‘THE Parliament has been in recess for two weeks and I have used this time to visit a number of organisations that impact on the constituency.” Dunfermline Food Bank One such organisation is the Dunfermline Food Bank which has satellite centres in the constituency and is looking to open one in Benarty and Inverkeithing […]
Plans for a new care village to be built in Lumphinnans were on public display this week at Lumphinnans Primary School. The proposal is to build a 60 bed care home that will offer permanent and respite care in 5 x 12 bedded self-contained units. There is also the potential to include intermediate care places […]
Housing As a councillor the greatest volume of constituent issues I dealt with were housing related and in particular people trying to get a house or to get a transfer to housing that was more suitable to meet their needs. As an MSP I am finding this is still the case with […]
Cowdenbeath MSP Alex Rowley was joined this week by Fife Sport and Leisure Trust Chief Operating Officer Wendy Watson and Fife Council Executive member Cllr Mark Hood on a visit to Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre following from the closure of the centre for upgrade works in excess of half a million pounds. Mr Rowley was told […]
Shadow Scottish Secretary Margaret Curran MP has condemned the SNP for opposing Labour’s energy price freeze, ahead of a House of Commons vote later today. The SNP have indicated they will vote against Labour’s proposal for an energy price freeze and are advocating taking charges off bills, but passing them back to Scottish taxpayers. […]
I met up with representatives of Patient Opinion this week when they were at the Scottish Parliament to promote their role and service that they provide to people using the health service to have a voice to raise concerns but also to suggest any areas for improvement and highlight best practice. Patient […]
The agent for the former Crown Hotel at the entrance to Cowdebeath High Street has said that his client is now ‘investigating the cost of demolition to assist with the visual impairment to the town’. Responding to correspondence from Alex Rowley MSP the property agent said; “Given your comments this now appears to be their […]
Scottish Labour’s Party Leader Johann Lamont presented the results of the Devolution Commission at the Scottish Labour Party Conference this past weekend. She has commented that “This is an important piece of work which we hope will answer people’s desire to have a stronger, more […]
Video: Business debate on Scotland’s finances 26/03/14 Today I made the following speech on Scotland’s finances; outlining the real choice between a progressive Scottish Labour vision versus a closed minded, unequal SNP future. It is now clear that we are stronger together, united, and less resilient and equal apart: I do not disagree with […]
Alex Rowley, MSP for the Cowdenbeath constituency, has become the latest signing for Men United. The local politician has backed Prostate Cancer UK’s ‘Men United v Prostate Cancer’ campaign, which uses the language of sport to engage men in the battle against the disease. Alex signed up after meeting with Prostate […]