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Figures show 561 patients waited over the legally guaranteed wait time in December 2018.

Drivers in Fife are being urged to be patient and drive safely around bin lorries and workers.

Employers in North East Fife are being praised for paying their workers the real Living Wage.

There are calls for the Scottish First Minister to intervene and take action to improve rail services in Fife.

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The Links Market in Kirkcaldy is in full flow today as it opens for its first full day.

A community group in Kirkcaldy who provide children with free food and activities over the school holidays says it has seen its child poverty referrals increase by 5 times.

Scotrail Alliance Managing Director Alex Hynes met with elected members from Fife Council this week to outline plans to improve train services in the region.

Police in Fife are reminding people to have fun, but stay safe as this year's Links Market opens in Kirkcaldy.

The co-leaders of Fife Council have joined calls from a Scottish trade union to overhaul how local authorities are funded.

The Scottish Communities Secretary is in Fife today announcing an additional grant for charities offering school kids free meals during holidays.

Banking group TSB has announced it is to cut its opening hours at two of its Fife branches.

Changes to the UK welfare system are said to be costing Fife Council around £150million a year.

Transport police in Kirkcaldy are warning people to stay away from Fife's train tracks following three dangerous incidents in the area.

Police had to smash their way into a man's car after police found his dog "panting heavily and distressed" when the animal was left locked in a car in direct sun light on one of last summer's hottest days.

A new recovery area has opened at the Victoria Hospital aimed at minimising the anxiety of patients with dementia and cognitive impairment as they wake from surgery.

A midwife is taking on the Glasgow Kiltwalk to raise money for dementia research in honour of her father who died with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.

Figures show there were 10 fatal accidents in 2018, compared to five during the previous 12 months.

A teenager from Dunfermline has become the first in Scotland to benefit from a scholarship for students living from MS.

Fife Council has taken a decision not to increase the number of so-called Houses of Multiple Occupancy in St Andrews.

A project aiming to treat people with mild to moderate mental health issues in Glenrothes is hoping to expand to other areas of Fife

Fifers with alzheimer's and dementia are said to be put off applying for a council tax exemption because of the language used in the process.

Fife Council is urging Fifers not to be embarrassed if they are struggling to keep a hold of their finances and seek help.

A biker who killed a dog walker after he rode onto a "pitch black" country road with no lights switched on before panicking, mounting a pavement and ploughing into the woman, was today spared jail.

Waiting outside workplaces, electronic trackers and intimidation - these are just some of the instances of stalking women across Fife have experienced.

There are fears a number of jobs could be lost across Fife as Debenhams announced its went into administration.

Kirkcaldy-born racing driver Jonny Adam will head to Monza this weekend for the 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup season opener - in a new team with a new car and with new teammates.

Police in Fife are trying to trace seven witnesses after a woman was seriously injured on a bus in Freuchie.

There are calls for police to be given more powers to prosecute people who throw rubbish out of their car windows on Fife's roads.

Fifers are being urged to stop dumping rubbish in the sea and on the beach after a major clean-up along the coast line.

Fife Council is putting on free meals for families over the Easter holidays.

Universal Credit is costing Fife more than £150 million a year according to new research.

Older people in Fife should have their health and social care neds addressed more quickly thanks to a new hub in Dunfermline.

Kingdom FM News is joining local and national charities and campaigners in launching a petition to help end elder abuse in Scotland.

Plans to cut the number of Councillors goes out to public consultation