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Waste management is handled by the local authority, Fife Council. There is a kerbside recycling scheme in operation in the town. A four-bin collection is in place for the majority of residents living within Fife. [158] Dunfermline has one recycling centre and several recycling points, all operated by the local authority, Fife Council.
Each council provides public services, including education, social care, waste management, libraries and planning. [1] Councils receive the majority of their funding from the Scottish Government , but operate independently and are accountable to their local electorates. [ 2 ]
As its name suggests, the district was centred on Dunfermline, an important royal burgh in the historic county of Fife.The district was created in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which established a two-tier structure of local government across mainland Scotland comprising upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts.
Trash and recycling collections scheduled for Thursday will instead be collected on Friday, Nov. 25. Friday’s routes will be collected on Saturday, Nov. 26. Friday’s routes will be collected ...
Fife was one of Scotland's historic counties, with a Fife County Council existing from 1890 to 1975. In 1975 Fife became a region with three lower-tier district councils: Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, and North-East Fife. [6] Fife Regional Council and the three district councils were merged in 1996 to form a single council area, governed by Fife ...
The building was the headquarters of the royal burgh of Dunfermline until it was replaced by Dunfermline District under the wider Fife Regional Council in May 1975. [7] [8] The building ceased to be a seat of government after the district council was abolished in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. [9]
The Dunfermline and District Tramways Company was a subsidiary of the Fife Electric Power Company, itself a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty. The company started services on 2 November 1909 on a route that ran from Dunfermline via Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly to Lochore. On 3 November 1909 a branch was opened from Dunfermline to Townhill.
In September 2019 Dunfermline Central Conservative Cllr Alan Craig resigned his seat. A by-election was held on 14 November 2019 and Derek Glen gained the seat for the SNP. Dunfermline Central By-election (14 November 2019) [ 4 ]