The move towards a new sport and leisure centre took another step forward this week when the Cowdenbeath Area Committee agreed that a bid for funding be worked up and submitted to the Fife Community Investment Fund. As well as funding from this source the committee noted that four buildings would be pulled into […]
EIGHTY FIVE training opportunities in Rural Skills leading to apprenticeships were unveiled today (Thursday 2 May) in the historic setting of Falkland Palace as part of Fife Council’s £5 million investment in apprenticeships for Fife’s young unemployed. A variety of land-based training providers now have the opportunities for unemployed young people who are […]
“years of underinvestment must be tackled” Alex Rowely Many streets in the Lochs ward are seeing roads teams working to tackle the worst of the roads infrastructure impacted by the cold and wet winter and this according to Lochs councillor Alex Rowley; “Is a very welcomed activity given the state of some roads full of potholes and […]
In Fife the bedroom tax will affect over 6,300 households in receipt of housing benefit. Many will have to find monies from their already low incomes to pay for bedrooms the government deem they don’t need. This will hit hard on disabled people, separated parents with children who spend time with them and many […]
The new Dunfermline High School was officially opened this week by Fife Provost Jim Leishman. The school opened its doors to pupils last August but the building had yet to be formally opened so today was a day for pupils, staff and others involved in the building process to gather […]
A big well done and congratulations to Kelty and Blairadam Pipe Band who competed at the Fife Minibands and solo drumming competition held at Queen Anne High School Dunfermline this weekend. The players all did themselves proud with less than three first places in the […]
There are many aspects to the welfare reforms coming through from the Westminster government that are cause for real concern and will bring about real hardship and poverty for millions of hard working people, disabled people who are either unable to work or unable to find work, children and families across the UK. […]
A number of local Kelty and Kingseat organisations ranging from a bowling club to the local schools have benefited from the latest round of funding to be approved from the St Ninians Fund. With the exception of the annual Kelty gala and coal race all grants have been set at a maximum of […]
Need for action on roads infrastructure Fife Council leader Alex Rowley has confirmed that the roads maintenance budget will be increased this week as part of a review of the council capital budget and he has also vowed that every penny of the roads infrastructure budget will be spent on addressing what he calls […]
Winter weather takes toll on roads Benarty, Kelty and Kingseat have all seen heavy snow falls this week that have meant that whilst most of west Fife is today green our villages remains white! The council gritters, snow tractors and all workers involved have worked hard to get as many roads and pavements […]