🧭 Fife City Named Among UK’s Best for Dog Owners

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Here’s what’s coming your way today:

• Fife City Named Among UK’s Best for Dog Owners

• Ever Wanted to Own a Pub in Fife?

• 53 Events to See This Week

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— Duncan

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🐶 Fife City Named Among UK’s Best for Dog Owners

There are a lot of dog lovers in the UK, and Fife is no exception. Some days it feels like every other person you pass is walking a pup. So it might not come as much of a surprise that one Fife town has just been named among the most dog-friendly destinations in the UK.

The ranking comes from new research by outdoor brand Millets, which looked at the UK’s most populated towns and cities to see which were best suited for our four-legged friends. They assessed each location across several factors, including the number of dog-friendly walking trails, restaurants and pubs, local vets, and pet-friendly accommodation.

And the results? Dunfermline came in 5th overall, making it one of the top places in the UK to own a dog. The only Scottish location to rank higher was Aberdeen, which landed in third place. Dunfermline wasn’t the only Fife mention either, with Kirkcaldy also earning an honourable shoutout, ranking third in the UK specifically for its number of dog-friendly walking trails.

However, since the research only looked at the UK’s most populous towns and cities, we reckon a few top Fife spots might have been missed. Should we repeat the research just for Fife to find the Kingdom’s most dog-friendly place? Let us know below!

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LOCAL HEADLINES YOU NEED TO KNOW

• 🎖️ NHS Fife has earned the prestigious Gold Award under the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS), recognising its outstanding support for veterans, reservists, service leavers, and their families.

• 🔧 Dunfermline technician Carl Croome, of Vertu Hyundai Dunfermline, has made it to the finals of the 2025 Hyundai UK Skills Olympics, one of just 12 Expert and Master Technicians selected nationwide.

• 🎓 St Andrews rector Stella Maris has launched a discrimination case, saying she was punished for speaking out on Gaza. She demands an apology and compensation, calling it a “disgraceful episode” by university leaders.

• 🍻 Dunfermline Athletic have unveiled the Carling Experience, a pitchside hospitality box offering unlimited pints, bar snacks, Sky Sports, and leather seating for 10. Club bosses call it Scotland’s best.

• 🏨 Kirkcaldy’s historic Oswald House has completed a major transformation, reopening as an exclusive-use country house hotel with a new public bar, kitchen, and beer garden following a six-figure business loan from RBS.

• 🚆 ScotRail is running extra late-night trains through Fife to Perth after Oasis shows at Murrayfield on August 8, 9, and 12, stopping at key Fife stations to help fans travel safely and conveniently home.

• 🚶‍♂️ Burntisland locals are planning a protest march on August 10th against Forth Ports’ three-year harbour lock-out, demanding restored access to traditional fishing and walking areas.

• 👏 Several Fife volunteers have made the final shortlist for the BBC Make A Difference Awards 2025, including Burntisland Hedgehog Haven, Hero Paws, and Autism Rocks Fife. Winners will be announced next month on September 29th.

FEATURE OF THE WEEK

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🍻 Ever Wanted to Own a Pub?

💷 Offers Over £460,000 | 4 Bed | Your Own Pub

We’re heading to the coast this time for a unique blend of business and lifestyle in the charming village of Limekilns. If you've ever dreamed of running your own pub in a beautiful setting, The Ship Inn might be the opportunity you've been waiting for.

Set on the Promenade with views over the Firth of Forth, this detached stone-built property is both a thriving hospitality business and a great residence. Here’s what you’ll find inside:

• A cosy 40-cover pub and restaurant with nautical charm

• Traditional bar, snug dining nook, and fully kitted commercial kitchen

• Extensive owner’s accommodation across three levels

• Open-plan living/dining space and a modern kitchen

• Four double bedrooms, including two with en-suites

• Twin-sink bathroom, cloakroom, utility, and office spaces

• Outdoor seating at the front and a private garden at the back

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WHAT’S ON IN FIFE?

⭐ Featured Event

📅 Tuesday, 5th August

Greig McLennan: Linoleum Re-Imagined - Inspiration for this exhibition came from researching Linoleum designs from late 19th to mid-20th Century.
📁 Art | 🕢 10am | 📍 Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ Free

Birding for Beginners at Morton Lochs - Learn how to identify common birds by sight and sound.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 10am | 📍 Morton Lochs National Nature Reserve | 🎟️ Donation

Teen Pottery - Learn how to create a hand built phone holder from air drying clay.
📁 Family & Children | 🕢 3:30pm | 📍 Rothes Halls, Glenrothes | 🎟️ Free

Balgove Night Market - Stock up on fresh produce from the farm show, butchery, vegetable growers, and more.
📁 Markets | 🕢 5:00pm | 📍 Balgove Larder Farm Shop & Café | 🎟️ Free

Cheese and Wine Night - Enjoy a glass of wine of your choice and a chessboard.
📁 Food & Drink | 🕢 5:00pm | 📍 The Old Vic, St Andrews | 🎟️ £15

Paddlenight Splash - Staff will be on hand to assist you with selecting and launching equipment but remember this is not a taught course.
📁 Sport | 🕢 6pm | 📍 Lochore Meadows Country Park | 🎟️ £10.50

📅 Wednesday, 6th August

Escape Room Experience: The Last Exhibit - Can you escape the Bell Pettigrew Museum that has been taken over by a rogue technology?
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 Varies | 📍 Bell Pettigrew Museum, St Andrews | 🎟️ £15

Bookbug - Sing, rhyme, and share stories with your little ones.
📁 Family & Children | 🕢 10am | 📍 Methil Heritage Centre | 🎟️ Free

Kids Local History Club - Explore your city’s past through stories, crafts, trails and games!
📁 Family & Children | 🕢 11am | 📍 Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries | 🎟️ Free

Four Letters of Love - Nicholas and Isabel were made for each other but how will they ever know it?
📁 Movie | 🕢 11am | 📍 Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £5

Friends of Methil Heritage Exhibitions - Exploring the history of Methil.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 11am | 📍 Methil Heritage Centre | 🎟️ Free

National PlayDay - Build paper aeroplanes.
📁 Family & Children | 🕢 2:00pm | 📍 The R&A World Golf Museum, St Andrews | 🎟️ Free

Creative Conversations - Ceramicist Jo Walker shares how making and creativity have helped her navigate the ups and downs of everyday life.
📁 Talk | 🕢 6pm | 📍 Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £1+

Paddlenight Splash - Staff will be on hand to assist you with selecting and launching equipment but remember this is not a taught course.
📁 Sport | 🕢 6pm | 📍 Lochore Meadows Country Park | 🎟️ £10.50

The Shoregate Session - Everything from traditional tunes through to songs ancient and modern.
📁 Music | 🕢 8pm | 📍 The Shoregate, Crail | 🎟️ Free

Skinner & T'witch - Drawing on music-hall and vaudeville traditions.
📁 Music | 🕢 8pm | 📍 Glen Tavern, Dunfermline | 🎟️ £8

📅 Thursday, 7th August

Escape Room Experience: The Last Exhibit - Can you escape the Bell Pettigrew Museum that has been taken over by a rogue technology?
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 Varies | 📍 Bell Pettigrew Museum, St Andrews | 🎟️ £15

Family Craft Session - Make pompoms and wool dollies.
📁 Family & Children | 🕢 10:30am | 📍 Fife Folk Museum | 🎟️ Free

Mousey Mornings Crafts - To celebrate Melvin the mouse as the finest chef the world has ever seen, you can make and decorate your very own chef’s hat.
📁 Family & Children | 🕢 11am | 📍 Ladybank Library | 🎟️ Free

Printing Drop-In - Have some fun ink printing on fabric at this family-friendly session.
📁 Family & Children | 🕢 11am | 📍 Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther | 🎟️ Free

Sumer Holiday Workshop: Travel to the Future - Build, hack, animate, and travel through time with our hands-on, future-focused workshops!
📁 Family & Children | 🕢 2pm | 📍 Wardlaw Museum, St Andrews | 🎟️ Free

Felt Sewing Bookmark Craft - Get creative with felt and learn some simple sewing techniques to create your own bookmark.
📁 Family & Children | 🕢 2pm | 📍 Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries | 🎟️ Free

Mousey Mornings Crafts - To celebrate Melvin the mouse as the finest chef the world has ever seen, you can make and decorate your very own chef’s hat.
📁 Family & Children | 🕢 2:30pm | 📍 Cupar Library | 🎟️ Free

Game ON - Casual gaming club with a huge range of board games.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 5pm | 📍 Kirkcaldy Galleries | 🎟️ Free

Paddlenight Splash - Staff will be on hand to assist you with selecting and launching equipment but remember this is not a taught course.
📁 Sport | 🕢 6pm | 📍 Lochore Meadows Country Park | 🎟️ £10.50

Paddlenight Coach - Weekly coaching sessions for individuals with some basic experience of paddling.
📁 Sport | 🕢 6pm | 📍 Lochore Meadows Country Park | 🎟️ £16

Fringe Writing Salon - A welcoming space for writers to focus, connect, and create over 4 weeks.
📁 Art | 🕢 6pm | 📍 Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ Free

📅 Friday, 8th August

Escape Room Experience: The Last Exhibit - Can you escape the Bell Pettigrew Museum that has been taken over by a rogue technology?
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 Varies | 📍 Bell Pettigrew Museum, St Andrews | 🎟️ £15

Artisan Fridays Market - A lively weekly food market offering hot & cold food on Kirkcaldy High Street.
📁 Markets | 🕢 9am | 📍 Kirkcaldy High Street | 🎟️ Free

Hillview Animal Park: Summer Visits - Come along and meet our friendly animals.
📁 Family & Children | 🕢 10am & 1pm | 📍 Hillview Animal Park | 🎟️ £5

Learn Photography @ Fife Zoo - Full day course with Drew Cunningham and Grant Keelan for beginners, amateurs and enthusiasts.
📁 Art | 🕢 10am | 📍 Fife Zoo | 🎟️ £50

St Andrews Heritage Tour - Discover hidden gems, stories, and secrets by exploring St Andrews Castle, Cathedral, and more.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 2pm | 📍 St Andrews War Memorial | 🎟️ £10

Teen Audiobook Group - Headspace for some quiet down-time at the end of the week and a great chance to hang out with friends.
📁 Family & Children | 🕢 3pm | 📍 Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries | 🎟️ Free

Housekeeping - After their mother commits suicide, two sisters end up living with their kind but peculiar aunt in their grandmother’s old house.
📁 Movie | 🕢 7pm | 📍 Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline | 🎟️ £6

Pictish Trail - Scottish alternative folk.
📁 Music | 🕢 7pm | 📍 PJ Molloys, Dunfermline | 🎟️ £16.50

Pink Floyd at Pompeii - Set in the ruins of the Roman Amphitheatre in Pompeii, the film captures Pink Floyd performing without an audience.
📁 Movie | 🕢 7pm | 📍 King's Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £3

Model Worker & Friends - Get ready to rock out.
📁 Music | 🕢 7pm | 📍 Humpback Recording, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £10

Dark & Haunting Tales - Meetings with the devil, ghostly stage coaches, accused witches, and body snatchers.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Abbot House, Dunfermline | 🎟️ £20.21

Stuart Bell - Night of fantastic music.
📁 Music | 🕢 8pm | 📍 Fire Station Creative, Dunfermline | 🎟️ Free

🎉 Multi-Day Festivals & Exhibitions

Pittenweem Arts Festival - An inspiring journey through creativity, community, and the vibrant village.
📅 Sat, 2nd - Sat, 9th August | 🕢 Varies | 📍 Pittenweem | 🎟️ Varies

Cafe Inc - Free lunch club for children and young people.
📅 Mon, 7th July - Sun, 17th August | 🕢 Varies | 📍 Across Fife | 🎟️ Varies

Fife Sports and Leisure Trust’s Summer Programme - Quid a Kid, weekly activity sessions, sport drop-ins, crafting, family fun days, and more.
📅 Mon, 7th July - Sun, 17th August | 🕢 Varies | 📍 Across Fife | 🎟️ Varies

Deep Sea World Fantasea - This summer, Deep Sea World transforms into a mythical world of magic, mystery, and marine marvels.
📅 Sat, 28th June - Sun, 17th August | 🕢 | 📍 Deep Sea World, North Queensferry | 🎟️ £13.75+

Burntisland Fairground - Rides, stalls, and attractions lining the town’s seafront.
📅 Sat, 31st May - Sun, 24th August | 🕢 1:00pm | 📍 The Links, Burntisland | 🎟️ Varies

Futures by Nick Domminney & Landscapes by Stéphane Abbt - Exhibition featuring works from 2 local artists.
📅 Fri, 1st - Fri, 29th August | 🕢 10am (Mon-Sat) & 11am (Sun) | 📍 Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther | 🎟️ Free

Forthlines - Displays of squares made by people living in Fife, of places that they know and love.
📅 Sat, 24th May - Sun, 31st August | 🕢 10:00am (11:00am Sun) | 📍 Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther | 🎟️ Museum Entry

Making Waves; Breaking Ground - Unique exhibition of large scale paintings and artwork.
📅 Sat, 16th - Sun, 31st August | 🕢 10am (Tue-Sun) | 📍 Bowhouse, St Monans | 🎟️ Free

Unearthed - Step back in time to discover how Scotland was formed and explore prehistoric creatures.
📅 Sat, 8th February - Sat, 27th September | 🕢 10:30am | 📍 St Andrews Museum | 🎟️ Free

Rewrite the Future - Explore how today's choices can shape a fairer, more sustainable tomorrow.
📅 Sat, 31st May - Sun, 28th September | 🕢 9:45am | 📍 Wardlaw Museum, St Andrews | 🎟️ Free

The Lost Words - Featuring original artwork by artist Jackie Morris and spell-poems by writer Robert Macfarlane.
📅 Sat, 28th June - Sun, 26th October | 🕢 10:00am | 📍 Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries | 🎟️ Free

Jack Vettriano Exhibition 2025 - Collection of Jack Vettriano prints, including rare and sold-out pieces.
📅 Tue, 4th March - Tue, 28th October | 🕢 10:00am | 📍 Affordable Arts, Methil | 🎟️ Free

Bunker Shots: Stories of Golf and Conflict - Surprising connections between golf and conflict, including the impact on golfers and their equipment.
📅 Fri, 18th April - Tue, 31st March 2026 | 🕢 9:15am | 📍 The R&A World Golf Museum, St Andrews | 🎟️ £17.50

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