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Fife Council to host Scottish Illegal Tobacco Officers in national crackdown on illicit tobacco trade

11 Sep 2025

Fife Council’s Cabinet Committee has approved an initiative to host two full-time Scottish Illegal Tobacco Officers (SITOs) as part of a UK-wide effort to disrupt the illicit tobacco trade at the retail level.The officers will be integrated into Fife Council’s ...

Fife Council welcomes start of work on Mountfleurie Bridge

11 Sep 2025

Fife Council has marked a major milestone in its plans to better connect Levenmouth communities…
Fife Council approves ambitious Active Travel Strategy

11 Sep 2025

Fife Council has approved a new Active Travel Strategy and Action Plan (ATSAP) for 2025–2035,…

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Council support for victims of domestic abuse

07 May 2020

AS ADVICE continues to be stay safe at home, Fife Council is supporting people across the Kingdom for whom home is not a safe place ...
Fife Bus helping the Scottish Ambulance Service

07 May 2020

The Council’s Fife Bus is now transporting patients to hospital for their regular kidney dialysis appointments.The Scottish Ambulance Service reached out to the Council for ...
Foster Carers making staying at home fun

06 May 2020

Fife Council foster carers are pulling out all the stops to make staying at home fun for the children in their care.They are crafting, baking, ...
Burntisland Fair cancelled

04 May 2020

Burntisland Fair 2020 will not take place this year, in line with Government advice about avoiding large social gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic.Fife Council and ...
Keeping vital services running safely in Fife

04 May 2020

Two Fife Council bin lorries are now carrying the simple and strong national public message ‘Stay Home, Save Lives and Protect the NHS’. The council's ...
The Leven Programme’s response to Covid-19

04 May 2020

The Leven Programme is helping the response to Covid-19 by financially supporting Levenmouth’s emergency food work.Due to government restrictions, The Leven Programme's been unable to ...
Coronavirus children’s wellbeing study: how are you doing?

01 May 2020

Our lives have changed very quickly because of the Coronavirus.A lot of adults are in the news and online saying what it is like for ...
Immediate family only at funerals

23 Apr 2020

To keep people safe, funerals are restricted to immediate family only.Funerals are being limited to small numbers of family members to help stop the spread ...
East Fife villages green bin collections this Saturday

22 Apr 2020

If you live in these areas and have the 4-bin kerbside system, please put your green bin out to be picked up on Saturday 25 ...
Money advice: Alternatives to paying for items with cash

17 Apr 2020

With many shops and services currently preferring contactless payments to cash, you may be finding it more difficult than usual to get help from a ...

Education Maintenance Allowance 2025-26

Born between 1 March 2006 and 30 September 2009 and staying on at school? You could be entitled to £30 a week. Find out if you qualify for an Education Maintenance Allowance and apply now.
Help with the cost of living

Everyone is feeling the impact of the cost-of-living crisis. We want to make sure you’re aware of the support services available in your community.
Foster with Fife Council

Could you look after a child for a weekend or a few days? Give a child a chance to do fun activities. If you have a spare room and time to give you can make a big difference!