/12/new-madras-council-pressed-to-reconsider-hockey-provision/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2019 19:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Councillor Brian Thomson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Councillor Tim Brett]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Following last month&#8217;s intervention by St Andrews Councillor, Brian Thomson, urging Fife Council to reconsider its plans for hockey at the new Madras College, further concerns about hockey provision in the town have been expressed. Scottish Hockey, the governing body for the sport, and local politicians, MSP Willie Rennie and Councillor Tim Brett, have voiced &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/12/new-madras-council-pressed-to-reconsider-hockey-provision/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "New Madras: Council pressed to reconsider hockey provision"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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