fife: news in brief

PLANNING: A Kirkcaldy office building could be turned into housing under new plans.

Fife Council has submitted proposals to transform Marwood House, a former council office block at the south end of St Clair Street, into five properties. NEWBURGH EXHIBITION: The Friends of the Laing has a display of photographs and articles on Newburgh’s social, industrial and town history in the Lower Laing Building.

The building is open from noon to 4pm on Sundays and Wednesdays. FOODBANK: Donations for Dunfermline Foodbank at the recent harvest festival services held in Culross and Torryburn Parish Church totalled 115kg. PARTY: Ladybank Development Trust will host this year’s senior citizens’ Christmas party from 12.30pm onwards on Sunday December 3 in the Ladybank Tavern.

If you are interested in attending the free event, featuring a three-course meal, live music and comedian, add your name to the list in the local Spar shop.

The closing date for the list is November 26. CHRISTMAS LANTERNS: A Christmas lantern workshop will be held in Maker, Inverkeithing, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm tomorrow.

To book contact 01383 271839. CRAFTS: Children’s Christmas crafts will be on offer from tomorrow until Wednesday December 13 in The Café at Number 16, Shore Road, Aberdour.

Spaces are limited and to book, contact Jane at the café. GLENROTHES: David Cooper, from the Friends of Riverside Park, will give a talk about the town park at Glenrothes and Area Heritage Centre, in the Kingdom Shopping Centre, on Thursday at 2pm. HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Kinghorn Historical Society’s next talk starts at 7.30pm on Thursday in Kinghorn Community Centre.

Phil Bate will give a talk on Scott, Shackleton and the Antarctic.