Claire Warrender

1 week ago | original106.co.uk | Claire Warrender

Glenrothes Poundstretcher will move to bigger premises, paving the way for the arrival of The Range. Councillors have overturned a planning refusal, which blocked the move. The application by Saltire Retail Park owner Columbia Threadneedle will see Poundstretcher switch to a former trampoline park, opposite its existing store. And The Range will occupy the current Poundstretcher unit. The proposal is expected to create up to 100 full and part-time jobs.

1 week ago | original106.co.uk | Claire Warrender

Fife’s biggest holiday park operator has submitted fresh plans for an extension of its St Andrews site. Abbeyford Leisure ran into a wave of objections last year when it proposed an additional 434 static caravans at St Andrews Holiday Park. The site, off the A917 Anstruther road, is in the town’s greenbelt where development is strictly controlled. Many people raised fears over the proposal’s impact on landscapes and views.

2 weeks ago | original106.co.uk | Claire Warrender

Riverside Park in Glenrothes officially reopened this week after a £5m revamp. The 18-month refurbishment included the installation of a £1m adventure playpark. It features two huge hippos with slides and climbing areas. And it has already proved a huge hit with younger visitors. Families have been flocking there in their droves and the car park is full every weekend. However, there is a lot more to Riverside Park than state-of-the-art play equipment.

2 weeks ago | original106.co.uk | Claire Warrender

Renovation plans for a derelict Kirkcaldy hotel have been approved. The new owner of The Royal Hotel in Dysart plans to carry out internal alterations to the two-storey building, which has stood empty for six years. The prominent former hotel has fallen victim to vandalism and fire. Imran Haqqan bought the property last year and submitted a listed building application for internal alterations. And Fife Council planners have now given his proposal the green light.

2 weeks ago | original106.co.uk | Claire Warrender

Plans for a major 93,000-panel solar farm near Cupar have been submitted to the Scottish Government. The West Springfield scheme also includes up to 50 megawatt battery energy storage on farmland near the A914. Together they would have capacity to power 12,500 homes a year. The site sits just over a mile east of Ladybank and south of Bow of Fife. And the development is separate from a bid for 58,000 solar panels at Over Rankeilor, on the other side of Cupar.