In 1997 Burntisland Community Council decided to launch a community newspaper, and the 'Burgh Buzz' was born. The first issue was published in January 1998. The Burgh Buzz was the brainchild of Andy Wight-Boycott, a member of Burntisland Community Council. Andy himself served as Editor until February 2005, when he stood down in order to pursue other interests. His last issue was the February 2005 one.

It took some time for a new volunteer editorial team to be formed, and their first issue was published in January 2006. The new team have their own dedicated website at www.burghbuzz.org.uk, where their online editions can be viewed. If you would like to be notified when each new issue is available, please use the e-mail facility on the Burgh Buzz website. I have passed my mailing list to the new editorial team, so there should be no need to notify them if you've already notified me - unless you've changed your e-mail address, of course!

In the meantime, back numbers from April 2001 to February 2005 can still be downloaded here using the links below. There are notes on downloading and opening the files at the foot of the page.

Issues 14 to 20 are in PDF format only. As the PDF files were becoming unmanageably large for those readers with dial-up connections, issues from number 21 are in 'Word for Windows' (DOC) format only. The DOC files are based on scanned black and white images of the pages, and are of reasonable quality. (Use of  DOC files simply allows the scanned images to be tied together for a single download. These files contain the scanned pages only, not editable or searchable text.)

Notes on downloading and opening files

DOC files

You will need Word for Windows 97 or later to open the files. Alternatively, you can use Microsoft's free Word Viewer which is available by clicking here.

To download, use one of these two methods:
(a) Right click on the link. Choose 'Save target as ...'. Save to your hard disk. Open the file with Word for Windows.
(b) Left click on the link. The file will open automatically in Word for Windows within a new browser window (although the window may be blank until the file has fully downloaded). When the file has opened, you can use Word to save or print the file, or otherwise manipulate it.

PDF files

To download, use one of these two methods:
(a) Right click on the link. Choose 'Save target as ...'. Save to your hard disk. Open the file with Acrobat Reader.
(b) Left click on the link. The file will open automatically in Acrobat Reader within a new browser window (although the window may be blank until the file has fully downloaded). When the file has opened, you can use the icons on the Acrobat Reader toolbar to save or print the file, or otherwise manipulate it.

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