🧭 New Fife CCTV Hub Opens

Good morning, Fifers!

Here’s what’s coming your way today:

• How Fife’s Child Support Pathway is Helping Families

• New CCTV Hub for Fife High-Rise Residents

• 58 Events to See This Weekend

Let’s jump in, there’s plenty to talk about!

— Duncan

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📹 New 24/7 CCTV Hub for Fife High-Rise Residents

Fife Council has officially opened a new £360,000 CCTV hub designed to improve safety and peace of mind for people living in high-rise flats across the Kingdom.

Based at the council’s Halbeath depot, the hub will provide a round-the-clock security service, using the latest technology to monitor all high-rise blocks. Housing staff will also carry out evening, weekend and overnight patrols, ensuring that issues can be dealt with on the spot.

The service will allow staff to respond more quickly to incidents, while CCTV footage will support investigations into vandalism, anti-social behaviour, and fly-tipping. [Fife Council]

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LOCAL HEADLINES YOU NEED TO KNOW

• 🎓 Fife College students Chloe Patrick and Teigan Connelly have become the first winners of the new Cath Cunningham Community Learning and Development Scholarship, set up in memory of the lifelong education advocate.

• 🏅 St Andrews has been named Scotland’s top university and second in the UK after Oxford, according to The Guardian University Guide 2026. Several subjects, including Maths and History, ranked first nationwide.

• 🥃 Whisky firm Spiritfilled, backed by Scotland rugby star Finn Russell, has invested a high six-figure sum into its Newburgh bonded warehouse, housing 14,000+ casks and pioneering new security and handling technology to boost investor confidence.

• ⛴️ Fife MSP Mark Ruskell has warned plans to relaunch the Rosyth–Dunkirk ferry could collapse unless the Scottish Government commits by the end of September, saying operator DFDS may “look elsewhere” if progress stalls.

• 🎧 Another success for Fife’s music scene with Natasha Tee hitting 27th in the iTunes Dance Charts with her single What's Going on Gigi featuring DJ Legend X and produced by Kirk Turnbull.

• 🏗️ Planning has begun on a new vision for Kirkcaldy town centre and waterfront, with consultants working alongside local groups to shape regeneration plans while awaiting UK Government funding.

• 🌊 Groundbreaking research from the University of St Andrews has helped shape Scotland’s first Blue Carbon Action Plan, unveiled by Climate Secretary Gillian Martin MSP to protect habitats like saltmarsh, seagrass, kelp and seabed sediments.

• 🎤 Fife residents are being invited to join the studio audience of BBC Scotland’s Debate Night when it films in Glenrothes later this season, with the chance to put questions directly to politicians and public figures. Apply here.

• 🗑️ Council staff empty a total of 3.2 million brown bins across Fife every year, amounting to 99,076 tonnes of food and garden waste each year, the equivalent to the weight of 3,552 bin lorries.

• ⛳ St Andrews accommodation prices for the 2027 Open are already soaring, with one townhouse listed at nearly £50k for six nights.

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👪 How Fife’s Child Support Pathway is Helping Families

Fife Council, in partnership with NHS Fife, launched a new Neurodevelopmental Support Pathway in August 2024, following a three-year pilot in West Fife. The programme is transforming how children and young people with additional needs are supported, moving away from the old system that depended on formal diagnoses of Autism, ADHD, or Learning Disabilities.

Instead, the focus is on the individual child’s needs, bringing together education, health, and social care teams to provide faster, more practical support. Key features include:

• Requests for Assistance replacing referrals, allowing schools and families to ask for support earlier

• Weekly triage meetings where health and education staff decide the best next steps

• Dedicated helplines for families and professionals, which received nearly 1,500 calls in the first year

• Training for 500+ staff across schools, health, and social work

Between August 2024 and June 2025, the pathway received 1,656 requests, with 61% coming from primary schools. Almost half of the cases led to diagnostic assessments, while many others received direct support without waiting for a formal diagnosis.

The initiative is backed by £100,000 of council funding each year. Next steps include a full evaluation of year one data, a multi-agency research project to gather feedback from families and young people, continued staff training, and improved data sharing between education and health services. [Fife Council]

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WHAT’S ON IN FIFE?

Below you’ll find what’s on in Fife over the next few days. For a longer outlook, Fife Insider+ members see two weeks of events every Sunday night. Please remember to double-check details with venues before travelling, as events can occasionally be cancelled or rescheduled at short notice, and some will require prebooked tickets.

📅 Friday, 19th September

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

Black Cat Bone - Raw, raucous, blues-infused rock ‘n’ roll.
📁 Music | 🕢 7pm | 📍 PJ Molloys, Dunfermline | 🎟️ £13.20

Boys - Five bedrooms, five chairs and four bays. The class of 2011 are about to graduate into a world that doesn't want them.
📁 Theatre | 🕢 7pm | 📍 King's Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £10

Bayview Live Lounge Presents 3's A Crowd - Join us in the Live Lounge with 3'a A Crowd!
📁 Music | 🕢 7pm | 📍 Bayview Stadium, Methil | 🎟️ £9.60

Apocalypse Now - The Vietnam War rages and US Captain Willard is sent on a mission to assassinate Colonel Kurtz.
📁 Movie | 🕢 7pm | 📍 King's Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £3

Girls’ Night OOT! 2: Heartbreaks and Promises - The ladies are back for a night full of song and laughter to help mend a broken heart, then it is off to dance the night away!
📁 Stage | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Byre Theatre, St Andrews | 🎟️ £24

Onóir Live in Concert - A contemporary Irish folk group from Donegal.
📁 Music | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £29

Crail Museum Talks - Hew Lorimer was a noted Scottish sculptor whose studio was at Kellie Castle.
📁 Talk | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Crail Kirk Hall | 🎟️ £5

Heaven & Hellvis - Black Sabbath tribute.
📁 Music | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 The Monarch Bar, Dunfermline | 🎟️ £8

Rock Therapy - Old school classic hard rock covers from the 70s, 80s and 90s.
📁 Music | 🕢 8pm | 📍 Fire Station Creative, Dunfermline | 🎟️ Free

Hardwicke Circus - Stirring tunes laced with harmony, romance and humour have won comparisons with the the E Street Band.
📁 Music | 🕢 8pm | 📍 Backstage at the Green, Kinross | 🎟️ £19.80

📅 Saturday, 20th September

International McRae Rally Challenge - Taking centre stage over the weekend will be the third running of the invitational International McRae Rally Challenge.
📁 Sport | 🕢 8am | 📍 Knockhill | 🎟️ Varies

Kids Clay Sculpture Make Workshop - Use different hand building techniques to make your own ceramic sculptures.
📁 Family & Children | 🕢 10am | 📍 Bowhouse, St Monans | 🎟️ £18.47

Cupar Market - Independent producers and creatives, fresh produce and food, handmade crafts, and more.
📁 Markets | 🕢 10am | 📍 Crossgate, Cupar | 🎟️ Free

MND Scotland Annual Fun Run - Throughout the event, there will be plenty of entertainment, food, drink, and more.
📁 Sport | 🕢 10am | 📍 Lochore Meadows Country Park | 🎟️ £10

Drawing Skills: The Essentials - Discover the basics of sketching and drawing on this workshop run by Steve Bretel
📁 Art | 🕢 10am | 📍 Unit 52 Art Studio, Glenrothes | 🎟️ £40

Bookbug - Sing, rhyme, and share stories with your little ones.
📁 Family & Children | 🕢 10:30am | 📍 Kirkcaldy Galleries | 🎟️ Free

Central Fife Artists Collective Open Studios - Featuring artists, craftspeople, designers and makers, based throughout central Fife!
📁 Art | 🕢 10:30am | 📍 Fife | 🎟️ Free

AIA Seasonal Coffee Mornings - Join us for a cup of tea or coffee, some home-baking, book swap and stories, craft table, and a good blether.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 10:30am | 📍 Dreel Halls, Anstruther | 🎟️ £3.50

Kids Clay Monster Make Workshop - Play with clay in this fun and interactive session where you will learn basic clay techniques.
📁 Family & Children | 🕢 11:30am | 📍 Bowhouse, St Monans | 🎟️ £18.47

Pigeons Rock! - Catherine Amyes is coming along to tell us all about her experience with pigeons.
📁 Talk | 🕢 1pm | 📍 Methil Heritage Centre | 🎟️ Free

Clay Village Tealights Workshop - Immerse yourself in whimsy as we hand build your own ceramic tea light house!
📁 Art | 🕢 1pm | 📍 Deborah Cameron Creative Artist Studio, Glenrothes | 🎟️ £68

Cast ON - A cosy, free fortnightly knitting & crochet meetup for all skill levels.
📁 Art | 🕢 1:30pm | 📍 Kirkcaldy Galleries | 🎟️ Free

Wild Cocktail Workshop - Foraging walk followed by cocktail/mocktail mixing and tasting.
📁 Food | 🕢 2pm | 📍 Comielaw, Anstruther | 🎟️ £65.63

1300 Stock Car Scottish Championship - 1300 Stock Cars Scottish Championship, Junior Productions GNR Signs R3, Rookie Bangers, and more.
📁 Sport | 🕢 5pm | 📍 Lochgelly Raceway | 🎟️ £15

Racewall Nights - Action from BriSCA F2, Saloon Stock Cars, Classic Hot Rods & ORCi Ministox.
📁 Sport | 🕢 6pm | 📍 Cowdenbeath Racewall | 🎟️ £18.50

Falkland Palace Ghost Tours - After-hours journey through the dark history and ghostly legends of Falkland Palace.
📁 Tour | 🕢 6pm | 📍 Falkland Palace | 🎟️ £15+

Stevie McCrorie - Scottish singer-songwriter who won The Voice UK in 2015.
📁 Music | 🕢 7pm | 📍 PJ Molloys, Dunfermline | 🎟️ £17.60

Letham Nights #86 - We present two Canadian duos of the finest quality for an evening of songs and stories.
📁 Music | 🕢 7pm | 📍 Letham Village Hall | 🎟️ £19.67

An Abba Dream - ABBA tribute band.
📁 Music | 🕢 7pm | 📍 Styx, Glenrothes | 🎟️ £11.25

Boys - Five bedrooms, five chairs and four bays. The class of 2011 are about to graduate into a world that doesn't want them.
📁 Theatre | 🕢 7pm | 📍 King's Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £10

Man's Best Friend - When the leads snaps and the dogs bolt into the woods, Ronnie’s pulled into a chaotic chase.
📁 Theatre | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy | 🎟️ £17+

Punk Night - The Monarch Bar and Mark T brings you another Punk Night - this time with all female fronted bands.
📁 Music | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 The Monarch Bar, Dunfermline | 🎟️ £8

Girls’ Night OOT! 2: Heartbreaks and Promises - The ladies are back for a night full of song and laughter to help mend a broken heart, then it is off to dance the night away!
📁 Stage | 🕢 7:30pm | 📍 Byre Theatre, St Andrews | 🎟️ £24

Milton Jones & Friends - Headlining the show is the one and only Milton Jones, the king of surreal one-liners and master of the unexpected.
📁 Comedy | 🕢 8pm | 📍 Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline | 🎟️ £28.90

Forgan's St Andrews Ceilidh - Head to Forgan’s and experience one of our unforgettable ceilidhs.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 10pm | 📍 Forgans St Andrews | 🎟️ £5

📅 Sunday, 21st September

International McRae Rally Challenge - Taking centre stage over the weekend will be the third running of the invitational International McRae Rally Challenge.
📁 Sport | 🕢 8am | 📍 Knockhill | 🎟️ Varies

Glenrothes Park & Pick - Sellers set up from 7:30am at £10 per car, raising money for local charities and schools in the Glenrothes area.
📁 Market | 🕢 9am | 📍 Morrisons Car Park, Glenrothes | 🎟️ Varies

Classic Car Meet & Greet - This event is to promote cars that are at least 30 years old from bygone years.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 10am | 📍 Fife Heritage Railway, Leven | 🎟️ Free

APEX Auto Show - A brand car show for 2025! Come along to celebrate the fastest, rarest, and coolest vehicles Scotland has to offer.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 10am | 📍 Scottish Vintage Bus Museum | 🎟️ £7

Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition - Largest collection of Vermeer’s masterpieces on screen.
📁 Movie | 🕢 10:30am | 📍 Byre Theatre, St Andrews | 🎟️ £6.50+

Central Fife Artists Collective Open Studios - Featuring artists, craftspeople, designers and makers, based throughout central Fife!
📁 Art | 🕢 10:30am | 📍 Fife | 🎟️ Free

Autumn Fair - Enjoy a range of stalls including handmade textiles, homemade preserves, books and cosy drinks.
📁 Markets | 🕢 11am | 📍 St Andrews Heritage Museum | 🎟️ £3+

Culross Community Market - Enjoy a fantastic day of local shopping, delicious food, and live music.
📁 Markets | 🕢 12pm | 📍 Culross Green | 🎟️ Free

Game ON - Casual gaming club with a huge range of board games.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 12:30pm | 📍 Kirkcaldy Galleries | 🎟️ Free

Hells Bells - Europe's longest established AC/DC Tribute Band.
📁 Music | 🕢 2pm | 📍 Backstage at the Green, Kinross | 🎟️ £27.50

Supper Club: Becoming Multitudes - Join our inaugural Supper Club featuring storytelling, discussion and a seasonal three-course meal.
📁 Food | 🕢 4pm | 📍 St Andrews Botanic Garden | 🎟️ £65

Sunday Night Supper Club - Luke Holder of Hartnett Holder & Co joins us for a cosy evening at The Inn, cooking up an incredible six course Italian Feast.
📁 Food | 🕢 7pm | 📍 Kinneuchar Inn | 🎟️ £109.05

The Milk Men & Dirt Road Band - Hard, punchy blues-rock music that makes your heart beat faster.
📁 Music | 🕢 8pm | 📍 Backstage at the Green, Kinross | 🎟️ £33

Dylan Moran & Friends - Get ready for an unforgettable night of razor-sharp wit and gut-busting laughs.
📁 Comedy | 🕢 8pm | 📍 Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline | 🎟️ £28.90

📅 Monday, 22nd September

Bike Tour of St. Andrews - Join Stuart’s Bicycle Tours for a fun, relaxed, and engaging guided ride through this iconic town and its stunning surroundings.
📁 Entertainment | 🕢 9:30am & 2:30pm | 📍 11 College St, St Andrews | 🎟️ £46+

Bookbug - Sing, rhyme, and share stories with your little ones.
📁 Family & Children | 🕢 10:30am | 📍 Kirkcaldy Galleries | 🎟️ Free

🎉 Multi-Day Festivals & Exhibitions

Doors Open Days - Giving everyone the chance to explore Fife’s rich history, architecture, and cultural heritage.
📅 Fri, 5th - Sun, 21st September| 🕢 Varies | 📍 Fife | 🎟️ 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

Fife Climate Festival - Month-long celebration of community climate action across Fife.
📅 Sat, 20th September - Sun, 19th October | 🕢 Varies | 📍 Fife | 🎟️ Varies

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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