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Developers have submitted fresh plans to turn an iconic hotel in Fife into flats after proposals earlier this year were withdrawn. 

Ex-army veteran from West Lothian to take on latest charity challenge The 78 year old has already raised £60,000 for good causes over the last few years Updated Fundraising champion John Thompson (78) is about to take on his next challenge for charity. Join thousands of others and get the latest West Lothian Courier news and sport sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you ...

© SYSTEM Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier country Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The world’s largest construction vessel has arrived in the Firth of Forth. Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit, the largest vessel of its type in the world, sailed into Fife on Saturday. The Pioneering Spirit in the Forth Estuary. Measuring 382 metres long and 124 metres wide, it will transfer a topside drilling to the 200 metre long barge, Iron Lady, on Saturday evening. With a lifting capacity of 48...

© Supplied by Spirit Energy Limite Allseas' Pioneering Spirit, the world's largest construction vessel heads for the Forth this weekend. i Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier country Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The world’s largest construction vessel will sail into the Firth of Forth this weekend as part of a major marine operation taking place. Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit, the largest vessel of its type in the world measuring 382 metres long and 124 metres wide, will tran...

HS2 has begun work on the UK’s longest railway bridge, with contractors sinking the first of almost 300 piles that will form the foundations for the Colne Valley Viaduct. The viaduct, which will carry the new high-speed rail line for 3.4km on the north-west outskirts of London, will be almost a kilometre longer than the Forth Rail Bridge. The Grimshaw-designed viaduct includes a series of spans, some up to 80m long, carrying the railway around 10m above the surface of lakes, river Colne and Grand Union Canal. The structure will be supported by 56 piers, with the widest spans reserved for wh...