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  Fife Scottish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fife Scottish Omnibuses Ltd, in Scotland, was formed as a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Transport Group formed in June 1985 from Walter Alexander and Sons (Fife) Ltd and is now part of the Stagecoach Group, trading as Stageoach in Fife.
Fife is the largest operator in the region and is responsible for urban, rural and interurban services in the towns of St Andrews, Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath, Methil, Glenrothes and Kirkcaldy.
Walter Alexander and Sons (Fife) Ltd, which can be traced back to 1923, was renamed Fife Scottish Omnibuses Ltd through reorganisation of the Scottish Bus Group in preparation for deregulation of the bus industry in 1986, and eventual privatisation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fife_Scottish   (678 words)

  
 GENUKI - Fife
"FIFE, a maritime county of the east side of Scotland, lying nearly in the middle of the lowland region, which is bounded by the Lammermoors on the south, and the Grampians on the north.
Fife is included in the 1873 Return of Owners of Land (Scotland), published as Scottish Landowners and Heritages 1872/3 on CD from SandN Genealogy Supplies.
Fife is shown on Ordnance Survey Landranger maps (at a scale of 1:50000), sheets 58 (Perth and Alloa), 59 (St Andrews), 65 (Falkirk and Linlithgow) and a little on sheet 66 (Edinburgh).
www.genuki.org.uk /big/sct/FIF   (5655 words)

  
 Fife Central (Scottish Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fife Central is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood).
The region covers all of the Clackmannanshire council area, all of the Fife council area, all of the Perth and Kinross council area, all of the Stirling council area and parts of the Angus council area.
Fife Central covers a central portion of the council area, south-west of Fife North East, north of Kirkcaldy, and north-west of Dunfermline East.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fife_Central_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)   (395 words)

  
 Scotland holiday cottages Fife Scottish vacation accommodation
Fife is full of history and as it has the sea on three sides, has a huge amount of coastline and beaches.
The beaches are wonderful empty expanses of sand, and the fishing villages have charm and character, with picturesque harbours and crow-stepped holiday houses rising in steep terraces on winding cobbled streets.
Elie is a popular Scottish holiday resort and for generations Edinburgh families have rented holiday houses in Elie.
www.scotland-holiday-cottage.com /holiday/fife.htm   (914 words)

  
 Judgement - Fife Scottish Omnibuses case
In the whole circumstances, I agree that the reclaiming motion be disposed of as proposed by your Lordship in the chair.
However he expressed the opinion that it would have been sufficient for the respondents to succeed on this branch of the argument that "the manner in which registration was effected was simply a form of device and had nothing to do with the nature of the services actually being operated".
These considerations led on to the Lord Ordinary's opinion that the overall situation was one in which it would have been proper to deny effect to the device on the grounds of equity.
www.ucc.ie /law/restitution/archive/scotcases/fife.htm   (7649 words)

  
 Fife Area Waste Plan
Fife should focus initially on recycling and composting as much of the biodegradable element of the municipal waste stream as possible.
Develop a ‘Waste Aware Fife’ strategy by April 2003 to promote the aims of the AWP with an initial focus on household waste and the raising of awareness within Fife’s primary and secondary schools.
For example, Fife based FEAT Enterprises was successful in gaining £107,300 funding from the Transforming Waste Scotland programme and £140,000 from the Scottish Executive to set up the first mattress recycling project in Scotland.
www.sepa.org.uk /nws/guidance/annual_reports0405/fife/03.html   (2450 words)

  
 Fife : St Andrews & East Fife Draft Local Plan
East Fife as a whole is attractive to visitors as a place for leisure activities with assets such as the environment of East Neuk coastal villages, championship golf courses, the Fife Coastal Path and inland walking routes.
Fife's coast forms part of its landscape character - its 'fringe of gold' - and is recognised as having an environmental and economic value.
Scottish Water, as the body responsible for these services, is required to meet European legislation [5] on the treatment of wastewater and this is driving its spending priorities.
www.cartoplus.co.uk /fife_east/text/01statement.htm   (8279 words)

  
 Cali Net Travel Resources - Destinations in Scotland - Scottish Introduction - Fife
Their cottages and most of Fife's older buildings reveal strong links with the Low Countries where sixteenth century trade, before links with the Americas were established, was a key element to Scotland's economy.
The views approaching Fife from the road or rail bridges are stirring, particularly looking down on the village of North Queensferry which appears in miniature from the bridge spans passing high above it.
Dunfermline was one of the most important ancient Scottish capitals until the time of James VI of Scotland (James I of England) and the Union of the Crowns in 1603.
www.destination-scotland.com /intro/fife/index.asp   (555 words)

  
 FIFE Attractions - Museums & Galleries - Tourist Net UK Guide
The Scottish Fisheries Museum on the harbour at Anstruther is an award-winning National museum which tells the story of the Scottish fishing industry from the earliest times to present.
The Fife Folk Museum, opened in 1968 in the picturesque village of Ceres, comprises an extensive collection illustrating the domestic, social, agricultural and industrial way of life of country people prior to the industrial revolution.
Here at Troywood in Fife, close to the key enemy targets of the Royal Navy's Rosyth dockyard and the fighter aircraft of RAF Leuchars, was one of these.
www.touristnetuk.com /sc/fife/attractions/museums.htm   (1249 words)

  
 Thornton, Stenton & Finglassie (Fife) 18 th April 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Fife CouncilÕs financial contributions to the group are the subject of being investigations by the Accounts Commission and an internal council inquiry.
SCOTTISH Labour Party chiefs were today maintaining their silence over reports linking the wife of First Minister Jack McConnell to the charity at the centre of the Officegate affair that led to his predecessorÕs downfall.
While the report, by FifeÕs chief executive Douglas Sinclair, said there was no evidence that funds were used by the charity for any purpose other than that for which it was intended, it excluded the names of council employees not already made public since some might still face disciplinary procedures.
www.alba.org.uk /localby/thornton.html   (3865 words)

  
 Cali Net Travel Resources - Destinations in Scotland - Scottish Introduction - Fife - Cupar
Swinging north and west, Rankeilour Park, formerly known as the Scottish Deer Centre, is set 3 miles (5km) west of Cupar on the A91.
Facing the street, the south front is a splendid example of Scottish Gothic with its buttresses, niches and statues of Christ and the saints.
Most of the existing palace was built in the early sixteenth century by James IV and his son James V. The Royal Tennis court at Falkland was built in 1539, the second oldest in Britain after Henry VIII's at Hampton Court, and is still in use.
www.destination-scotland.com /intro/fife/cupar.asp   (457 words)

  
 Fife Coast & Countryside Trust - Who are the Fife Coast and Countryside Trust?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Fife Coast and Countryside Trust was set up in 2001 as a registered charity.
Fife's countryside makes an important contribution to the quality of life of local communities and is a key component of the regions tourism industry.
Fife Coast and Countryside Trust will, together with our partners and local communities, strive to improve the quality of life for all by helping people experience, enjoy, learn, understand and care for the countryside of the Kingdom of Fife.
www.fifecoastalpath.co.uk /index.asp?tm=6   (261 words)

  
 Kingdom of Fife Tourist Board
Please note that these sites are not created or maintained by StAndrews.com or VisitScotland Fife- we can take no responsibility for their contents or accuracy.
Fife Pits an informative site about Fife's coal mining tradition.
Scottish Tourist Guides Association — need an official guide to show you Fife?
www.standrews.com /fife/fifelinks.htm   (370 words)

  
 CVS Fife - Training Opportunities
"Developing a Skilled Workforce for the Voluntary Sector in Fife" is a multi-agency project supported by the European Social Fund, the aim of which is to provide appropriate, affordable and accessible training to Fife's voluntary sector workforce.
Courses are open to permanent and temporary employed volunteers and staff of voluntary organisations and community groups that are formally constituted and operating in Fife.
This information is required by the College and the Scottish Executive as part of the conditions of our funding.
www.cvsfife.org /courses/cvstrainingproject.htm   (1488 words)

  
 UNISON Fife Home Page
Scottish branches still believe a Scottish solution is possible although CoSLA's proposal has been rejected by Scottish Executive lawyers as not meeting the requirements of the European age discrimination directive.
UNISON Fife branch has commissioned a memorial in Beveridge Park, Kirkcaldy to those who have lost their lives because of their job and arranged for it to be inaugurated by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown MP on Saturday 29 April at 2.15pm.
A wreath of white flowers was dropped from the bridge by Linda Erskine UNISON Fife Branch Secretary and a bunch of pink carnations by Alec Deary LGBT convenor.
www.unison-fife.org.uk   (2403 words)

  
 Fife Attractions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Fife is a popular vacation place for golfers and nature lovers, and it's a paradise for cyclists.
Many of Fife's top attractions can be seen along the beautiful cycle ways.
Fife is well connected to the rest of Scotland by road and rail.
www.fifeattractions.com   (162 words)

  
 Fife Lions ARLFC - Scottish Champions 2004 & 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Fife Lions ARLFC - Scottish Champions 2004 & 2006
Fife Lions are 2004 Scottish Champions and are the only Rugby League club in Fife.
In 2006 Fife Lions will be entering the Total RL Summer Conference.
www.fifelions.org.uk   (76 words)

  
 East Fife FC - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
East Fife FC, Scottish football club based in Fife, east-central Scotland, that started the 2006-2007 season playing in the Third Division of the...
Dunfermline Athletic FC, Scottish football club based in Dunfermline, Fife, that started the 2006-2007 season playing in the Scottish Premier League....
Fife North East, United Kingdom parliamentary constituency located in east-central Scotland, bordered by Glenrothes and Ochil and Perthshire South...
uk.encarta.msn.com /East_Fife_FC.html   (104 words)

  
 Fife Direct (UK)
Fife Direct have a clear primary aim: to use the Internet and the new ICT to combat social disadvantage in the Scottish region of Fife.
Fife Direct is the first website in Scotland to bring job vacancies online, and the first to translate the SCOTIA database of courses into a web-enabled format.
The Fife Community Network is a computer network that enables people to access information services and training from within their local communities.
www.etw.org /2003/case_studies/eGov_Fife_Direct.htm   (5108 words)

  
 DSG&ASL Page 1
The enclosed pictures showing a few insights into the working conditions of a typical Scottish Pit, were found in an attic along with a few other things belonging to my father.
Fife 1841 Census - Part transcription of Saline, Scoonie, St Andrews, Torryburn, and Wemyss.
Fife 1851 Census - Part transcription of Beath, Burntisland, Cameron, Carnock, and Ceres.
members.aol.com /drewhss/drew.htm/Page1.html   (1956 words)

  
 Scottish Towns - Fife, Anstruther
In common with other Fife place names, Anstruther is sometimes shortened to Anster, which may be due to its once laying claim to having the longest place-name in Scotland - the Royal Burgh of Kilrenny, Anstruther Easter and Anstruther Wester!
A great attraction in the town is the Scottish Fisheries Museum at the end of Shore Road.
The museum, which reflects the long association of Anstruther with the fishing industry, has a collection of items charting the way of life of the east coast fishermen.
www.scottish-towns.co.uk /fife/anstruther/index.html   (283 words)

  
 Edinburgh City Statistics
The 1937/38 season will be remembered mainly for East Fife's Scottish Cup run which ended with the Second Division side winning the trophy at Hampden on 27 April 1938.
An amateur side founded in 1926, Edinburgh City were admitted to the Scottish League in 1931 and played their home games initially at Marine Gardens before moving to Powderhall.
hostilities ceased, the club were re-admitted to the Scottish League and played in the 'C' Division for three seasons along with other smaller clubs and the reserve teams of the First Division sides.
members.tripod.com /~corstorphine/edinburg.htm   (360 words)

  
 Markinch & Woodside East (Fife)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
She predicted that next May's general election for the Scottish parliament would be "a two-horse race between the SNP and Labour with the SNP preparing for government with Alex Salmond as first minister".
The stunning result in Fife was the SNP's tenth win in twenty local by-elections since last year's General election, and supports wider polling evidence that the SNP are the only party who can beat Labour next year.
Mid-Scotland and Fife MSP Ms Marwick said last night, 'I'm absolutely ecstatic and it was a fabulous campaign run by a first class candidate and superb campaign team.
www.alba.org.uk /localby/markinch.html   (7990 words)

  
 Accommodation in hotels in Edinburgh and hotels and country inns in Fife
A city of superb architecture, classical crescents, medieval closes; a city of culture, art, museums; a city of commerce, shopping, restaurants; a city dominated by its superb Castle, the "fortress on the rock".
The delightful fishing villages of the East Neuk, historic Falkland Palace, the rolling hills, the ruined castles and of course the coast - the sandy beach at St. Andrews was the location for the opening shots of the film "Chariots of Fire".
Freuchie is a picturesque village situated in the heart of Fife, close to many attractions and golf courses including the famous Old Course at St Andrews.
www.scottish-inns.co.uk /Area5.htm   (1061 words)

  
 fifedirect - Scottish Enterprise Fife   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The development of local businesses continues to be a strategic priority for SE Fife, reflecting the wealth-generating contribution to local economic development played by Fife companies.
SE Fife are committed to the further development of Rosyth for Port and Logistics uses.
SE Fife contributes fully to the Fife Partnership and its Fife Community Plan, especially through its leadership of the Fife Local Economic Forum which promotes economic input.
www.fife.gov.uk /orgs/index.cfm?fuseaction=display&orgid=013B7772-7A5F-479F-9895898E01129303   (659 words)

  
 St Johnstone Statistics
East Fife's first Scottish League match against St Johnstone was a 2-2 draw at Bayview on 25 March 1922, but the two sides had met regularly in the Northern and Central Leagues prior to this game.
Both matches have ended in defeat, although East Fife did put up a good fight on their second visit on 19 April 1997, when the home side emerged victors 3-2 and, in doing so, clinched the First Division Championship.
On 21 January 1933, St Johnstone and East Fife played out a 2-2 draw in the first round of the competition on a snow covered Muirton Park in front of 6,400 spectators.
members.tripod.com /~corstorphine/stj.htm   (412 words)

  
 BCSS Fife Branch Website
Welcome to the web site of the Fife Branch of the British Cactus and Succulent Society.
Help and advice are always freely given on all topics of the hobby, from plants, greenhouses and cultivation techniques to pests and diseases.
Fife Branch is one of five Scottish regional branches of the British Cactus and Succulent Society.
www.fife.bcss.org.uk   (174 words)

  
 Fife Family Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
It is a place for the Fifes of the world to meet.
Your last name does not have to be Fife, infact mine is not, what I envision is a place for any decendents of a Fife to come to this page to gather.
One of his brothers, David Fife Sr., emmigrated to Canada where upon he started to produce the famous Fife Red Wheat.
incolor.inebraska.com /rworden/Fife.html   (313 words)

  
 Fife   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
From the days of the earliest Lodekka LDs through to Tigers in Stagecoach stripes, the Fife fleet regularly provided the opportunity for further service to many a Central SMT bus.
This view of former LT10 shows her in the colours of the pre-Stagecoach era at the Fife Scottish company.
It was initially painted into a version of the traditional Fife colours.
www.centralsmt.co.uk /fife.htm   (193 words)

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