Fife

A former sawmill on the edge of a Fife village could be transformed into a retirement village.

Springfield Properties has unveiled the winning hedgehog highway design for its Strathkinness development to mark National Hedgehog Day. The homebuilder teamed up with pupils at Strathkinness Primary School last year tasking the P7s to design a frame for the ecological corridors.

Enabling works to allow easier access to and from the Tay Road Bridge during the next phase of refurbishment activity are set to get underway next month.

Plans for a small housing development in Inverkeithing have once again been approved by Fife Council.

Plans have been submitted to transform a former Scout hall in Kinghorn into flats. Developer Scotia Gas Care Ltd and Stuart King Architecture & Design have proposed dividing the three-storey town hall building on St Leonard’s Place into three two-bedroom flats.

Kilmac has been awarded the contract with Crail Community Partnership to deliver enhancement works in the area. The project entails a series of critical tasks to enhance water management and ecological sustainability.

Fife Council is to establish a permanent national Building Standards Hub following a successful trial. The Scottish Government has been working in partnership with Local Authority Building Standards Scotland and Fife Council to set up a permanent home for the hub, which was established in May 2

The University of St Andrews has lodged plans for a proposed £13 million cutting-edge research facility for its Eden Campus.

Almost £900,000 of funding has been agreed towards 23 community projects thanks to approval from Fife Council's South and West Fife Area Committee members at their meeting this week. An investment of £852,633 from the Community Recovery Fund will give a huge boost to innovative and ambit

National housebuilder Bellway has announced the winners of its 2023 Health and Safety Awards. First held last year, the annual awards were introduced as a way of recognising Bellway sites which demonstrate excellence in health and safety practices.

Scotsman Developments Ltd has announced the next phase of its proposals for a mixed-use development at the former Madras College campus site on Kilrymont Road in St Andrews.

An application to deliver accommodation for 700 students in St Andrews has been given the green light. Working with its partner Campus Living Villages (CLV), the University of St Andrews had submitted plans to replace the 1970s accommodation at East Sands, demolished three years ago, with a new

Fife Council is taking action following safety concerns about the steeple on a vacant church building in Normand Road, Dysart. Work will start today to remove the spire following reports from council engineers saying it was an immediate danger to the public, particularly if there are storms or high

Councillors in Fife have this week agreed plans to regenerate council housing in Touch, Dunfermline. The City of Dunfermline Area Committee voted to demolish 94 properties on Law Road and Henryson Road, with an agreement to redevelop the site for affordable housing.

Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) panels have been identified in four Fife Council properties, the local authority has revealed. The panels are in good condition, there are no immediate concerns regarding the buildings, and mitigation plans are being put in place to manage these.