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The Courier
2 days ago
- Business
- The Courier
Fife Planning Ahead: Starbucks approval and fresh Levenmouth rail bridge plan
New plans have been approved for a Rosyth memorial to a heroic wartime submarine crew. Sculptures and a garden will be created for ORP Orzel, which arrived at the dockyard in 1939 after escaping internment in Estonia. It carried out missions with the Royal Navy until it was lost at sea in 1940, with the loss of 63 lives. The memorial, between Castle Road and Ferry Toll Road, will tell the story of the meeting of ORP Orzel and HMS Victorious at the start of the Second World War. A former Kirkcaldy gin and cocktail bar will be transformed into a bridal shop. Planners have approved an application by Grande Dreams for the building last known as The Candy Bar. Grande Dreams has been operating at Mitchelston Drive since 2019, offering a range of products. Plans to convert a Kincardine pub into a house have been given the go-ahead. The Auld Hoose owner says the the smoking ban, a reduction in the drink drive limit and then covid lockdowns have affected custom. According to planning papers, the 'financial affordability of the pub has been stressed'. And conversion of the B-listed building would prevent it becoming derelict in future. The landlord describes the proposal as 'a back-up plan' should the pub become unviable. Plans for two-drive thru restaurants, including a Starbucks, have been approved for Dalgety Bay. The American coffee giant will be built on a vacant site at Hillend Industrial Estate, off Ridge Way. Developers are still in talks with companies over who will occupy the second building. However, the application was made by the Adil Group, which operates dozens of KFCs, Burger Kings, Costa Coffees and Taco Bells across the UK. Cardenden could be in line for hundreds of new homes. Miller Homes has submitted a planning of application notice (PAN) for a residential and commercial development west of North Dundonald Farm. Public exhibitions at Bowhill Community Centre on June 25 and August 20 will reveal more details. A previous application, later withdrawn, mooted 173 houses and 66 flats on the site. Fresh plans for an active travel bridge over the new Levenmouth rail link have been approved. A bridge between Aldi in Mountleurie, Leven, and Steelworks Brae in Methil, was originally approved in February last year. However, Network Rail then submitted amended designs. The 102-metre-long bridge is for walking, wheeling and cycling and will cross both the railway and the River Leven. It is hoped it will be open by spring 2026. Rosyth submarine memorial Kincardine pub conversion Dalgety Bay Starbucks drive-thru Kirkcaldy bridal shop Cardenden housing development Levenmouth rail bridge
Edinburgh Live
19-05-2025
- Edinburgh Live
Sleuth Midlothian shopkeeper's gut feeling becomes reality when he checks CCTV
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info A Midlothian shop manager was left furious after discovering an alleged thief was caught slipping an item into their pocket without paying. Lee Rutherford, of Krazey Vapes Dalkeith High Street, said he was targeted between 4.25pm and 4.34pm on Saturday May 17. Lee took to social media to alert businesses in the Midlothian town. He described the first male, who was wearing a black cap, white t'shirt and blue shorts, as being 5"10, with a distinctive tattoo. The second male was seen wearing a dark cap with a blue top and is described as being 5"11. Both men are described as having an Irish accent. "A male in a white t-shirt came in alone in the first instance," he said. "I had a feeling something wasn't right however he said he knew someone from the Rosyth store and that threw me off. Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sentstraight to your messages. "His phone rang and he said he would be back. A few minutes later he was joined by another man who was wearing a blue top. "They both split up, and having been a doorman for 20 years, I knew then something was up. They kept asking for random stuff and when I explained I didn't have it, they left." But when Lee checked his CCTV, he claimed he witnessed the man in white lifting a few packets of pods off the shelf. He alleged the man put two on the counter and was seen placing the others in his pocket. "He lifted a few packs of pods off the shelf, put two on the counter and the rest in his pocket. He had asked me for something on my back wall to distract and then said the pods he had put on the counter would not fit his device. Sign up for Edinburgh Live newsletters for more headlines straight to your inbox "I didn't bother contacting the police, about two years ago when working in a vape shop at the Grassmarket someone tried to rob us. I ended up with a split eye and they ended up with let's say, some injuries. "The incident took place on a Saturday and it was not until the next Friday they even came out. I shared the post on Facebook to alert our neighbouring businesses."
