Ally McRoberts

Dunfermline

News and Sports Editor at Dunfermline Press & West of Fife Advertiser

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Raising the roof in Saline cost nearly half a million pounds

1 week ago | dunfermlinepress.com | Ally McRoberts

Saline Community Centre has been improved after £488,000 of work. (Image: Fife Council) WHAT began as repairs to fix a leaking roof turned into nearly half a million pounds of improvements at Saline Community Centre. Fife Council said the lengthy project was finally complete with villagers now able to enjoy an improved facility.
Fife Council swings into action to give playpark group a £15k 'top up'

1 week ago | dunfermlinepress.com | Ally McRoberts

The Limekilns Playpark Fundraising Group are smiles better after receiving cash from Fife Council. (Image: Pixabay) THE Limekilns Playpark Fundraising Group have received a further £15,000 from Fife Council. The total cost of the project to upgrade the facility in the village is £230,000 and the South and West Fife area committee was told the volunteers are closing in on their target. The total was standing at £166,000 until councillors agreed a funding request of £15,000.
Sporting chance after Fife Council 'discovered' £20k they didn't know they had

1 week ago | dunfermlinepress.com | Ally McRoberts

Dalgety Bay Sports and Leisure Centre. (Image: Newsquest) IT wasn't down the back of a sofa but Fife Council have "discovered" £20,000 they didn't know they had which will now be spent in Dalgety Bay. A funding request was approved at the South and West Fife area committee and the money will go towards the £80,000 cost of replacing the sports hall floor at the sports and leisure centre on Harbour Drive.
Call for a West Fife track that off-road bikers can legally use

2 weeks ago | dunfermlinepress.com | Ally McRoberts

The anti-social use of off-road bikes is not going away, one councillor has warned. (Image: Newsquest) MOVES to find an authorised place in West Fife that can be used by off-road bikers haven't proved successful. But Police Scotland said that, even if they had such a venue, offences could still be committed by youngsters riding to and from the location.
Pilot scheme costing £30,000 to steer off-road bikers away from trouble

2 weeks ago | dunfermlinepress.com | Ally McRoberts

Six courses will run in West Fife this summer, with the aim of educating youngsters about off-road bikes. (Image: Fife Council / RUTS) SIX courses will run in West Fife this summer to try and steer off-road bikers away from anti-social behaviour. Police Scotland and Fife Council came up with the pilot scheme which will cost £30,000 and aim to educate youths, give them practical skills, a qualification and ultimately keep them safe.
Double yellow lines approved for the Promenade in Limekilns

2 weeks ago | dunfermlinepress.com | Ally McRoberts

Double yellow lines are on the way in Limekilns. (Image: Newsquest) FIFE Council have agreed to paint double yellow lines on the Promenade in Limekilns. Councillors agreed to the 'no waiting at any time' parking restrictions after a number of complaints about road safety.
Councillors select the name of the new £88 million high school in Rosyth

2 weeks ago | dunfermlinepress.com | Ally McRoberts

Fife Council have confirmed the name of the new high school in Rosyth, which will open in summer 2026. (Image: Fife Council) IT'S official - the name of the new £88 million school in Rosyth is going to be Caledonia High School. Councillors confirmed the decision today (Wednesday) at the South and West Fife area committee, after hundreds of suggestions were whittled down to a final four. As well as Caledonia, Rosyth, Forth and Janet McCallum were in the running.
City Hotels plan to upgrade bedrooms in Dunfermline

2 weeks ago | dunfermlinepress.com | Ally McRoberts

There are plans to upgrade hotel rooms in Dunfermline. (Image: Pixabay) THERE are plans to carry out improvements at the City Hotel in Dunfermline. An application has been submitted to Fife Council, seeking permission to carry out internal alterations. The aim is to reconfigure, upgrade and add en-suite facilities to a number of bedrooms in the two-storey building facing onto Bridge Street, which dates from the early 19th century and is category C listed.
After locals said no to a car park this is what Fife Council will spend £50k on

2 weeks ago | centralfifetimes.com | Ally McRoberts

It should make it easier for kids going to and from Hill of Beath Primary School. (Image: Newsquest) AFTER locals said no to a new car park in Hill of Beath, the £50,000 set aside for the project will be spent on road safety measures instead. The cash is from Fife Council's community recovery fund and was initially aimed at "alleviating congestion" and the "excessive" traffic problems outside the village's primary school.
Path to parcel collections in Ballingry blocked by Fife Council

2 weeks ago | centralfifetimes.com | Ally McRoberts

Plans for a parcel locker outside this shop in Ballingry have been rejected. (Image: Google Maps) A PLANNING application for a parcel locker outside a Ballingry shop has been refused by Fife Council. InPost had wanted to instal the facility outside the Nisa Local on Benarty Square but officers said the move would be "detrimental to pedestrian safety".