Newsletter

Minor Injuries Units in NEF

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Reconfiguration of Minor Injuries Units in North East Fife 

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Bus Service Changes from 24th March 2025

Please see attached timetables and summary advised via Fife Council - Transportation Services:

We analysed all the feedback and comments and did our best to accommodate these.  Feedback from the consultation has bene incorporated where it was possible.  These changes will commence Monday 24th March,

The main changes to the Fife Council Supported Services are:

Service 92 has been renumbered to Service 77, 77A. The proposed circular routes have been amended to reflect the current timetable and route.  This ensures cross town links between Tayport and Wormit via Norwood for access to the doctor's surgery.  Evening and Sunday journeys operate via Dundee as Service 77 to assist passengers.  This journey will now appear on online journey planners i.e. Traveline.  

Service 63 after exhausting all possibilities unfortunately Springfield cannot at this stage be incorporated into the timetable, due to continued reliability issues.  Fife Council Supported Service 64 continues to serve Springfield for access to Cupar, St Andrews and Glenrothes.  Links to Pitcairn surgery continue to be available

Service 64 has been amended to serve Giffordtown through the day.  Following passenger feedback the journey that arrives in St Andrews for approx. 8am will remain; resulting in the journey to Glenrothes departing at the same time as the current timetable.  

Service M65 following Operator feedback the 19:57 Ladybank departure to St Andrews will now commence from Glenrothes bus station at 19:44 an operate as Service 63.   The 23:18 journey to Cupar has been removed. Alternative travel to Cupar is available from St Andrews with Service X59 and from Balmullo with Service 41A.

Please note that all Moffat & Williamson services departing St Andrews will no longer service Market Street and will operate via Greyfriars Gardens, St Andrews in an effort to improve reliability.  

Additionally, Moffat and Williamson have taken the opportunity to amend their commercial service between Gauldry and Dundee.  All commercial journeys will operate as Service M77 and provide an hourly service between Gauldry and Wormit to Dundee.  To accommodate this all commercial journeys are removed from Norwood.  Local journeys to Norwood are available on Fife Council Supported Service 77, 77A.  

North Eden House Development

Housing proposals to replace North Eden House Care Home, check the link below.

Community Police Report

Your community council receive a monthly police report, we live in a safe and generally crime free community.  The report shares reported crimes, prevention initiatives for the local area.  Watch out for coffee with the cops! Informal opportunity to meet and talk with local officers, working together we help keep Cupar safe and crime free!

Scottish Fire & Rescue Services commitment to consultation

As part of the Scottish Fire & Rescue Services commitment to consultation, SFRS are reaching out to communties and partners to support in feedback on their draft SFRS strategic plan for 2025-28.

Our draft strategic plan will deliver against the strategic priorities detailed within the Scottish Government Fire and Rescue Framework 2022 and supports our Long Term Vision for SFRS. The draft plan identifies 5 strategic objectives to align to our strategic intent. These are.

1. Safer Communities through Prevention - Through our work, in partnership with communities and other organisations, the safety and wellbeing of the people of Scotland continually improves.
2. A Safe and Effective Response - We are a leading Fire and Rescue Service where our communities and people are safe.
3. Investing in our People - Our people feel valued and supported by SFRS in a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion, empowerment and accountability and drives joined up working.
4. Improving our Performance - We will continuously improve our organisational performance, productivity and resilience.
5. Enhanced Innovation and Investment - We are more innovative and achieve sustained investment in our technology, equipment, estate and fleet, making us more effective and efficient.

We value your contribution to this statutory consultation which will assist SFRS in shaping our national priorities for the coming 3 years and ensure that what we are proposing is right.

Staying safe - Keeping Well

Useful booklet with advice and guidance for staying safe and keeping well!

Kirkwynd, Cupar - Raised Table Bed design

Hello Cupar Community Council,

I refer to the above and am delighted to be able to share with you design details for the proposed raised crossing.

The table is being provided in response to community requests and it will help pedestrians in the Crossgate shopping area. The table will be formed using bituminous material and a copy of the design drawing is attached for comment.

The drawing will be sent to local stakeholders, but please feel free to circulate the design drawings, if you wish. Further information can be found on the Council's active travel webpage, visit: www.fife.gov.uk/activetravel. 

Should you wish to comment on the proposals, please email: active.travel@fife.gov.uk.

Design available by the link below:

Gritting Bins - self help!

We are all hoping for a mild winter, however, if you have an issue with a local grit bin, use this link to report - grit bins can be used for self-help, let's all be safe this winter.

Grit Bin Reporting

Dundee Bus Station

We have received complaints from local travellers indicating that the Dundee Bus Station at Seagate has a lack of timetable information, closes early resulting in no shelter for travellers return to Cupar and elsewhere.  The station is operated by Dundee City Council of whom we have raised our concerns.  We'll update on progress in due course!

Fife Plan - call for sites & ideas!

Place Matters - Call for sites and ideas now open

Fife Council are preparing a new Local Development Plan . Our new Local Development Plan will be known as Fife's Place Plan. Once adopted, Fife's Place Plan, will replace the existing FIFEplan. 

They are now letting you know that we have commenced our 'Place Matters - Call for sites and ideas' stage of the Plan. This is an opportunity for stakeholders including community councils, landowners, and developers to put forward ideas or sites they would like to be considered for inclusion in the next Local Development Plan. 

The call for sites and ideas event will run for 14 weeks from 18 November 2024 to noon on the 24 February 2025. 

Please use the Place Matters - Call for Sites form if you want to submit sites for consideration in the plan. The associated questions will ask you to provide information to justify why the site and your proposal should be included in the plan. Please provide as much information as possible. 

Guidance has also been prepared to help you complete the questions in the consultation portal.

All submissions must be made through our consultation portal. Submissions made through other channels such as through Fife Council email addresses will not be accepted.  However, if you are submitting a site or idea on behalf of a community, we will just be looking for you to complete the questions that you can.

Proposals within Local Place Plans will help inform Fife's Place Plan. Community groups that have submitted a Local Place Plan do not need to be re-submit their Local Place Plan (or proposals contained within them) through the Call for sites and ideas.

Cost of Living Support

If you or you know someone struggling with the cost of living, use this link to reach out, help, advice and support is available, free of charge and is confidential.

Cost of Living Support

Talk Tent

Look out for the community council "talk tent" our engagement gazebo!  We will be present at the Town Market and other community events, we are keen to hear local views and understand your issues and concerns too. Stop and say hello, you'll be made most welcome!  Our area includes Cuparmuir and Foodieash .... we hope to be on tour in our neighbouring villages in the near future!

Lady Inch - Railings

Following an approach from the community council, Fife Council are to re-paint the railings at Lady Inch park.  A much needed investment of £10k to maintain the boundary fence, work will begin as soon as weather permits!  Greenspace and our parks are our greatest asset, the community council will continue to support the maintenance, investment and the development of green space, including active travel routes.

Bin Collection

Useful link to the online bin collection calendar 

Shared Lives Fife - Leaflet

Find out more how carers can create opportunities for the young, elderly to continue fulfilling and independent lives - Shared Lives Fife, where Fifers can thrive!