I would like to add my congratulations to Kelty Hearts Football Club in their success of wining the Est of Scotland super league. This is a major achievement for the club and the team of players they have at present who are all a credit to the team and to sport. The youthful manager Tam […]
Yesterday I attending the launch of a new project Fife Council has set up to support people to get life skills and training opportunities whilst also doing good work in the local community. The new Community Works Programme has £2 million of funding through Fife Council and they are working to pull in other funding […]
It was with surprise and disappointment that I received a an e mail yesterday from the Royal Bank of Scotland stating that it is to close two of its branches in the Cowdenbeath constituency at Aberdour and in Kelty. I have made contact with them and I am requesting a meeting to discuss their decision. […]
The first meeting of liaison group for the Bowhill Recycling and Restoration Facility took place this week with local residents, representatives from the Purvis Group, RWE Innogy UK, Fife Council and local MSP Alex Rowley all in attendance. There has been community concerns around noise, dust and transportation and these issues were discussed at the […]
Workers from Cowdenbeath Bus Garage were on the streets of Cowdenbeath this week gathering signatures for their petition to stop the closure of the Cowdenbeath depot. Bus operator Stagecoach have said the future of the Cowdenbeath garage which has been a feature in the town since 1906 is under consideration and they are expected to […]
Today I moved my motion for members debate which you can read below along with my speech. The motion which achieved cross party support in the Scottish Parliament was welcomed by parties on all side of the chamber and the debate was excellent and supported by a number of organisations who supplied several briefing papers. […]
Health in Fife Last week I along with other Fife MSPs attended the bimonthly meeting we have with the Chairman, CEO and senior management of NHS Fife to discuss issues concerning health and social care in Fife. NHS Fife advised on the steps they have been and are taking to address the issues that […]
Alex Rowley MSP has continued his campaign on behalf of Rosyth residents to have trees that are causing damage to properties removed and this week sought to highlight the size of tree routes in gardens where the trees have been planted close to the houses. Mr Rowley said; “I have been communicating with Fife Council […]
I was delighted to see the new and upgraded facilities at Lochgelly High School Community Use Sports and Leisure Centre when I joined with local councillor Mark Hood and met staff to hear how things were going. Whilst there is more to be done, the upgrading of the astro pitches along with a revamp of […]
This week I met with Fife Councils Executive Director of Enterprise and Environment and raised with him the issues surrounding the former Yard bar in Rosyth. Specifically he agreed to have the building inspected again as the council had told me there was no safety risks but I did point out that after visiting the […]