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Local News - Archived Articles


20/Feb/10 It has been a busy time with regards to the Community Cafe Plans and we are delighted to inform you that we have now secured the l... more


19/Feb/10 TOPs Club - As it was mid-term school holidays, Beatrice was able to welcome Silvia Morrison and her dancers to the club. As usual the girls deli... more


6/Feb/10 Tayview Medical Practice - easter closing information. The practice will be closed on Friday 2 April 2010 and Monday 5 April 2010. Please ensure ... more


3/Feb/10 Fife Solar project... Dear Fife community groups....Households in Fife are invited to take up a special discounted offer, negociated by Fife Coun... more


1/Feb/10 I am writing to introduce myself and inform you that I have been recently been appointed as the Community Police officer for the Tayport Area. Pl... more


22/Jan/10 TOPS Club - it was the first week back at the club after the festive season and last week's cancellation due to the bad weather and icy ro... more


22/Jan/10 Molly's Mob dog-walking service moved to Tayport from Newport in August 2009 and is now operating full-time. Molly is our beloved collie w... more


22/Jan/10 Dolphin Centre - all activities have now resumed after the Christmas holidays. The Buzz, juniors, seniors and kickboxing clubs all had a g... more


13/Jan/10 Cobbies Inn is now open for Bar Lunches. Friday 12-2.30p.m., Saturday 12-3.00p.m. and Sunday 1-6.00p.m.    With prior arran... more


25/Dec/09 Dolphin Centre - All activities have now ceased for the Christmas holidays. The senior club had a visit to the Megabowl for their Christma... more


18/Dec/09 OAP Christmas party - Jean Massie welcomed over 60 of Tayport's senior citizens to this year's Welfare Committee party on Tuesday, Decembe... more


18/Dec/09 The Auld Kirk Charitable Trust's annual carol concert took place last Monday. It always feels like the start of the Christmas when you joi... more


27/Nov/09 Harbour Cafe Update: we were delighted to hear on Friday that our grant application to the Scottish Community Foundation was successful. T... more


25/Nov/09 Tayport Parish Church Advent Season Diary Dates. Did you know... the present Church came into being when the congregations of Ferryport-on... more


20/Nov/09 Tayport Community Trust. The annual general meeting of the TCT will be held in Tayport Bowling Club on Monday, November 23, at 7pm. There ... more


20/Nov/09 Auld Kirk Charitable Trust. The trust would like to thank all those who supported its recent fund-raising events, the variety show in the ... more


20/Nov/09 TOPs Club. The blair Bell Ringers were the group introduced by Beatrice on Thursday afternoon. The six members of the team gave us a most ... more


13/Nov/09 Work by an artist from Tayport is being showcased at a prestigious exhibition. Two etchings by artist printmaker Claire McVinnie have gone on dis... more


13/Nov/09 Dolphin Centre - once again we've had a very busy week in the centre. All the usual clubs went on as normal. Thursday nights clubs were a ... more


16/Oct/09 Tayport Old People's Welfare Committee Autumn has arrived with the start of activities for older people in Tayport. Last week brought the ... more


30/Sep/09 It was wonderful to see my home town again - although a bit of a surprise to be visiting.  My English husband's mum died, and we had to come... more


12/Sep/09 Future Tayport allotment Plots. There is a real possibility that Tayport will have its own allotment site in the near future - provided th... more


6/Sep/09 Tayport Playgroup is good for your child. It allows children of a similar age to acquire valuable social skills, make friends and participate in ... more


28/Aug/09 'Library in the garden' event. The sun shone on Tayport when more than 150 local people came along to Tayport Library in the Garden. Fife ... more


25/Aug/09 Raise the Roof Theatrical Productions are running more Brand new musical theatre workshops in the October holidays as the summer ones were... more


23/Aug/09 Tayport Community Trust update. Quite a few things have happened since the Festival Update Newsletter in July, one in particular is excell... more


19/Aug/09 On Sunday 5th July, twenty-three family and friends took part in White Water Rafting to raise funds for the Calvert Trust. A charity that special... more


16/Aug/09 LETS TALK. Tayport Community Council in conjunction with like minded voluntary, sport and activity clubs have join forces to mutually supp... more


14/Aug/09 Plans to open a cafe at Tayport harbour have come a step closer to reality. Fife Council have rubber-stamped an application by Tayport Community ... more


7/Aug/09 Orienteers converged on Tentsmuir forest in north Fife yesterday as part of Tay 2009, the more


7/Aug/09 The newly-renamed Black Grouse charity clay pigeon shoot will take place at the Scottish Clay Shooting Centre, Craigie, Leuchars, on Friday, Octo... more


31/Jul/09 Scotscraig course held in high regard. Scotscraig is the 13th oldest golf club in the world, having been established in 1817. The history of this... more


17/Jul/09 Pirate Pandemonium. Tayport’s Ferryport Festival activities continued yesterday with Pirate Pandemonium in the local library and an outdoor... more


16/Jul/09 Ferryport Festival enjoys day in the sun. It may have been 'T in the Park' that dominated the headlines, but Tayport folk had their own festival ... more


2/Jul/09 Tayport trust aims to open community cafe. A new coffee shop could soon open in Tayport as part of a plan to revitalise the town. The group beh... more


28/Jun/09 Do people swim in the River Tay? Whether it's a splash for fun or an organised event, let us know by posting a comment against this article. I've... more


26/Jun/09 Sunday saw swimmers take a dip in the waters of the Tay to complete in a one mile sprit between Broughty Ferry and Tayport. Lee Horne of more


19/Jun/09 Tayport Primary School held their annual fete last Wednesday evening. There was an excellent turnout and the weather stayed kind. There wa... more


15/Jun/09 Locals back plans to revive café. Plans to revive a former Tayport cafe have received the thumbs-up from locals. More than 90 onlin... more


5/Jun/09 Tayport Community Trust is a local voluntary organisation whose aims include promotion of a vibrant and sustainable community and the rege... more


22/May/09 The children of Tayport primary school have now elected their Ferryport Princess and attendants for the 2009 Festival. The girls Sophie Ball (Pri... more


22/May/09 There is lots going on at the moment in the Dolphin centre with kids clubs going on as normal. One wee change to the clubs, the Junior Club now t... more


18/Apr/09 The Ferryport Festival Group are looking for two or three Vintage/Classic cars for their parade and funday on Saturday 11th July.  We are ho... more


17/Apr/09 Ferryport's flag hat-trick. The 'green' efforts of the tots at Ferryport Nursery School in Tayport have earned them a third eco-flag. The nursery... more


11/Apr/09 The bowling green will open on Saturday 18th April this year at 2.00pm. After the throwing of the first jack the annual President versus Vice Pre... more


3/Apr/09 A stovie supper and traditional music night has tempted the tastebuds of people in Tayport into parting with £800 for charity. The event wa... more


27/Mar/09 Some readers may have seen Ferryport Fiddlers on the BBC news on Wednesday, March 19. They were playing at the opening of more


12/Mar/09 The Ferryport Festival Group are now organising the Festival for 2009, but we need helpers.  This does not involve joining the committee or ... more


3/Mar/09 Fresh Quality Arbroath Fish Van delivering to your door on Wednesdays. Look out for the Arbroath Fish Van between 12pm-2pm. Alternatively call Ne... more


27/Feb/09 People visiting Tentsmuir Forest are being urged to follow the Scottish Outdoor Access Code. Bid Strachan, from Forestry Commiss... more


20/Feb/09 Firefighters in Tayport held a charity car wash last Saturday [14/Feb]. The event at Tayport fire station raised £313 for the Intern... more


20/Feb/09 Staff and pupils at Tayport primary School are gearing up to take part in Book Week. Throughout the next week children are being... more


23/Jan/09 Controversial plans to create an affordable housing development in Tayport have been given the go-ahead. The Scottish Government... more


23/Jan/09 Youngsters attending Ferryport Nursery in Tayport are 'motivated and confident' thanks to the commitment and effective teamwork ... more


12/Dec/08 A decision on plans for an affordable housing development in Tayport could be made before Christmas. Government reporter Mike Croft heard opposin... more


5/Dec/08 Tayport action project takes big step forward. The group behind plans to transform a former industrial site in Tayport into a co... more


2/Dec/08 Rotary Club of North Fife. Rotary is one of the largest humanitarian service organisations in the world. Roatry promotes peaces and understanding... more


2/Dec/08 On Monday 1st June 09 I am starting my 40 days disabled sponsored walk along the Fife Coastal Path, leaving from the south side of the Tay Road B... more


21/Nov/08 Tayport charity the Auld Kirk Charitable Trust has been awarded a grant of £10,000 under the Big Lottery Fund's Awards For All programme. T... more


21/Nov/08 A group of youngsters from Tayport Primary School have raised over £500 for Ward 32 at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee. Gary Liddle (11) organ... more


7/Nov/08 A water taxi service and memoirs booklet and CD have are amoung 14 projects being developed as part of plans to regenerate the River Tay. Council... more


5/Nov/08 here is a short vid of 2008 tayport fireworks display, enjoy for anyone that missed it this year

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=79iAXL_KXH... more


27/Oct/08 TaySci is a recently launched website venture that can be found at www.TaySci.co.uk. TaySci is aimed at in... more


22/Sep/08 The Stables Inn at Lathones Largoward is now home to Mundell Music. A list of artists appearing at the Inn at Lathones follows, during September/... more


5/Sep/08 Two Tayport organisations have received a cash boost from BT. Tayport Thistle Football Club has recived a grant of £455, and Ferryport Fest... more


29/Aug/08 Dolphin Centre to open doors after lottery refurbishment. Tayport residents who helped their local community centre scoop a massive lotter... more


25/Jul/08 At the annual general meeting of the Tayport Charity Shop, the chairman reported another very successful year, with shop sales up on the p... more


25/Jul/08 Canniepart rocks to the finest young local bands. Tayport's canniepart football ground rocked to the sound of some of the finest young loc... more


11/Jul/08 Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve is holding a special family open day next week for local people to have fun and learn more about the reserve. more


14/Jun/08 A DRIVE to encourage people to leave their cars at home an hop on their bikes instead has been given the support of round-the-world cyclist Mark ... more


14/Jun/08 WHEN you've been married for 70 years, you become a little blasé about celebrating — so when Tayport couple George and Mary Gordon marked ... more


2/Jun/08 Ferryport Festival 2008. Chloe, Rachael and Tamara were elected by their classmates and children from P5 and P6 and they are looking forwa... more


30/May/08 Cyclists in north east Fife are being invited to attend events being held to mark Tayport bike week. Several cycling communuters in Taypor... more


23/May/08 Antarctic ridge named after Tayport scientist. A little bit of Tayport can now be found in Antarctica with the naming of a ridge after a s... more


23/Feb/08 There is going to be another festival this year. Committee members can be contacted at their website: more


8/Feb/08 A new Tayport Brass Band Archive Photo Gallery website has just been launched. It was... more


17/Nov/07 Vote for the Dolphin Centre on 27th November 2007. On Tuesday 27th November, the Dolphin Youth & Community Centre in Tayport will be o... more


1/Nov/07 Tayport Pensioner Fundraises For Gurkha Veterans. Dorothy Baird of Tayport is organising a Big Band Concert featuring the Woodlands Dance... more


28/Oct/07 Unauthorised Land use by Travellers / Gypsies. As you may be aware, land is being occupied by members of a Travelling Community near to Fi... more


7/Oct/07 As a result of interest shown following an open day at Scotscraig Bowling Club during the school health week where some 76 pupils from P6 ... more


28/Sep/07 Tayport tennis club win the Annual Centenary Trophy, a competition which involved nine tennis clubs from around Tayside and Fife. Tayside ... more


18/Sep/07 A new drama group is being launched on Sep 26th at Leuchars Primary School. They intend to meet every wednesday (school term-time) thereafter in ... more


7/Aug/07 The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, to be held in St Andrews, Scotland from October 4-7, 2007, is one of the highlights of the European Tour... more


20/Jul/07 Tayport Primary School has been awarded a School Travel Plan Charter. The charter marks the school's achievement in producing a plan of ac... more


20/Jul/07 Jack and Jill did not fall down that hill in vain when a group of Tayport youngsters held a sponsored nursery rhyme time. Ferryport Nursery more


15/Jul/07 Fife Fire and Rescue Service offer all householders a free Fire Safety Visit. A Community Fire Safety Officer can visit your home free of charge ... more


15/Jun/07 Karen Dewar memorial Garden update... because of the generosity of so many people the sum to date has reached just over £43,000. This mea... more


15/Jun/07 A new [property] development proposed for Tayport could help ease north east Fife's affordable housing crisis. more


13/Jun/07 Photo Competition. The Theme is "Your Tayport". All entries will be displayed at the Auld Kirk Art & Photo Exhibition from 16th -20th July as par... more


11/Jun/07 Ferryport Festival Programmes are now for sale in the local shops, pubs and clubs in and around Tayport. As well as being filled with the... more


1/Jun/07 Auld Kirk arts centre project in support plea. Ambitious plans to tramsform a historic Tayport landmark into a cultural and arts venue are... more


15/May/07 re the proposed development of a community & sports centre by patrial conversion of the vacant Abertay Works site in Shanwell Road. As you... more


5/Apr/07 In June 2006 a group of local people formed a committee to organise a Festival for Tayport in 2007. The plan was to hold the Festival in ... more


2/Feb/07 A TAYPORT man has been buried next to the grave of a young child whose body he discovered more than 35 years ago. John Robertson (75), who was kn... more


9/Jan/07 The Scottish Screen Archive now offers a number of Tayport films for lending to the public on VHS tape. The list of Tayport titles include... more


8/Dec/06 The Auld Kirk Charitable Trust has now acquired ownership of the Auld Kirk from the Church of Scotland for community use. They are seeki... more


20/Nov/06 2007 TAYPORT CALENDARS FOR SALE -- designed and published by Dawn Brooks and Kevin Dixon A4 size, illustrated with 12 monthly paintin... more


28/Oct/06 The Charity Shop first opened in 1989 in tiny premises in Castle Street. 10 years later it reached the £50,000 donation mark. Unfortunatel... more


13/Oct/06 Tayport 20 mph Speed Limit and Speed Cushions proposal. Fife Council have given notice (13th October 2006) that they propose to impose a 2... more


14/Aug/06 The Auld Kirk Preservation Committee present the Ferryport Fashion Show in the Auld Kirk on Friday 25th August at 7:00pm.  Tickets ... more


29/Jul/06 A committee has been formed to organise a Festival for Tayport in summer of 2007 known as yeah you guessed it "Ferryport Summer Festival".... more


25/Jun/06 Over fourty new photos were added to the "recent photos" section today. They include scenes towards the south east, tentsmuir forest, and more. more


3/Jun/06 Local artist Eric Mcintosh has launched a new website. Born and brought up in Tayport, Eric's love of art stems back to his earliest child... more


12/Oct/05 A recent addition to our section on things to do nearby is Boat Trips. Bob Richmond got in touch to let us know that boat trips from Woodh... more


1/May/05 A new community group called Tayport Local Plan Action Group wish to voice concern over a proposal by Fife Council for 444 new houses to b... more


22/Apr/05 Tayport Film Group are pleased to announce that their new short film, Autum, by Yvonne Ferrier and Paul Barclay, is now on sale following ... more


11/Mar/05 Tayport are bidding to reach the semi-finals of the OVD Scottish Junior Cup for the fourth consecutive season. They Make the long trip to Ayrshir... more


3/Mar/05 A new website has just been launched to promote Tayport's Auld Kirk. A new body, Chaired by Dr Christine Barker, is in the process of form... more


14/Jan/05 GRAMPIAN Television is to screen a programme about Tayport's 'Unknown Bairn', who was found on the banks of the Tay 34 years ago. The docu... more


1/Sep/04 Three Tayport artists (Dawn Brooks, Eric McIntosh and Kevin Dixon) have formed together as 'Cynicus Art Group'. They have had painting ex... more


18/Jul/04 High speed ADSL broadband internet is now available in Tayport. This is welcome news as is will permit local residents who have an interes... more


9/Jul/04 Six months ago or so the idea of swimming the Tay for charity seemed like a great idea - July would be sunny and the water would be warm. Surely?... more


4/Jul/04 We have added functionality to the site which enables visitor to post a comment about any of the articles on a trial basis. It is intended that v... more


30/Jun/04 We have dropped the background images from the website on a trial basis. Visitors on slow connections will notice that the pages load that bit fa... more


7/May/04 St Andrews University management students have been thinking about how problems faced by Madras college can be alleviated. They suggest building ... more


7/May/04 Sponsor forms are now available for anyone wishing to make a splash for cash and help the Fife Herald raise as much money as possible for Maggie’... more


7/May/04 Tayport councillor, Margaret Taylor is urging residents to complain to Fife Council after a local bus driver went out of business. Davie Donald, ... more


30/Apr/04 A number of budding young tennis stars attended Howe Tennis Coaching's Easter Tennis week over the Easter holidays. The children enjoyed a... more


20/Mar/04 BT have set an activation date of July 7th [2004] to enable our local BT telephone exchange for ADSL broadband internet. This is welcome news as ... more


16/Mar/04 Thanks to everyone for their support and to those who have made enquiries over the year since this project [www.tayport.org.uk] started in April ... more


29/Dec/03 David Sunderland has been in touch asking if anyone remembers Geordie the coalman with his horse and cart? David used to live in Tayport (36 Tay ... more


30/Nov/03 Vera Milne has recently published a book titled 'By Yon Bonnie Banks By Yon Bonnie Braes'. The book starts with an armchair tour of Taypor... more


27/Oct/03 The Elmwood College Community Learning Team will be running courses at the Dolphin Centre. These are to include: Introduction to Spanish, ... more


25/Oct/03 A local Preservation Trust has been established for the Old Kirk (Parish Church), which was built in 1607. The Trust is proposing to bring... more


21/Sep/03 Help influence development & services in our Area. Come along to East Fife Community Consultation on Wednesday October 1st, at the Gregory... more


17/Aug/03 The Tayport Community & Sports Action Group was formed in 1994 as a sub-committee of the community council with the aim of creating a Loca... more


1/Jul/03 Scottish Junior Cup winners Tayport have launched a video celebrating their success. Entitled 'Port and a double OVD', it's a professionally prod... more


6/Jun/03 Messages of congratulations have poured in to Tayport Juniors this week after their memorable triumph in the OVD Scottish Junior Cup. This... more


29/May/03 ADSL broadband pre-registrations have now reached 100 which is good news for people in the community who are eagerly anticipating the avai... more


26/May/03 Tayport will be like a ghost town on Sunday, June 1st. There will be a mass exodus to Glasgow to support the local football team's bid to ... more


26/May/03 NEFDA is looking for volunteers to form themselves into a local history group in the Tayport/Newport area. The group will act as the offic... more


26/May/03 Our local Library seems in good order these days. My memories of visiting it as a teenager were that I never really appreciated it as it s... more


10/May/03 Tayport Tennis club are having an open day on Sunday, May 18th, to mark the start of their summer season. Tayport Brass band will be perfo... more


9/May/03 Did you know? The Fife Herald newspaper is Fife's longest established weekly, dating back to 1822! It's sister newspaper, the St Andrews C... more


2/May/03 The Scotsman newspaper reported today that Tentsmuir Sands, by Tentsmuir Forest was included in the Marine Conservation Society's Good Bea... more


25/Apr/03 Our Community Website was publicised for the first time in the local Fife Herald newspaper. The article also draws attention to our campai... more


11/Apr/03 Tentsmuir Forest cycle. Cyclists are being encouraged to take part in a sponsored event on Sunday, May 18th, from 11am. This is to help ra... more


5/Apr/03 Local Governmennt Elections are coming up on Thursday, May 1st.

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5/Apr/03 Car Boot Sales resume Sunday April 13th at the Tayport Football ground. 10am - 3pm. This popular event is held every fortnight throughout ... more


29/Mar/03 The Harbour Shop has made 3 computers available to the public for internet access via the Scottish Executive's Open Scotland scheme.

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