Presiding Officer, in moving this motion tonight I am asking that the Scottish Government make the funding available that will create a rail halt at the Halbeath Park and Choose which is situated in my constituency at Crossgates and is accessible for people in Fife and much further afield. A rail halt at Halbeath would […]
ST NINIAN’S opencast mine near Kelty has a new start, with news that coaling and restoration operations will resume. Hargreaves Services PLC has reached an agreement with Fife Council and the other regulatory bodies to win the remaining coal and fully restore the site which […]
As part of a programme to replace the councils existing care homes in Fife the council executive has agreed to proceed with a Cowdenbeath area care village and the site chosen is at Cedar Crescent, Lumphinnans. The proposal is the replace the current Jenny Gray in […]
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 […]
“I don’t believe that there is enough funding within the health and social care services to meet the needs of people in Fife”. Alex Rowley I am increasingly concerned about the number of issues being raised with me around the experience of patients in the Victoria Hospital . I have also […]
Scottish Youth Parliament members take their campaign for a Fair Wage to Fife Council Fife Labour has proposed in its draft budget to introduce the ‘Living Wage’ for all Council employees. This will result in 2,000 workers receiving an increase in their wage bringing them up to £7.50 an hour. We do so because […]
Fife Council leader Alex Rowley has used a derelict building in Kelty to highlight the need for Fife Council to review the powers it has to address ‘such dereliction’ in local communities and has pledged to take a campaign to the Scottish Parliament for more powers. Mr Rowley said; “I have asked officials from property, […]
I took up Willie Clarkes invitation and visited the new build Benarty Centre in Lochore this morning. The new centre is looking good and will be completed by August with activities starting soon afterwards. Willie has been working for this new centre for many many years and I was delighted to work with […]