Available from the post office, £2 each including an envelope. The perfect Xmas gift! The Freuchie in Flower team are trying to raise funds to replace existing hanging baskets with new self-watering baskets (which would reduce watering to twice per week and mean no more dried out baskets). Your support is much appreciated.

Proposed core paths for Strathmiglo, Ladybank, Gateside, Falkland, Auchtermuchty and the Lomond Hills have been drawn up after two years of consultation. Fife Council invites your comment re major omissions or errors prior to the formal statutory consultation stage which will probably take place from the beginning of April 2008. See web link below for more.

FIFE Council has acted swiftly to restore the reputation of Freuchie Primary school in the wake of a damning report by inspectors.

Get the latest from the Fife Ranger Service on visitors the Lochs in December 07.

JANUARY arrived with a vengeance this week as winds of up to 80mph battered north east Fife, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.

Fife Council is currently carrying out a study to identify areas of landscape which should be recognised, celebrated and protected by a local landscape designation.

Take a look!

Freuchie Scouts deliver village Xmas cards

SHOCKED local councillors are seeking urgent improvements to Freuchie Primary school following a damning report by government inspectors.

Volunteers wanted for 'Bums off Seats' scheme

FALKLAND woman Fiona Lawrenson is at the forefront of reminding older and disabled people in Fife not to miss the bus on a free Scotland-wide travel scheme.

Thanks to all who contributed to January's coffee morning. Though attendance was limited, the support was such that £1330 was raised by attendees - almost the same as last year. Huge thanks to everyone who supported the event.

Get the latest from the Fife Ranger Service on visitors to the Lochs in January 08.

Healthyliving award

Grants for craft workers

Rural gateway photo competition

match report

Freuchie Cricket Club newsletter

Close of the Big Conversation coming soon.

Get the latest from the Fife Ranger Service on bird and wildlife at the Lochs in February 08.

Fife Council plans to withdraw free dog dirt bags

Rainbows exercise evening

East Stirlingshire 0-3 East Fife

Easter Fair raises £1200!

Active living and good eating at Freuchie Primary

Easte fun at Freuchie Rainbows

Thanks

Get the latest from the Fife Ranger Service on bird and wildlife at the Lochs in March 08.

No jumble sale due to lack of support

Iain Smith, North East Fife MSP gets guided tour of SCF web portal

New web portal launches officially today in Freuchie

Chicca needs rabbit friend

New Forth bridge ‘ready by 2016’

Match Report

Winter training times

Match report

Support the on-line petition to keep Scottish football on free to air tv

Scout News update

Freuchie Rainbows Update 06 May 08

Birnie Loch and Gaddon Loch Newsletter May 08

Freuchie Scout News: 12 May 08

Today Fife's First Outdoor Access Festival was given a boost with the announcement of funding from the Fife Events Strategy Group and Scottish Natural Heritage.

First Innings for juniors new tops

Buttery morning raises £480 - many thanks

Birnie and Gaddon Loch News Update, June 08

A TINY orphan roe deer found curled up on the Lomond Hills near Falkland is now well on the way to recovery in the tender care of the Scottish Deer Centre near Cupar

Freuchie Scout News: 2 June 08

Freuchie in Flower celebrate Freuchie Cricket Club centenary year with new flower bed

Match Report: Cupar Hearts 1-1 SUAFC (AET Strath won 4-2 on penalties)

Questionnaires for community to complete re ways to spend £25k environmental improvement grant

Well Done Freuchie Litter Pickers!

If you're a keen photographer, why not enter the Rural Gateway website's photo competition? Following the success of their 2007 competition, this year's is bigger and better.

Freuchie in Flower are streamlining the village competition for 2008. There are 5 categories.

Freuchie Rainbows Update: 24 Jun 08

An amateur football team is heading to Poland for a friendly against one of the country's professional sides.

On 5&6 July trains from the north and Fife will terminate at Dalgety Bay Station with Rail Replacement Bus Services providing connections to Inverkeithing, North Queensferry, Dalmeny, Haymarket and Edinburgh.

Community groups in NE Fife are being urged to apply for new funding from the Climate Challenge Fund

July 08 newsletter

Get to know bell baxter and joinin new opportunities

TIME IS running out for individuals or groups hoping to have their events featured in the next edition of the Events In Fife publication.

Fife Council has been officially awarded five European blue-flag awards for its clean beaches. The Leven East beach was handed the accolade for the first time, with flags also going to Aberdour, Burntisland, Elie Harbour and St Andrews west sands.

Local anglers have welcomed a £9.3 million investment to refurbish four waste water treatment facilities near the River Eden. The projects are being undertaken by Scottish Water as part of its £62 million investment programme across Fife.

Sadly the 2008 Village cup competition has had to be cancelled due to lack of support.

An entire cul-de-sac in Freuchie has been devastated after heavy rain hit Fife again. More than a dozen homes in Freuchie Mill were flooded, with furniture and possessions ruined, and at least 20 cars have been destroyed.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) warned yesterday that the weather forecast for the next few days indicated more rain and possible outbreaks of thunder and lightning on the east coast, with the risk of further flooding.

Fifers are being invited to gve their views on proposed core path routes over the next 12 weeks as part of the draft core path plan public consultation process.

dance classes resume after the school holidays

Thanks to the Howe's floral volunteers and an update on Scotland and Britain in Bloom competitions.

Design a badge to celebrate Freuchie Scout's centenary next year

Church updates

Council update on industrial action disruptions Wed 20 Aug

Fife, including many parts of the Howe came to a stand-still yesterday as more than half of Fife Council's employees went on strike.

Public Meeting: Recent flooding in Freuchie.

Details of Door open events in east Fife on 21 Sept

Although three-years worth of 'seedcorn' funding to get the event up and running has now ended, organisers have confirmed they can raise enough revenue through other funding sources to ensure the weekend-long event in the grounds of Falkland Palace remains a firm fixture on the Scottish festival scene.

Known as the 'festival for musicians and music lovers', this year's Collessie Music Festival gets underway at Fife Animal Park tomorrow (Saturday).