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Council plans to divert Pupil Equity Funds to cover Covid-19 costs
Posted on September 8, 2020September 8, 2020

Council plans to divert Pupil Equity Funds to cover Covid-19 costs

Councils have been given the go ahead to use some funding given directly to all schools by the Scottish Government to he...
Students to get consent training following sexual assault claims
Posted on July 16, 2020July 17, 2020

Students to get consent training following sexual assault claims

Students are to receive consent training following a report in The Telegraph  earlier this month of at least nine rape...
Support for Madras 2G hockey pitch grows
Posted on February 22, 2020March 9, 2020

Support for Madras 2G hockey pitch grows

A petition started by Willie Rennie MSP calling for Fife Council to reconsider its decision not to install a 2G pitch as...
Curb on short-term lets: too little too late?
Posted on January 14, 2020

Curb on short-term lets: too little too late?

The Scottish Government announced this week that local authorities are to be given new powers to regulate short-term let...
New Madras: Council pressed to reconsider hockey provision
Posted on December 23, 2019

New Madras: Council pressed to reconsider hockey provision

Following last month's intervention by St Andrews Councillor, Brian Thomson, urging Fife Council to reconsider its plans...
Fierce backlash against plans to reduce East Sands Leisure Centre opening hours
Posted on September 9, 2019

Fierce backlash against plans to reduce East Sands Leisure Centre opening hours

Fife Sports and Leisure Trust has announced reduced opening times by nine hours at the East Sands Leisure Centre in St A...
Concern at increase in prostate cancer waiting times
Posted on June 12, 2019July 1, 2019

Concern at increase in prostate cancer waiting times

With around 50,000 new cases every year, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in males in the UK - accounting for a...
Families First St Andrews faces continued funding uncertainty
Posted on May 18, 2019June 1, 2019

Families First St Andrews faces continued funding uncertainty

QV has previously reported on the precarious funding situation for the St Andrews  branch of Families First which was p...
Universal Credit causing severe hardship in Fife
Posted on April 15, 2019April 18, 2019

Universal Credit causing severe hardship in Fife

At a meeting organised by local Labour MP Lesley Laird, volunteer groups, including Kirkcaldy Foodbank and Citizens Advi...
Option to keep open St Andrews Out of Hours service moves a step closer
Posted on March 22, 2019April 11, 2019

Option to keep open St Andrews Out of Hours service moves a step closer

The consultation undertaken by Fife Health and Social Care Partnership on the reorganisation of the Out of Hours service...
Posted on March 11, 2019

Council tax avoidance may be costing Fife Council up to £900,000 a year

It has been estimated that the impact of two perfectly legal mechanisms for avoiding council tax may be costing Fife Council substantial sums in lost revenue. The first, involving second home owners switching from council tax to non-domestic rates, has been highlighted by Fife Liberal Democrats w...

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Latest Posts

  • Covid update Fife & Tayside 21.01.21; downward trend in cases continues
    Posted on January 21, 2021

    Covid update Fife & Tayside 21.01.21; downward trend in cases continues

  • University’s £70M student accommodation plans for Albany Park approved
    Posted on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021

    University’s £70M student accommodation plans for Albany Park approved

  • St Andrews students to stay at home
    Posted on January 11, 2021

    St Andrews students to stay at home

  • Covid update Fife and Tayside 14.01.21: increase in cases slowing but hospital admissions up
    Posted on January 8, 2021January 21, 2021

    Covid update Fife and Tayside 14.01.21: increase in cases slowing but hospital admissions up

  • £11 Million hole in council budget anticipated
    Posted on January 8, 2021January 15, 2021

    £11 Million hole in council budget anticipated

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Major redevelopment of the R&A clubhouse approvedMajor redevelopment of the R&A clubhouse approved
£11 Million hole in council budget anticipated£11 Million hole in council budget anticipated

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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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