(Inverkiething students with Alex Rowley on the grand stairs in the Garden Lobby of the Parliament.) A group of 5th and 6th year pupils from Inverkiething High School visited the Scottish Parliament this week, took a tour round the Parliament building and examined how legislation is processed through the Scottish Parliament and how laws are passed. […]
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 […]
The Community Empowerment Scotland Bill was introduced in June 2014. The Bill is the result of a number of consultations and other preparatory work, and is set within the Scottish Governments wider programme of public service reform. According to the Government, the Bill “reflects the policy principles of subsidiarity, community empowerment and improving outcomes and […]
Foreword from Anne McTaggart MSP: The existing opt-in system of organ donation in Scotland has been the subject of debate for a number of years. The United Kingdom has one of the lowest organ donation rates in Europe. In view of the significant difference between the number of people on the waiting list for transplant […]
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 […]
This week I spoke in the debate which proceeded the First Ministers statement on the Scottish Independence Referendum result and set out my belief that we must unite and work together to tackle the real issues that my constituents and people across Scotland discussed on the door step every day of the independence campaign. I […]
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 […]
This week in the Scottish Governments debate on Scotland’s future I set out a vision for Scotland which put fairness and social Justice first. A vision which is about listening to the needs of our people and responding to them with effective policy to bring about real change. My vision is a Labour vision based […]