I am always pushing the benefits of being a member of a credit union. I have done so since joining the local credit union in Kelty that was set up a number of years ago and during that time I have managed to save money as well as borrowing money to get my bathroom […]
Oil giant ExxonMobil failed to comply with the reporting regulations for emissions of carbon dioxide from its Mossmorran Plant at Cowdenbeath resulting in the biggest fine for an environmental offence in British history. Alex Rowley says he wants ExxonMobil to explain the errors which led to the failure to report 33,000 tonnes of carbon […]
LABOUR LEADER OFFERS A PLAN FOR JOBS Fife Labour leader Alex Rowley has restated Fife Labour’s plan for jobs after new figures revealed that unemployment continues to rise in Fife. The number of people claiming Jobseekers Allowance in the Kingdom rose from 10,262 in December 2011 to 10,873 in January […]
Alex Rowley sets out the up to date position with the bus request for the Great North Road Housing Estate in Kelty. I put out a letter and survey at the back end of last year that included a question about a proposal to re route a bus service […]
Fife Labour has unveiled an ambitious five-point plan for jobs, a key part of their policy agenda which offers ‘a fair deal for Fifers’. Speaking in the budget debate in the Fife Council headquarters Fife Labour leader Councillor Alex Rowley set out the steps he would take to get the Kingdom back […]
Speaking in the budget debate in Fife House Alex Rowley said; Provost In moving this amendment today I would like to thank the finance officers that have been supporting the Labour group in examining the budget options and in more general supporting us to develop the budgets around the policy ideas we are working […]
William Bain MP, Shadow Scotland Office Minister & Labour MP for Glasgow North East Following statements in both Westminster and Holyrood on the forthcoming referendum on separation, the debate on Scotland’s economic future has now been fully engaged. At stake in the referendum will be the nature of the new Scotland – either a low […]
Fife Council Labour leader Alex Rowley has said that a new ‘rapid reaction’ approach is needed to support Fife businesses where they are experiencing difficulties. He also described comments being attributed to a council source about the councils dealings with Kingdom Bakers who recently went into receivership as being completely “inappropriate and damaging” to the […]
A meeting took place earlier this week of the St Ninians Environmental Fund. The fund is a royalty’s fund which gets money from the coal that comes out of the St Ninians Open Cast and the money is available for groups and projects in both Kingseat and Kelty. Since 2004 the fund has paid out […]
The learning centre at the Moray Institute in Kelty is under threat from closure following an announcement from the Adam Smith College that they wish to pull out. The college say the greatest cost to them is the room hire which they pay Fife Council for. I have met with Fife Council’s executive director for […]