JAMES MCPAKE has called on his Athletic stars to finish their home fixtures with a flourish and send their supporters home with positivity. Dunfermline host Inverness Caledonian Thistle in their penultimate Championship match this season still
A Dunfermline mum has been nominated for a prestigious award at the National Diversity Awards. Nicole Settle (31), who runs the Instagram account adhdmum_autisticson, has been put forward for the positive role model award for disability. Her
A woman was concerned about a drink-driver and started to video him. The offender was 22-year-old Brendon Neil who responded by grabbing the phone and snapping it over his knee. Neil, of Clay Acres Court, Dunfermline, was almost four times
TWO talented youngsters from Dunfermline Rugby Club have expressed their excitement after being selected to play for their country. Bethan Mathieson, 16, and Megan Laurie, 15, have been picked to represent Scotland's under-16s at an international
JAMES MCPAKE has called for football to have a broader conversation about head injuries after "uncomfortable" after-effects endured by one of his stars. The Pars boss said "more needs to be done" in relation to player welfare in those circumstances
PAST and present stars were celebrated on Saturday night as the Dunfermline Athletic Centenary Club Player of the Year Awards returned for 2024. Fans joined the team and backroom staff at the Carnegie Conference Centre for the event which feted
EMERGENCY services were called to reports of a house fire in Dunfermline yesterday afternoon (Wednesday). Both Fife Police and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service responded to the blaze, which took place on Brucefield Avenue. A Scottish
TRIBUTES have been paid to long serving Rosyth councillor Margaret Logan who has died at the age of 91. She represented her home home town on Dunfermline District Council from 1984 to 1996 and then on Fife Council from 1995 to 2003. Her late
THE SNP General Election candidate for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy has been announced. Cllr Lesley Backhouse, who lives in Burntisland and represents Ward 9 of Fife Council, has been chosen to stand in the upcoming general election. She said
KELTY HEARTS boss Michael Tidser doesn't want to put "pressure" on his players after they maintained hopes of finishing in League One's promotion play-off places. The 34-year-old hailed a "collective effort" for securing their place in the third
HOLIDAY breaks are set to be served up above a popular Dunfermline pub after a planning application was given the go-ahead. Four flats above the Old Inn will be able to be used for short term lets while external alterations including replacement
GAFFER Jason McCrindle insists there's no pressure on his young Swifts side going into Sunday's East of Scotland Qualifying Cup final and wants them to play with freedom. And he hopes they'll show no fear when they kick off against Dunbar United
A RAPIST from Dunfermline who subjected a woman to sexual abuse and violence that left her a changed person has been jailed for five and a half years. Callum Fleming, formerly of Abbey View, attacked the victim when he was aged 21. A judge
WEST FIFE residents have been hit with water supply issues this morning (Thursday). Scottish Water has identified the cause of the interruption, which has caused some disruption in Crossford. The company is now arranging repairs to return the
This week's winner of the Dunfermline Press Scoop competition, kindly sponsored by Stephens the Bakers, is Beverley Brown of Gowanbrae Drive, Dunfermline. She is pictured inside Stephens shop in Dunfermline High Street receiving her prize.
ATHLETIC manager James McPake has played down speculation linking Josh Edwards with a move and said he is solely focused on Saturday's crunch clash with Inverness. Reports from England suggested that League One duo, Oxford United and Lincoln City
Thousands more taxpayers moved to Scotland from the rest of the UK in each year since powers over tax rates were devolved, research from HMRC has found. At the request of the Scottish and Welsh governments, data on the tax base and migration was
What's your favourite pub in West Fife? The Dunfermline Press is looking to put the best pubs in our area in the spotlight - and we're asking our readers to nominate their favourites. Which pub has the best range of drinks, the best food offering
PLANS have been revealed which would "breathe a new lease of life" into Fife Council's former headquarters in Dunfermline. Kingdom Housing Association want to create 32 affordable flats in New City House which was vacated by the local authority
AN "absolutely huge" pothole on Dunfermline's Turnstone Road has now been repaired but not before it cost one motorist £150 in repairs. Lori Watson was turning into the Tesco Extra car park at Duloch when she spotted the crater on the roundabout
DUNFERMLINE'S MSP said High Street businesses are not in favour of spending £800,000 on a city square. Shirley-Anne Somerville has urged Fife Council to engage fully with local firms after picking up a lack of "enthusiasm" about the plans for the
