A group of Sheltered Housing residents and their friends have called on the support of their local MSP Alex Rowley to assist them in raising money to get a new TV in their tea lounge. Residents of Calum McDonald Court in Rosyth have been holding fundraising events as they want to […]
The Presiding Officer from Cowdenbeath and the MSP for Cowdenbeath made a joint visit this week to Foulford Primary Schools to meet primary 7 pupils who have been carrying out a project on the history of the Scottish Parliament from the 13th century through to the present day. Trish Marwick the current […]
This week saw the demolition and clearance of the former Kelty North Church which served as a community centre for the village for over two decades to make way for a new sports and community facility. The £7 million project includes an extension on to the Kelty Primary School with four classrooms, a large sports […]
A Fife MSP has accused Fife Council’s senior management of lacking ‘empathy’ towards Fife residents who have been suffering problems with flooding for over a year. Alex Rowley wrote to Fife Council Chief Executive Mr Steve Grimmond telling him he was ‘absolutely disgusted’ at the way Fife Council had both dealt with and behaved towards […]
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a proposed trade agreement that is presently being negotiated between the European Union and the United States. In Scotland this became an issue at the referendum when the Scottish Government suggested that if health services in England are privatised then in Scotland we could be forced to […]
Last week I asked the Scottish Government what work they are undertaking to ensure that enough provision is in place to help those who may be suffering from a mental health problem in the first instance; ensuring that help and advice is available as soon as is possible. Programs such as the mental health first […]
It was encouraging to see large gatherings of people on Sunday attending the remembrance services across our communities. I laid wreaths at three services in my constituency over the course of the day and observed not just high numbers of people but also lots of younger people paying their respects and taking part in services. […]
A Fife MSP is continuing to campaign for an immediate review of health and social care services in Fife arguing that there is a need to ‘identify the true picture of health needs’ and the ‘level of funding required to meet those needs’. Alex Rowley reiterated his call following a meeting to discuss his concerns […]
Lumphinnans residents joined with their local MSP this week in a meeting with council officials to discuss the progress of the new care home development planned for the village and heard that the £11 million project was on schedule to start in the spring of next years. Tenants of the lockup garages who had been […]
Benarty Community Council Chairman Stephen Nardone joined with local MSP Alex Rowley and Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament Tricia Marwick to support the launch of the Poppy Scotland Appeal launched last week in the Parliament. Mr Nardone said; “Poppyscotland do a tremendous amount of work to support Armed Forces veterans and like so many […]