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Development “out of scale and out of character”
Posted on February 9, 2022February 28, 2022

Development “out of scale and out of character”

St Andrews Community Council, along with local residents, is objecting to plans for two luxury homes complete with an un...
St Andrews West – overprovision of car parking?
Posted on February 2, 2022February 2, 2022

St Andrews West – overprovision of car parking?

To the Editor In December you provided valuable coverage of the new housing development in St Andrews West which show...
Students send message to COP26
Posted on October 29, 2021December 5, 2021

Students send message to COP26

Students at Scotland’s oldest university have sent a powerful message to world leaders ahead of COP26 with a demand f...
“Disgusted by the state of the streets”
Posted on June 13, 2021

“Disgusted by the state of the streets”

Having just walked around St Andrews I am disgusted by the state of the streets.  Market Street is particularly dirty.Â...
Mud research reveals pattern of climate change over millions of years
Posted on June 8, 2021June 28, 2021

Mud research reveals pattern of climate change over millions of years

A new study of historical carbon dioxide levels stresses urgent action is needed to avoid prehistoric levels of climate ...
Dundee preferred site for Eden Project Scotland
Posted on May 21, 2021June 8, 2021

Dundee preferred site for Eden Project Scotland

The Eden Project is to begin work on a feasibility study for a proposed new project in Dundee. Eden is working with D...
Time for Fife Pension Fund to go green?
Posted on May 13, 2021May 13, 2021

Time for Fife Pension Fund to go green?

Dear Editor, In 2019 Fife Council made a declaration of a Climate Emergency thereby acknowledging that carbon emission...
What can St Andrews learn about pedestrianisation from Dundee?
Posted on March 10, 2021March 20, 2021

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...
Councillors throw out St Andrews “carbuncle” housing development
Posted on October 30, 2020

Councillors throw out St Andrews “carbuncle” housing development

A modern housing development consisting of three and four-storey houses overlooking the Old Course has been rejected by ...
Fife’s planning performance 2019-20; a review
Posted on October 14, 2020October 14, 2020

Fife’s planning performance 2019-20; a review

The Fife Planning Authority (FPA} has published this review of the improvements that have been made to the planning serv...
Where are the public health measures on our streets?
Posted on August 16, 2020September 11, 2020

Where are the public health measures on our streets?

Eight weeks on from receiving £2.4M for introducing temporary measures  to provide more space for pedestrians to physi...

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Local Representation

St Andrews is represented by the following elected members, both locally and nationally:

Councillors

  1. Jane Ann Liston (Lib Dem)
  2. Dominic Nolan (Con)
  3. Brian Thomson (Lab)
  4. Ann Verner (SNP)

MSPs

  1. Willie Rennie (Lib Dem)

MP

  1. Wendy Chamberlain (Lib Dem)

 

 

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