East Sands paddle boarders blown off-shore
The Broughty Ferry Lifeboat Station was alerted at around 11.21am on Sunday (4th) by the Aberdeen coastguard but whi...
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Covid update 8th April: Fall in Fife infection rate stalls
In the 7 days ending on the 5th April, the overall infection rate in Fife was 43.3 per 100,000, compared with 43.0 sev...
University reports further 15 students test positive
St Andrews University has today reported that a further 15 students have tested positive for Covid-19 since Friday, 26...
Council reverses decision to cut Third Sector funding – but only for a year
As previously reported in February, Fife's Children and Families Division had been planning to defund nineteen charitabl...
Covid-19 outbreak at St Andrews Community Hospital
Following an outbreak of Covid-19 involving 8 staff and patients at the Community Hospital, NHS Fife has announced the c...
Rapid testing introduced to cope with University Covid outbreak
Following the outbreak of Covid infection in six of its halls of residence, the University of St Andrews has ann...
Sudden upsurge in University Covid cases
In a letter to students today, Principal Sally Mapstone announced 11 confirmed cases amongst students living in four hal...
What can St Andrews learn about pedestrianisation from Dundee?
St Andrews Space for Cycling (SASC) is hosting a virtual meeting, open to the public, to examine the reasons behind th...
University’s anticipated £14M loss due to Covid
St Andrews University anticipates a £14 million loss of income in 2021 due to Covid-19 according to University Quaestor...
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 we...
StAnza is back!
Scotland’s international poetry festival, StAnza, normally takes place in St Andrews in March but has been moved onli...