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The official account for the Central Fife Times. News from Cowdenbeath, Lochgelly, Benarty and Cardenden. Got a story? Email: [email protected]

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Fife man celebrates 100th birthday surrounded by four generations of family ift.tt/lg90rFd
Fife man celebrates 100th birthday surrounded by four generations of family

Fife man celebrates 100th birthday surrounded by four generations of family

John Armstrong from Lochore has celebrated his 100th birthday with a meal surrounded by four generations of his family.

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Fife Council proposes 10-metre road hump for Lumphinnans to tackle speeding ift.tt/yeq6tFQ
Fife Council proposes 10-metre road hump for Lumphinnans to tackle speeding

Fife Council proposes 10-metre road hump for Lumphinnans to tackle speeding

Fife Council proposes a 10-metre raised road hump on Main Street, Lumphinnans, to tackle speeding and improve road safety.

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Man jailed for five years over historic sexual offences in Fife ift.tt/HsrnmvU
Man jailed for five years over historic sexual offences in Fife

Man jailed for five years over historic sexual offences in Fife

Robert Haggart has been jailed for historical sexual offences.

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Residents warned of noise ahead of Mossmorran alarm test ift.tt/2wft4sg
Residents warned of noise ahead of Mossmorran alarm test

Residents warned of noise ahead of Mossmorran alarm test

An alarm test at ExxonMobil’s Mossmorran site is expected to be heard in the surrounding area, including Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly.

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198 deliberate fires recorded across Cowdenbeath area in a year ift.tt/atC42uD
198 deliberate fires recorded across Cowdenbeath area in a year

198 deliberate fires recorded across Cowdenbeath area in a year

NEARLY 200 fires were started deliberately in the Cowdenbeath area in the last year.

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Guns N’ Roses tribute band to bring classic rock anthems to Fife next week ift.tt/GIeUgW5
Guns N’ Roses tribute band to bring classic rock anthems to Fife next week

Guns N’ Roses tribute band to bring classic rock anthems to Fife next week

Scotland’s Guns Mac Roses bring a high-energy Guns N’ Roses tribute to Wee Jimmies, Cowdenbeath, on November 7, with Neil Philp supporting. Tickets £10.

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Date revealed for Cowdenbeath's Christmas Lights Switch-On ift.tt/VeQwi76
Date revealed for Cowdenbeath's Christmas Lights Switch-On

Date revealed for Cowdenbeath's Christmas Lights Switch-On

Santa will make a special appearance in Cowdenbeath for the town’s annual Christmas lights switch-on.

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Housing association thanks outgoing chair for years of leadership ift.tt/6sjbrlX
Housing association thanks outgoing chair for years of leadership

Housing association thanks outgoing chair for years of leadership

Fife’s Kingdom Housing Association thanks outgoing chair Linda Leslie as homes grow to 7,500, with nearly 1,100 homeless households housed across Scotland.

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Cowdenbeath to mark Remembrance Sunday with parade and services ift.tt/JQUTDbe
Cowdenbeath to mark Remembrance Sunday with parade and services

Cowdenbeath to mark Remembrance Sunday with parade and services

Cowdenbeath remember its fallen servicemen and women on Remembrance Sunday.

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First stage of electrification work on Fife railways is complete centralfifetimes.com/news/26…
First stage of electrification work on Fife railways is complete

First stage of electrification work on Fife railways is complete

Major progress has been made in a rail electrification project designed to deliver cleaner and quieter journeys.

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Cowdenbeath MP welcomes 'vital breathing space' for 130,000 Fife households ift.tt/sY5rO97
Cowdenbeath MP welcomes 'vital breathing space' for 130,000 Fife households

Cowdenbeath MP welcomes 'vital breathing space' for 130,000 Fife households

Melanie Ward says a £100 energy payment will give more than 130,000 Fife households support.

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Lochgelly fire station status quo to be considered in public consultation ift.tt/3gi2jC7
Lochgelly fire station status quo to be considered in public consultation

Lochgelly fire station status quo to be considered in public consultation

Consultation on keeping the status quo at Lochgelly Fire Station is to take place next month.

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Cowdenbeath restaurant Zorbas "proud" to retain national shawarma award ift.tt/M5RLXKH
Cowdenbeath restaurant Zorbas "proud" to retain national shawarma award

Cowdenbeath restaurant Zorbas "proud" to retain national shawarma award

Cowdenbeath restaurant Zorbas wins Shawarma Takeaway of the Year at the 2026 Scottish Asian Food Awards for the second year running at Glasgow ceremony.

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Fife among improved areas as Scotland's alcohol-specific deaths figure falls ift.tt/PWMEHsz
Fife among improved areas as Scotland's alcohol-specific deaths figure falls

Fife among improved areas as Scotland's alcohol-specific deaths figure falls

Fife alcohol-specific deaths fell 24 to 66 in 2025, while Scotland recorded a 3 drop.

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Kirkcaldy records 287 deliberate fires in a year, figures reveal ift.tt/gYIFDxT
Kirkcaldy records 287 deliberate fires in a year, figures reveal

Kirkcaldy records 287 deliberate fires in a year, figures reveal

ALMOST 300 deliberate fires were recorded across the Kirkcaldy area in the last year, figures have revealed.

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Kirkcaldy councillors warn illegal e-bikes and e-scooters are ‘getting out of hand’ ift.tt/VTvCbl4
Kirkcaldy councillors warn illegal e-bikes and e-scooters are ‘getting out of hand’

Kirkcaldy councillors warn illegal e-bikes and e-scooters are ‘getting out of hand’

ILLEGAL e-bikes and e-scooters are becoming one of Kirkcaldy’s biggest antisocial behaviour problems.

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Just five people responsible for 331 shoplifting crimes ift.tt/C2NR06Z
Just five people responsible for 331 shoplifting crimes

Just five people responsible for 331 shoplifting crimes

POLICE are targeting Kirkcaldy’s most prolific shoplifters as officers try to break a cycle of repeat offending amid a sharp rise in retail crime.

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Kirkcaldy streets set for new 20mph limits as councillors approve plans ift.tt/M7fbXw3
Kirkcaldy streets set for new 20mph limits as councillors approve plans

Kirkcaldy streets set for new 20mph limits as councillors approve plans

TWENTY will be plenty on an array of Kirkcaldy streets after councillors approved to move forward with plans which will see speed limits reduced across the town.

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Fife family charity benefits from major charitable foundation grant ift.tt/ow9zW6Q
Fife family charity benefits from major charitable foundation grant

Fife family charity benefits from major charitable foundation grant

A charity has received a major funding boost to help strengthen family bonds and create lasting memories.

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Two men charged after car crashes into gas box ift.tt/S8p5gUV
Two men charged after car crashes into gas box

Two men charged after car crashes into gas box

Two men were arrested and charged after a crash involving one car was reported in Ballingry on Tuesday evening.

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