Support for West Sands wheelchair project
A wheelchair project, which allows people with mobility problems to access the West Sands in St Andrews, has been suppor...
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Publish and be poor!
Writing in this week's Times Higher Education (August 29th) Kathryn Rudy, a senior academic at St Andrews University, co...
Clean air for all? Councils show lack of ambition
Councils were granted extra powers in 2003 to stop motorists from running their engines unnecessarily but only four moto...
The Rise and Fall of Abbey Park House – Part 1
History:
Abbey Park House was built between 1802 and 1803. The design has been attributed to Robert Balfour, a local ...
University’s £70m plans for Albany Park rejected
Fife Council planners have formally refused planning permission for the project which includes 17 student residence bloc...
Plans for Gibson House to become the first Scotsman Hotel outwith Edinburgh
The GI Group, owners of the Scotsman Hotel since 2017, hopes to convert the care home into a luxury hotel, which they sa...
Developers include a 9-storey apartment block on the Grange House site
First Scot Limited are seeking planning permission in principle for what is described as a retirement hamlet on the site...
Developer submits new bid for care home planning permission
Less than two months since it had its appeal against the rejection of its planning application to build a new care home ...
New planning bill gives local authorities powers control holiday lets
The new Planning Bill which the Scottish Parliament passed on June 20 includes “new powers for local authorities to in...
Work begins on the new Madras site
Last week, Fife councillors finally agreed to purchase a site for the long-awaited new new Madras College to begin const...
St Andrews GP out of hours service to be retained
The St Andrews Out of Hours campaign team (L-R): Cllr. Linda Holt, Penelope Fraser, Dr Angela Anderson, Paloma Paige...