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Posted on March 6, 2021March 20, 2021

Fife Covid update 14th March: infection rate static but hospital admissions and deaths down

Over the 7 days  to the 13th March, 205 further cases were diagnosed in Fife (see graph below) compared with 172 the week before. On the 14th March, there were 17 cases in hospital in Fife (down 8 over 7 days) and  less than 5 cases in intensive care (no change compared to the week before);...
StAnza is back!
Posted on February 21, 2021March 10, 2021

StAnza is back!

Scotland’s international poetry festival, StAnza, normally takes place in St Andrews in March but has been moved onli...
University research shows urban 20mph limit reduces accidents
Posted on January 30, 2021February 11, 2021

University research shows urban 20mph limit reduces accidents

With a temporary 20mph speed limit being introduced in the centre of St Andrews (see map) under the Scottish Governmentâ...
Covid update Fife & Tayside 04.02.21; downward trend continues
Posted on January 21, 2021February 11, 2021

Covid update Fife & Tayside 04.02.21; downward trend continues

Over the 7 days  to the 4th February, 239 further cases were diagnosed in Fife (see graph below) compared with 288 the ...
Covid-19 update 7th November; rate of infection in St Andrews Central above 100 per 100,000 again
Posted on October 22, 2020November 14, 2020

Covid-19 update 7th November; rate of infection in St Andrews Central above 100 per 100,000 again

Data from Public Health Scotland's Daily Dashboard show that as of the 5th November, the infection rates per 100,000 pop...
At last – ‘Spaces for People’ measures to be introduced in St Andrews
Posted on September 17, 2020October 8, 2020

At last – ‘Spaces for People’ measures to be introduced in St Andrews

Nearly 2 1/2 months after Fife Council received £2.4M from Sustrans, it has has published plans for the first round of ...
Scotland’s first walk-through Coronavirus testing centre to be set up in St Andrews
Posted on August 27, 2020August 31, 2020

Scotland’s first walk-through Coronavirus testing centre to be set up in St Andrews

At her daily coronavirus briefing earlier this week, Nicola Sturgeon announced 11 new walk-through test centres to be cr...
CSARA asks: Is Airbnb ruining our communities?
Posted on May 18, 2020

CSARA asks: Is Airbnb ruining our communities?

The Confederation of St Andrews Residents' Associations (CSARA) has been an active campaigner for the protection of scar...
Curb on short-term lets: too little too late?
Posted on January 14, 2020

Curb on short-term lets: too little too late?

The Scottish Government announced this week that local authorities are to be given new powers to regulate short-term let...
“Scandalous” levels of child poverty in North East Fife
Posted on June 1, 2019July 1, 2019

“Scandalous” levels of child poverty in North East Fife

Data released last month by the End Child Poverty Coalition revealed that 27 per cent of children in the St Andrews ward...
Soaring house prices in St Andrews pushing out locals
Posted on March 18, 2019March 18, 2019

Soaring house prices in St Andrews pushing out locals

Green MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Mark Ruskell, has warned that rising house prices are pushing local people out of S...

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