Fife Council kicked off a consultation exercise last night at Broad Street Community Centre aimed at involving local people and asking them to help shape and design the refurbishment of the former social work offices at Stenhouse Street into a new youth and community centre for Cowdenbeath. Local MSP Alex Rowley attended the consultation meeting […]
Benarty History and Heritage Group have an exhibition in the community centre that is full of old photos and information from the Great War and the role played by local people of the villages of Ballingry, Crosshill, Glencraig and Lochore. I was delighted to meet with the committee and really was impressed by the amount […]
I had the great pleasure of joining with local councillor Linda Erskine and Celtic and Scotland Captain Scott Brown to present prizes at the John Thomson Memorial Tournament in Cardenden last week. The Tourniament was established in 1983 and this years competition played at Moorside Parkmarked the 31st outing of the tournament. A bumper crowd […]
Cowdenbeath MSP Alex Rowley caught up with members of Rockgelly sport project this week as they took their Roktagons – a flexible and portable bouldering experience to Lochgelly Gala. The project is part of the wider St Andrews Church restoration which aims to provide an indoor climbing area along with a café and soft play […]
A public meeting held in Dalgety Bay has voted to accept in principle the MOD Management Strategy Report for dealing with the beach radiation issue. Speaking after the meeting Gordon Brown MP said; “I was pleased to be present at a successful Community Council meeting on July 2ist in Dalgety Bay Church Hall which was […]
MOTOR Neurone Disease is a death sentence for Gordon Aikman. But he is determined that it will make his life all the more precious Gordon’s Story: I am lying on a cold hospital bed, stripped down with electrodes stuck all over my skin. A doctor quietly takes notes as pulses race through my body. After almost […]
I have this week written to Alex Neil the Health Secretary raising once again my concerns about the ability of NHS Fife to meet the health needs of the people of Fife. I am calling for an independent review of the practice, policy and finance of NHS Fife. I believe there are serious failings within NHS […]
Cowdenbeath MSP Alex Rowley has thanked everyone who popped into his office last week for a coffee and made a donation towards the Children’s Hospice at Rachael House Kinross. As part of Children’s Hospice week Mr Rowley had agreed to host a fundraising event in the constituency and had invited local groups, organisations and businesses […]
Cowdenbeath MSP Alex Rowley has taken his fight for action to clean up the former Crown Hotel building, which blights the gateway to Cowdenbeath High Street, to the floor of the Scottish Parliament. Mr Rowley was speaking in the debate which saw the Buildings (Recovery of Expenses) (Scotland) Bill approved by the Scottish Parliament. Speaking […]
Lochore Meadows Country Park hosted its first ever Pipe Band Contest today and saw hundreds of visitors in the beautiful surroundings of the Park enjoy listening to some of Scotland’s top Bands including the Vale of Athol, Scottish Power and City of Edinburgh compete alongside local Bands Kelty and Blairadam, and Lochgelly High School Novice […]