Fife Council

Fife Council’s planners were celebrating last week after winning two awards in the Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning 2019 (SAQP 2019). Martin McGroarty, FC lead professional (Minerals), Mary Stewart, FC service manager (Planning), Mary McLean, FC legal team manager, Kevin Stewart, MSP, J

Fife Council hosted the 13th House Builders' Forum last week in Lochgelly.

Investment proposals that would see 3,381 new affordable houses built in Fife before 2025 were discussed by Fife councillors yesterday.

An annual event designed to help develop industry partnerships and increase quality housing supply and development throughout Fife is set to take place at the Lochgelly Centre on November 26.

Partners involved in exploring the feasibility of citizens basic income (CBI) pilots in Scotland have published an interim report into their findings. Fife, North Ayrshire, City of Edinburgh and Glasgow City councils are working together with NHS Health Scotland and the Improvement Service to explor

Fife councillors have unanimously rejected a planning application submitted by Omnivale Ltd to build 140 homes in the north of Dunfermline after developers refused to contribute money towards a northern link road to relieve traffic. Omnivale applied to Fife Council for planning permission in princip

Fife Council apprentices Calum Love and Ashley Duffy have picked up prestigious awards at the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) UK Housing & Building Apprentice Awards. Calum Love from building services was crowned the UK Apprentice of the Year in Building Skills an

Fife Council is developing a sustainable energy and climate action plan (SECAP) and is welcoming views and ideas from everyone in Fife. An online consultation on the draft ‘Climate Fife’ action plan and the accompanying Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Environmental Report will b

Nicky Connor has been appointed as the director of health and social care in Fife. Nicky brings with her a wealth of knowledge with over 20 years’ experience covering a diversity of public service roles including nursing, acute, specialist and community roles along with professional and clinic

The start of construction of new affordable homes in Glenrothes has been marked by Judy Hamilton, councillor and convener of the community and housing services committee, as she performed the sod-cutting ceremony earlier this week. The new development is on the site of the former Alan Mclure House c

Fife Council has commissioned a study to discover how living in a rural area can have a significant impact on those living in poverty. The research has revealed that public transport costs in rural Fife are making it more difficult for unemployed people to access job opportunities, new research has

Fife Council has launched a new housing training academy which will give staff and trainees the opportunity to gain nationally-recognised housing qualifications. It is hoped that the training can eventually be extended to include Public Social Partnership (PSP) partners and Registered Social Landlor

Pupils from Kettle Primary School visited the site of a new affordable housing development at Monksmoss Ladybank in Fife to learn about the progress at the site. The Monksmoss Ladybank site is currently under development to convert the empty field to an area holding 22 new houses.

This year’s Fife Council Better Homes Exhibition showcased the high-quality improvements being made to council homes. The exhibition took place last week in the Rothes Halls, Glenrothes and exposed the changes which Fife Council are making to their council houses. The exhibition also gave coun

To celebrate Scottish Housing Day, Kingdom Housing Association bounced into action at The Henge in Glenrothes with an extra special tenant roadshow.