An elderly Fife woman has lost the battle to save her derelict cottage from demolition after a fire swept through the building on Monday night. The home of 77-year-old Bridget Rush was due to be ...

Thatched cottages are comparatively rare in Scotland, but there are five in the conservation village of Collessie, in Fife. The hamlet is truly picturesque, with a thirteenth century church at the ...

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