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		<title>Council gives the go-ahead for University New College project</title>
		<link>https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2026/01/council-gives-the-go-ahead-for-university-new-college-project/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Major plans by the University of St Andrews to redevelop one of the most significant sites in the town have been given the green light. Today (Wednesday 14 January 2026) Fife Council approved a £142 million plan to renovate the former Madras College school building in South Street and construct new buildings on the site. Once &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2026/01/council-gives-the-go-ahead-for-university-new-college-project/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Council gives the go-ahead for University New College project"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Councillors reject officials recommendation on holiday lets</title>
		<link>https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2026/01/councillors-reject-officials-recommendation-on-holiday-lets/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[short-term lets]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[At its meeting on the 8th January, Fife Council&#8217;s Cabinet Committee rejected a report by council officials recommending against the implementation of short-term let control areas (STLCAs) on the grounds that STLs have a limited impact on housing compared to other types of properties, such as HMOs and second homes, and a fear that their &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2026/01/councillors-reject-officials-recommendation-on-holiday-lets/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Councillors reject officials recommendation on holiday lets"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Residents association slams council report on regulating holiday lets</title>
		<link>https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2026/01/residents-association-slams-council-report-on-regulating-holiday-lets/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Airbnb]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Confederation of St Andrews Resident's Associations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consultation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The recommendation to the Fife Council Cabinet Committee to ignore the problems caused by increasing short term lets, such as AirBnb in St Andrews and the East Neuk has been met with disbelief by the Confederation of St Andrews Residents Association (CSARA). Chair of CSARA David Middleton has criticised the report going to the committee on 8th January &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2026/01/residents-association-slams-council-report-on-regulating-holiday-lets/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Residents association slams council report on regulating holiday lets"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Council consults on Airbnb type short-term lets</title>
		<link>https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2025/08/council-consults-on-airbnb-type-short-term-lets/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 14:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fife Council has launched a consultation on short-term lets which ends on 8th September. The questionnaire seeks views on whether to establish control areas for this type of accommodation which overwhelmingly is located in the mainline housing stock. World-wide, short-term let websites, of which airbnb is the best known, advertise holiday accommodation in areas attractive &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2025/08/council-consults-on-airbnb-type-short-term-lets/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Council consults on Airbnb type short-term lets"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Short-Term Lets &#8211; Residents Association calls for St Andrews Control Areas</title>
		<link>https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2025/04/short-term-lets-residents-association-calls-for-st-andrews-control-areas/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 18:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Confederation of St Andrews Residents Asociations, working with the Community Council and Preservation Trust, is calling for measures to enable the Council to regulate and manage Short Term Lets by establishing  Control Areas in St Andrews. Introduction Fife Council is to consult on the need to regulate the number of lets in parts of &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2025/04/short-term-lets-residents-association-calls-for-st-andrews-control-areas/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Short-Term Lets &#8211; Residents Association calls for St Andrews Control Areas"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Concern about South Street Build-out Proposals</title>
		<link>https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2025/02/concern-about-south-street-build-out-proposals/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 19:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[St Andrews QV has obtained a copy of a letter letter from the Chairman of the Confederation of St Andrews Residents&#8217;  Associations, David Middleton, to councillors on the NE Fife Planning Committee ahead of it&#8217;s meeting on Wednesday (18th) at which several planning applications for permanen buildouts are to be considered. Mr Middleton writes: &#8216;Dear &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2025/02/concern-about-south-street-build-out-proposals/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Concern about South Street Build-out Proposals"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>20 mph limit to be introduced across St Andrews</title>
		<link>https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2024/12/20-mph-limit-to-be-introduced-across-st-andrews/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2024 17:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Work is well underway in St. Andrews to reduce the speed limit to 20mph within the town boundaries as part of a new Fife Council initiative. Over the coming weeks, new signage will be put in place to make drivers aware of the changes to the speed limit, and to encourage them to drive appropriately. &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2024/12/20-mph-limit-to-be-introduced-across-st-andrews/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "20 mph limit to be introduced across St Andrews"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Visit!</title>
		<link>https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2024/11/dont-visit/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Those wishing to visit family and loved ones in Fife’s hospitals are being reminded only to do so if they are free of the symptoms of coughs, colds and other winter viruses. With temperatures cooling over recent weeks and with coughs, colds and stomach bugs again beginning to circulate, visitors who feel unwell are being &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2024/11/dont-visit/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Don&#8217;t Visit!"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Grange &#8216;university village&#8217; completed</title>
		<link>https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2024/11/grange-university-village-completed/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The University has completed its new affordable and sustainable housing development for postgraduate students and staff at the Grange, on the outskirts of St Andrews. Working in partnership with Kingdom Initiatives for the first time, the new ‘university village’ is a pioneering project offering much-needed affordable housing for postgraduate students and university staff, helping to &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2024/11/grange-university-village-completed/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Grange &#8216;university village&#8217; completed"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Fife first to intoduce targeted blood test</title>
		<link>https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2024/11/fife-first-to-intoduce-targeted-blood-test/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NHS Fife has become the first Board in Scotland to introduce a targeted blood test for pregnant women at increased risk of pre-eclampsia. Pre-eclampsia is serious condition and can pose considerable risks to the health of both women and their babies. Around 10% of pregnant women present with the possible signs of pre-eclampsia, such as &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2024/11/fife-first-to-intoduce-targeted-blood-test/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Fife first to intoduce targeted blood test"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Rector Stella Maris sacked by University Court</title>
		<link>https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2024/08/rector-stella-maris-sacked-by-university-court/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 20:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[St Andrews University Rector, Stella Maris has been dismissed as President of the University Court. Chair of the University Court, Mr Ray Penman, announced the decision via an email sent to both students and University Staff on the 1st August. In the email Mr Penman stated: “The Rector has been discharged because she has repeatedly &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="https://standrewsqv.org.uk/2024/08/rector-stella-maris-sacked-by-university-court/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Rector Stella Maris sacked by University Court"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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