Eight months for shoplifter who wanted to return to Romania
A shoplifter caught trying to steal almost £1500-worth of perfume from a Dunfermline store said he wanted to go back home to Romania. Instead, Stefan Petrescu has been jailed...
Fife stables owner cleared of causing suffering to horses
A stables owner has been cleared of causing unnecessary suffering to horses, after a long-running trial. Horses were removed from the stables of Jackie Kemp during a raid by...
Bridge builders fined just £10k over safety failings which left worker badly injured
The consortium which built the £1.35 billion Queensferry Crossing has been fined just £10,000 over a botched heavy lifting operation which resulted in a worker being seriously injured. A...
Driverless buses coming to Fife next year
Scotland’s first self-driving bus trial will start between Fife and Edinburgh next year. The pilot will include five single decker buses travelling across the Forth Road Bridge to and...
Police appeal after man (64) is injured in road rage assault
A 64-year-old man has been seriously injured in road rage incident in Fife. Police are appealing for witnesses to the serious assault which happened in the Lundin Links area...
Fife man jailed for stealing over £7k with gran’s bank card
A Fife man stole his grandmother’s bank card and used it to withdraw over £7000. Stephen Scott repeatedly used the card over a period of four months. Scott (44), of...
Fife golfer (69) accused of violent attack on club pro
A golf club professional has told a trial he was violently assaulted in his shop in a dispute over a pair of sun glasses. The incident at Dunfermline...
Friends and family pay tribute to Ethan and Connor
Hundreds of mourners gathered in Kirkcaldy to pay tribute to teenagers Ethan King and Connor Aird who died following a tragic car crash. Heartbroken family and friends lit candles, listened...
Second teenager dies after Fife car crash
A second young man has died following a tragic car crash near Kirkcaldy last weekend. Connor Aird (17) died at Edinburgh’s Western General Hospital, where he was being treated...
“Staggering”: driver was almost seven times over the limit
A Dunfermline man has admitted driving when almost seven times over the limit. George Fleming (56) of Coulton Terrace, appeared in the dock at Dunfermline Sheriff Court. He admitted...
