The University of St Andrews has recently appointed Professor Marcus Plested, an acclaimed Orthodox theologian and academic of the Byzantine world, as the new 1643 Chair of Divinity. This marks the first time in the University’s 613-year history that an Orthodox scholar has been appointed to a Senior Divinity Role.  Professor Marcus Plested Meeting Pope Francis Raised and educated in London, Professor Plested studied Modern History and Theology at Merton College, Oxford. He later taught at...

As of late January, seventeen tenants in the small Fife villages of West Wemyss and Denbeath face forthcoming eviction after their new landlord, Torah Capital, announced they were selling the properties they had bought in September 2025.  Some tenants have been given an eviction deadline of 22 March, while others have been told to move out by July. This recent development has caused backlash within this community, who are currently pursuing legal action in coordination with Fife Council and...

Fife Council approved plans on 10 November to convert the derelict cinema and gymnasium at the former Crail Royal Navy air base into an events venue and “wet weather hall.” The development, proposed by West Lothian-based Ground Developments, will allow Crail’s Sunday markets to move indoors during bad weather and includes offices, a cafe, and a children’s play area inside the hall, along with 70 car parking spaces and 48 outdoor bicycle spaces.  Access to the Crail Airbase is limited to the...