Local MSP Alex Rowley and his constituency team have been carrying out street surgeries in Cardenden this week meeting local people and discussing the issues in the local villages. Mr Rowley has now written to Fife Council Parks managers asking to meet them for a walk about to look […]
The new Sports and Community Centre in Kelty has come a step closer to completion this week with the grounds works starting for the new 3G playing surface that is part of the overall project. On a visit to the site MSP Alex Rowley heard that work […]
The closure of Cowdenbeath depot is disappointing and I know the unions have tried hard to negotiate alternatives that would have seen the depot remain open. Stagecoach are now making changes to many routes across Fife which they describe as minimal but it is not clear what the impact will be and this will need […]
This week I absolutely loved a visit to what used to be the Fire Station on Carnegie Drive Dunfermline and saw what has been transformed into an absolutely brilliant facility. Fire Station Creative is a charity that was set up to renovate the iconic fire […]
I had the great privilege of attending a Mass of Thanksgiving at Our Lady and St Bride Church Cowdenbeath for the Diamond Jubilee of Canon Philip Doherty. I talked to many parishioners afterwards and heard first hand just how highly Canon Doherty is thought of and the massive contribution he has made to life in […]
It was a great pleasure last week to meet up with Primary 6 pupils from my old school St Josephs in Kelty when they visited the Scottish Parliament. I also that week visited Primary 7 pupils at Foulford Primary School Cowdenbeath to discuss with them what my job involves and to hear their thoughts as […]
Cllr Alex Campbell and I facilitated a meeting of local residents in Kelty to see what interest there is in the community taking over the Moray Institute and running it as a community venue once the new community centre is open. Over 40 people came along to the meeting representing many community groups and it […]
Cowdenbeath High Street This week saw local people and traders come together in Cowdenbeath Town House to discus how everyone could work together to support the sustainability and rejuvenation of Cowdenbeath High Street. The meeting was organised by Alex Rowley MSP who had invited Community Development Trust Scotland to give a presentation on the […]
A coffee morning hosted by local MSP Alex Rowley at his constituency office on Cowdenbeath High Street last Friday received lots of support and raised over £1,600 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Many local businesses provided support and made donations along with Benarty Credit Union and local residents who baked and came in on the day […]
Last Week I helped to celebrate and promote national epilepsy week by signing the Epilepsy Scotland campaign pledge, supporting the World Health Organisation global resolution for national epilepsy action plans. More information about the pledge and about National Epilepsy Week can be found on the epilepsy Scotland websight: http://www.epilepsyscotland.org.uk/national-epilepsy-week/info_104.html