http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:17:43 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 12 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/dp_logo_500x75.png http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/ Prime Minister Gordon Brown's commitment to building the Royal Navy's two new aircraft carriers is a testament to the sweat and skill of Rosyth's workforce, according to Fife politicians. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/08/396785-browns-aircraft-carriers-promise-welcomed/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/08/396785-browns-aircraft-carriers-promise-welcomed/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:37:19 +0000 News REASSURANCES on new crossing despite hefty objections from across the water. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396682-nimbyism-wont-block-new-forth-bridge/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396682-nimbyism-wont-block-new-forth-bridge/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:19:01 +0000 News A DISABLED Kelty pensioner is finally having a shower installed in her home by the council after a six months delay, after her case was highlighted by the Press. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396681-kelty-pensioners-sixmonth-wait-for-shower-ends/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396681-kelty-pensioners-sixmonth-wait-for-shower-ends/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:15:53 +0000 News A BRAVE Dunfermline schoolgirl who ended 2009 on an 'Up' has started 2010 on the biggest high of her life: beating epilepsy. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396680-familys-joy-as-doctors-give-sixyearold-the-allclear/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396680-familys-joy-as-doctors-give-sixyearold-the-allclear/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:12:02 +0000 News A FAMILY funeral descended into a mêlée when three mourners kicked off after police arrived at a wake in a Touch pub. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396679-mourners-in-mleacutee-at-dunfermline-funeral/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396679-mourners-in-mleacutee-at-dunfermline-funeral/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:09:45 +0000 News A TOWNHILL man who conned the Department of Work and Pensions of £16,000 in incapacity benefits has escaped with a community service sentence. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396678-townhill-man-claimed-pound16000-in-benefit-while-working-as-painter-and-decorator/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396678-townhill-man-claimed-pound16000-in-benefit-while-working-as-painter-and-decorator/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:59:40 +0000 News A TEAM of specialised computer detectives are on the trail of a Dunfermline man as Fife police close the net on suspected online paedophiles. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396677-police-close-in-on-dunfermline-man-in-paedophile-probe/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396677-police-close-in-on-dunfermline-man-in-paedophile-probe/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:57:07 +0000 News A FORMER Duloch Park Tesco worker has won a payout from the supermarket giant after her hand was crushed at the store four years ago. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396676-store-worker-wins-payout-after-hand-is-crushed-in-cage/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396676-store-worker-wins-payout-after-hand-is-crushed-in-cage/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:53:16 +0000 News THE Andy Murray 'feelgood' factor could soon sweep into Dunfermline as the city has been shortlisted as a site for a major new tennis centre. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396674-dunfermline-tennis-centre-a-step-nearer-as-murray-factor-takes-hold/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396674-dunfermline-tennis-centre-a-step-nearer-as-murray-factor-takes-hold/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:43:35 +0000 News FIFE police are carrying out investigations following the discovery of a body at an address in Dunfermline's Allan Crescent early on Monday morning. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/03/396642-body-discovered-in-dunfermline-house/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/03/396642-body-discovered-in-dunfermline-house/ Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:36:15 +0000 News Fife police are carrying out investigations following the discovery of a body at an address in Dunfermline's Allan Crescent early on Monday morning. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/03/396609-body-discovered-in-dunfermlines-allan-crescent/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/03/396609-body-discovered-in-dunfermlines-allan-crescent/ Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:25:24 +0000 News Dunfermline's match against Queen of the South fell victim to the weather for the second time in four days, despite the club having undersoil heating. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/02/396608-pars-match-called-off--again-/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/02/396608-pars-match-called-off--again-/ Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:38:02 +0000 News MoD contract with Babcock will provide employment for about 300 people for 18 months - until August 2011. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/02/396567-royal-navy-flagship-ready-for-pound40m-rosyth-refit/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/02/396567-royal-navy-flagship-ready-for-pound40m-rosyth-refit/ Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:13:52 +0000 News A West Fife man has appeared in court facing a murder charge following a weekend incident in Cowdenbeath. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/01/396549-west-fife-man-on-murder-charge/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/01/396549-west-fife-man-on-murder-charge/ Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:16:20 +0000 News POLICE were called out to Inverkeithing in the early hours of Sunday morning following a man's death at a flat in Fraser Avenue. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/01/396547-police-probe-fraser-avenue-death/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/01/396547-police-probe-fraser-avenue-death/ Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:57:06 +0000 News Around 1800 potholes have been mended in West Fife during the past week as Fife Council anticipate going more than £150,000 over budget on road repairs by the end of March. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/29/396529-1800-west-fife-potholes-mended-during-the-past-week/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/29/396529-1800-west-fife-potholes-mended-during-the-past-week/ Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:58:24 +0000 News Inverkeithing entertainment buff Moira Fraser reports back from the glamour and glitz of the Golden Globes in LA. Her star spotting highlights includer Paul McCartney, Helen Mirren Tom Hanks, Matt Damon and George Clooney...to name but a few. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396485-star-spotting-at-the-la-golden-globes/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396485-star-spotting-at-the-la-golden-globes/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:29:01 +0000 News The maintenance worker who died after falling 150ft from a ladder on the Forth Bridge is named http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396469-forth-bridge-worker-dies-after-150ft-fall/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396469-forth-bridge-worker-dies-after-150ft-fall/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:59:04 +0000 News TWO former miners from West Fife face a fight to recover thousands of pounds owed to them, after claiming their cases were seriously mishandled by their solicitor. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396430-west-fife-miners-fight-for-compensation/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396430-west-fife-miners-fight-for-compensation/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:15:00 +0000 News TRIBUTES have been paid to "gutsy and inspirational" Dunfermline mum Paula Stewart, who died last week aged 37. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396429-husbands-tribute-to-gutsy-wife-who-dies-at-37/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396429-husbands-tribute-to-gutsy-wife-who-dies-at-37/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:12:00 +0000 News A DUNFERMLINE councillor wants to curb Scotland's alcohol problem - by allowing MORE young people to drink legally. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396427-vote-councillor-calls-for-16yearolds-to-be-served-in-west-fifes-pubs/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396427-vote-councillor-calls-for-16yearolds-to-be-served-in-west-fifes-pubs/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:10:00 +0000 News A TERRIFIED young cyclist was chased and bitten by a German Shepherd while riding his bike in Dalgety Bay at the weekend. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396424-terrified-cyclist-10-chased-and-bitten-by-dog/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396424-terrified-cyclist-10-chased-and-bitten-by-dog/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:05:00 +0000 News FIFE Council has again come under fire for its care of elderly tenants after an 82-year-old Kelty woman complained of "freezing" conditions in her draughty and damp-ridden home. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396423-pensioner-82-claims-shes-told-to-wear-hat-and-coat-indoors-to-keep-warm/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396423-pensioner-82-claims-shes-told-to-wear-hat-and-coat-indoors-to-keep-warm/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:00:00 +0000 News A FORMER Crossgates couch potato is now in the exercise elite after winning a national body competition. http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396422-green-tea-helps-laura-shed-four-stones/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396422-green-tea-helps-laura-shed-four-stones/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:58:00 +0000 News "ABOUT half the capital is completely destroyed and if a building is not down then it is significantly cracked. The scale of the disaster is so big." http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396421-west-fife-volunteers-back-from-quake-zone/ http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396421-west-fife-volunteers-back-from-quake-zone/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:55:00 +0000 News