Manifesto 2012
Fife Council Elections 2012
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- Breaking Fife news
- Marathon ambition of wounded hero May 19, 2012
- Glenrothes singer picks up birthday award May 19, 2012
- Three years for man who crashed stolen taxi May 19, 2012
- Falkland enterprise to deliver the goods! May 19, 2012
- Driver Mike lights the way for Olympic torch May 19, 2012
- Save the red hackle! May 18, 2012
- Hot foot to the finish in Sahara challenge May 18, 2012
- Extra spaces coming at Kirkcaldy hospital May 18, 2012
- Speeding fears of Cupar residents May 18, 2012
- Andrew’s burgers are a special delight May 18, 2012
- Syringes buried in ground May 18, 2012
- David’s birthday gift for CHAS May 18, 2012
- St Andrews rail link study points to £1.6m in profits May 18, 2012
- Jim Leishman elected as Provost of Fife May 18, 2012
- Birthday tea with Duchess May 18, 2012
- Here’s a flea in your ear May 18, 2012
- Martyrs may be home for £100m university collection May 18, 2012
- Principal rings bell at New York Stock Exchange May 18, 2012
- It’s like building a giant jigsaw ... May 17, 2012
- What lies in store ... May 17, 2012
Fife Council Archive
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SNP-led Fife Council Cut Funding For Women’s Aid
Posted on March 11, 2012 | No CommentsTweetShareSNP and Lib Dem councillors voted down Fife Labour’s motion to protect the budget at last year’s level. Committee members were told that the funding had been negotiated down by... -
More support needed for Fife companies says Labour
Posted on February 2, 2012 | 2 CommentsTweetShareFife 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... -
Candidate wants toilets in High St to be accessible and visible
Posted on February 1, 2012 | No CommentsTweetSharePublic toilets in Cowdenbeath are essential for the future success of the town centre according to Labour candidate for the town Jayne Baxter; who has this week written to Fife... -
Labour highlights education in Fife as key priority
Posted on January 25, 2012 | No CommentsTweetShareFife Labour announced today that distinguished educationalist and former Fife Rector Lindsay Roy MP will head up a review of education priorities in Fife. Mr Roy who before becoming an... -
Call for campaign to focus on the issues
Posted on January 20, 2012 | No CommentsTweetShareA Cowdenbeath Labour candidate has hit back after the area’s three SNP councillors defended their decision to close the public toilets in the town. Jayne Baxter says that she is... -
Call for re-think on wind turbines
Posted on December 11, 2011 | 3 CommentsTweetShareFife Council’s Labour leader Alex Rowley is calling for a community led discussion and examination of appropriate locations for wind turbines and is proposing that no more applications for wind... -
Warning of care homes closures
Posted on November 17, 2011 | 1 CommentTweetShareA mixed provision of care for the elderly must be maintained in Fife and the SNP attempts to shut down the council homes must be stopped. This was the message... -
Defence Secretary urged to meet over Dalgety Bay radiation issue
Posted on November 13, 2011 | No CommentsTweetShareMP Gordon Brown has called for action from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to tackle “worrying” levels of radiation at Dalgety Bay’s beach. Mr Brown, the MP for Kirkcaldy and... -
SNP Budget Will Mean Cuts in Council Services
Posted on September 25, 2011 | 2 CommentsTweetShareCommenting on the SNP budget this week and what it means for Fife Council, Labour leader Alex Rowley said; “As a councillor one of the biggest issues I deal with... -
Labour Councillor honours sporting hero
Posted on September 5, 2011 | 2 CommentsTweetShare Speaking after the walk Mr Hood said ’It was a great privilege to represent the community on the walk which retraced the journey made by so many supporters 80... -
Rowley Calls for Clarity on Future of Nuclear Waste
Posted on July 9, 2011 | No CommentsTweetShareFife Labour leader Alex Rowley seeking clarification on the level of discussion taking place with the MOD and Babcock International on the future plans for the seven decommissioned nuclear submarines... -
Labour Group Motion on the Review of the Capital Programme
Posted on June 16, 2011 | 1 CommentTweetSharehttp://admin.1fife.org.uk/uploadfiles/publications/c64_Item04-CapitalPlanReview-PFAM16-06-11.pdf There is no doubt that the Council faces significant financial challenges over the coming years. We recognise and appreciate the hard work undertaken by officers to prepare financial estimates... -
Fife Labour finance spokesperson condemns anti-family policies
Posted on April 26, 2011 | No CommentsTweetShareIn a letter to Fife News Papers, Fife Labour’s Finance Spokesperson Mark Hood has hit out at anti-family policies being supported by the Lib Dem’s and SNP politician’s in Fife.... -
“£220k Consultants Report a Waste of Money” says Councillor
Posted on April 26, 2011 | No CommentsTweetShareA Fife Councillor has hit out at a consultants’ report on the Council’s management structures, costing nearly a quarter of a million pounds. Labour Councillor David Ross, Kirkcaldy North, raised... -
Councillor condemns ‘wasteful council’
Posted on April 24, 2011 | No CommentsTweetShare Fife councillor Mark Hood as condemned Fife Councils SNP / Lib Dem administration for wasting tax payers money while at the same pushing through millions of pounds in service... -
Council cuts ‘Early Years Support’ for Fife’s most vulnerable young children
Posted on April 10, 2011 | No CommentsTweetShareA Fife councillor has accused the SNP / Lib Dem administration in Fife Council of leaving young people at risk after they cut over a £1m from early years support... -
Councillor Calls for ‘Leaner more efficient council’
Posted on March 20, 2011 | No CommentsTweetShareFife Labour’s Finance Spokesperson has this week called on Fife Council to do more to cut waste. In a letter Mr Hood called on Fife Council’s Chief Executive Ronnie Hinds... -
CAMPAIGNERS TAKE BUS PROTEST TO PARLIAMENT
Posted on March 17, 2011 | 1 CommentTweetShareA group of pensioners who have been campaigning to reinstate the 19/19A bus service in Dunfermline took their fight to the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 17th March. MSPs were debating... -
School Swimming Tuition Cut ‘Incompetent and irresponsible’
Posted on March 16, 2011 | No CommentsTweetShareA Fife councillor has described as ‘incompetent and irresponsible’ Fife councils decision to cut the budget for swimming tuition for primary 6 pupils in Fife. Fife Labour’s Finance Spokesperson Mark... -
Family Support Projects to be Cut
Posted on March 9, 2011 | No CommentsTweetShareAn organisation that has helped thousands of families throughout Fife is the latest victim of Fife Council cuts it has been revealed. Homestart which has projects based in Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy,...