23+ hour, 8+ min ago   (105+ words) A 45-year-old woman died on Friday at Dunfermline’s Broomhead Flats. Emergency services were called out at around midday, the incident is being treated as “unexplained”. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 12.15pm on Friday, September 11, we received a report of concern…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (467+ words) POLICE were called to Blairhall Primary after a pupil brought a knife to school and "threatened" another child. No-one was harmed in the incident on Tuesday and headteacher Nicola Bow said a "prohibited item" was secured and appropriate action was…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (175+ words) A private hospital’s failure to provide preventative medication contributed to the death of Sir Richard Branson’s wife, an inquest has concluded. Lady Joan Branson, 80, died on November 24 after suffering a cardiac arrest at the private Lister Hospital in Chelsea, west…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (607+ words) A 28-year-old man is behind bars after admitting a catalogue of violent behaviour towards his then partner. The woman suffered more than a year of abuse after starting a relationship with violent thug Jamie McGuigan. McGuigan, of High Street, Cowdenbeath,…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (609+ words) The sentencing of a Bulgarian man found guilty of assaulting a 12-year-old girl during an incident in Dundee last year has been postponed for a second time. Ilia Belov, 22, was also convicted of behaving in a “threatening or abusive manner…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (134+ words) Dunfermline Press Tag for beggar who racially abused cabbie in Dunfermline A DRUNK street beggar staggered past a taxi rank shouting racist abuse at a cabbie and dropping his trousers to expose himself. Explained: What Exercise Kukri Dawn means for…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (181+ words) A shoplifter who threatened a shop worker made a racist outburst when he appeared in court. Fraser, 40, of Oakley Road, Saline, was supposed to admit his offences and eventually did so. On February 4 at the Premier Store, Chapel Street, High…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (99+ words) A woman was grabbed and dragged out of her bed during a violent incident in Rosyth. The assailant was Steven Thomson, 36, of Brucefield Terrace, Lochgelly. At Dunfermline Sheriff Court, he admitted that on July 8 at Primrose Lane, Rosyth, he assaulted…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (78+ words) A Dunfermline woman kicked at a door, forced entry to a home making threats and sexual comments. As a result, 34-year-old Almaz McVey, of Golfdrum Street, appeared in the dock at Dunfermline Sheriff Court. She admitted that on July 3 at…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (119+ words) Dunfermline Press Dunfermline police officer in court over alleged assaults on duty A Dunfermline police officer is due to appear in court this week accused of three assaults allegedly carried out while on duty. Care assistant stole patient's pain medication…...