Fife Council has approved a motion calling on the Scottish Government to work in partnership with local councils and make available £50 million available this year to protect social landlords from bankruptcy and to mitigate all effects of the bedroom tax in Scotland. Council Deputy leader David Ross said that […]
I met with members of the Kingseat Bowling Club this weekend and saw for myself the excellent facilities they have both in terms of the green and the clubhouse. The club are very keen to encourage people to take up the game and are asking […]
Kelty residents have told Fife Council what facilities they would like to see included in a proposed new multi-use community centre earmarked for the town. An initial public consultation was carried out during June and the results will now be discussed at a public meeting on Wednesday 25 September at Kelty Community Centre […]
Fife Council leader Alex Rowley has said this week that the council will not contest the decision of the Tribunal which found in favour of four appellants who said they should not be charged bedroom tax. Mr Rowley said that in one of the successful […]
From September the main council phone numbers will change from 0845 to 0345 prefixes. This will make it cheaper for many people to call the council, particularly customers who call from mobiles. The council had been receiving money from such calls and this was in my […]
There are still concerns that the actions taken to date will not tackle the flooding problems there has been in Kingseat over the last few years and local councillor Alex Rowley has held a site meeting with staff from Transport and Environment, Housing and Grounds Maintenance, along […]
FORTY two recruits have been welcomed into Fife’s new Construction Skills Academy at the Skills Development Centre in Kirkcaldy for a two day pre recruitment course, tailored to the industry requirements. This is designed to offer participants opportunities to enhance their employability skills and complete relevant assessments allowing them to be employer ready. […]
Kelty residents will be delighted that work has begun to address the eyesore that sat on one of the main entrances into the village at Cocklaw Street. A full description and detail of the works can be found on the Fife Council web site http://planning.fife.gov.uk/online/pagedSearchResults.do?action=page&searchCriteria.page=2 […]
Fife Council leader Alex Rowley confirmed this week that Fife will not qualify for any of the additional £5m allocated for rural areas to support people cope with the bedroom tax as this is restricted to 21 authorities in the UK and Fife is not one of them. He said “This additional funding is […]
Fife Council leader Alex Rowley paid a visit this week to the historic Abbot House in Dunfermline to be shown round the tourist facility and hear first-hand how the attraction will spend the award of £9,850 awarded through the Culture and Heritage Investment. Mr Rowley said; […]