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Labour form a minority administration on Fife Council.
Posted on May 26, 2022May 26, 2022

Labour form a minority administration on Fife Council.

Despite only winning 20 seats at May's local elections compared to the SNP's 34, the party gained the support of both th...
Proposals for Kilrymont campus announced
Posted on July 27, 2021August 13, 2021

Proposals for Kilrymont campus announced

Following the marketing of the former school site by Fife Council for development purposes, Scotsman Developments Ltd ha...
South St and Kilrymont close for the last time
Posted on June 28, 2021July 18, 2021

South St and Kilrymont close for the last time

138 years after Madras College, founded by the Rev Andrew Bell, opened in South St, and just 54 years after the opening ...
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...
Council reverses decision to cut Third Sector funding – but only for a year
Posted on March 27, 2021April 6, 2021

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...
Council plans deep cuts to charity funding
Posted on February 10, 2021March 7, 2021

Council plans deep cuts to charity funding

Fife Council, which is facing a £11M black hole in its 2021-22 budget, is planning to take £410,000 of its funding of ...
£11 Million hole in council budget anticipated
Posted on January 8, 2021January 15, 2021

£11 Million hole in council budget anticipated

Members of the local authority’s Policy and Co-ordination Committee heard on Thursday (7th) that in spite of a downwar...
Struggling Fife families with self-isolating pupils to get help with food costs
Posted on November 26, 2020January 1, 2021

Struggling Fife families with self-isolating pupils to get help with food costs

Fife Council is planning to offer financial help to those families that struggle with the unexpected extra food costs wh...
Jobs or Services? Council faces funding gap dilemma
Posted on November 26, 2020January 1, 2021

Jobs or Services? Council faces funding gap dilemma

Fife Council’s Labour co-leader, David Ross, has warned councillors that the Council faces a choice between freezing ...
Response to covid “a failure of duty of care”
Posted on October 13, 2020November 25, 2020

Response to covid “a failure of duty of care”

In response to pressure from local businesses and a campaign led by BID (Business Improvement District) St Andrews, Fife...
Covid-19: Council caves in to BID pressure
Posted on October 8, 2020October 13, 2020

Covid-19: Council caves in to BID pressure

Fife Council appears ready to abandon measures introduced  in St Andrews town centre to enable compliance with Scottis...

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Latest Posts

  • Labour form a minority administration on Fife Council.
    Posted on May 26, 2022May 26, 2022

    Labour form a minority administration on Fife Council.

  • Invitation to communities to create Local Place Plans
    Posted on May 22, 2022May 22, 2022

    Invitation to communities to create Local Place Plans

  • Plans to boost walking and cycling in St Andrews
    Posted on May 16, 2022

    Plans to boost walking and cycling in St Andrews

  • Ancient oak joins Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Green Canopy
    Posted on May 12, 2022May 26, 2022

    Ancient oak joins Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Green Canopy

  • Labour lose one, Lib Dems gain one
    Posted on May 12, 2022May 22, 2022

    Labour lose one, Lib Dems gain one

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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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