Alex constituency work and important updates
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 […]
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 […]
Fife Council has begun a consultation on the main issues report for the new Fife Plan with the consultation running through till March 10 this year. As part of that consultation there are specific proposals for land based wind turbines and where it would be acceptable for further development of wind turbines […]
A 4th bin and changes to rubbish collections for Kelty Kelty residents are to get a new 4th bin and will move onto a new rubbish collection system from mid-March this year. A new green bin for cans and plastics will be distributed to households in February along with information leaflets outlining the changes […]
Have your say on new park A meeting is to be held on Thursday 24th January in Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre at 7.30pm to discuss the future provision of skate parks in Cowdenbeath, Kelty, Benarty, Lochgelly and Cardenden. Currently the park in Kelty which is well used has been reduced and is no […]
From Benarty or Kelty you can enjoy this great park. Lochore Meadows Country Park is a place of great beauty that is totally accessible for all the family to enjoy the walks, leisure and outdoor activities as well as taking in the wildlife and countryside. You can access the park by car driving into […]
Councillors Alex Rowley and Willie Clarke put a motion to the Cowdenbeath Area Committee two years ago to agree to put money into a pilot project that would see tuition for Piping being put into local primary schools served by Beath High School . The committee have now been told that the project has proved […]
New Centre Open Local MP Gordon Brown joined up with Area Chair Willie Clarke to do the official opening of the new £3.8 million Benarty Centre with over 150 local people present for the celebration. In his speech Willie Clarke talked about the first group that had come together 60 years earlier to get the first […]
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, […]
Local groups and organisations can apply to the St Ninians Trust for funding. The St Ninians Environmental Fund is a legacy trust set up to distribute monies which come direct from the St Ninians Open cast west of Kelty and is to be used for the […]