Manifesto 2012
Fife Council Elections 2012
Scottish Labour News- LABOUR DEMANDS AN END TO SNP’S HIDDEN WAITING LISTS May 17, 2012
- TIME FOR FULL INQUIRY INTO CHILD PROTECTION May 17, 2012
- LABOUR CALLS FOR NHS WHISTLEBLOWING HOTLINE May 17, 2012
- LAUNCH OF RESPECT SCOTLAND’S REGIMENTS CAMPAIGN May 16, 2012
- DROP IN UNEMPLOYMENT WELCOME, BUT STILL A LONG WAY TO GO UNTIL WE ARE OUT OF THE WOODS May 16, 2012
- 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
Election 2012 News Archive
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Labour council candidate Kenny Selbie calls for better youth services for Linktown
Posted on March 11, 2012 | No CommentsTweetShare Kenny with some young people from Linktown Fife Labour candidate for Kirkcaldy Central ward Kenny Selbie has today placed the development of better services for young people in Linktown... -
Victory for Fife Labour campaign as vital commuter is restored
Posted on March 11, 2012 | 1 CommentTweetShareLocal MSPs Helen Eadie and Claire Baker welcomed news today that a vital commuter link in Fife will be restored this summer. The 0754 train service from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh... -
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... -
Pars legend joins the Fife Labour team for May’s local government elections
Posted on February 16, 2012 | 1 CommentTweetShareJim Leishman is to stand as a Scottish Labour candidate for Dunfermline in the forthcoming council election, the party announced today. The Fife football legend has been selected as one... -
SNP-LED coalition’s budget process an ‘embarrassment to Fife’ – Hood
Posted on February 11, 2012 | 1 CommentTweetShareFife Labour’s finance spokesman Councillor Mark Hood has described the way the council have gone about setting their annual budget as an ‘embarrassment to Fife’. The senior councillor said Fife... -
Former Fire fighter warns council cuts could compromise safety
Posted on February 10, 2012 | 1 CommentTweetShareFormer Fire Officer Councillor Neil Crooks has warned that public safety could be compromised by council cuts to Fife Fire and Rescue Service. The former Fife Fire Brigades Union secretary... -
Fife Labour sets the record straight over SNP’s misleading claims of ‘even more cash’ for affordable homes
Posted on February 10, 2012 | 2 CommentsTweetShareFife Labour has moved to set the record straight after the chairman of Fife’s housing and communities committee claimed the Scottish Government has committed ‘even more cash’ to affordable housing.... -
Fife Labour unveils ambitious plan for jobs
Posted on February 10, 2012 | 2 CommentsTweetShare Labour Council would get a fair deal for Fife – Alex Rowley Fife Labour has unveiled an ambitious five-point plan for jobs, a key part of their policy agenda... -
Fife to lose out over £100m after combined cuts
Posted on February 10, 2012 | No CommentsTweetShareOn the eve of Fife Council setting its budget local MSP Helen Eadie has revealed the ‘hypocrisy’ of the SNP’s deal for local government after publishing damning new figures that... -
Fife Labour Calls on Council to Limit Rent Increase
Posted on February 8, 2012 | No CommentsTweetShare Fife Labour is calling for a below inflation rent increase for Council tenants this year. Fife Council will set its Council house rents for the next 12 months when it... -
Labour leader hits back at personal attacks
Posted on February 7, 2012 | No CommentsTweetShareFife Council s Labour leader Alex Rowley has today hit back at comments made by the SNP Council leader Peter Grant, which accuse Mr Rowley of “shameful behaviour” and branded... -
Letter to the editor on a threat to a free local press
Posted on February 6, 2012 | No CommentsTweetShareTo the Editor, I was disappointed to read Mr Wilson’s letter lambasting this paper for supposedly running negative campaigns against Fife’s SNP/Lib Dem coalition. On reading it, my first thought... -
Doubt cast on councillor’s wild claim to have ‘Saved’ the Lochgelly Centre
Posted on February 6, 2012 | No CommentsTweetShareLochgelly Community Councillor Linda Erskine has called into question wild claims by Councillor Ian Chisholm that he somehow ‘saved’ the Lochgelly Centre. In a leaflet distributed in the town, Councillor... -
Abandon building must be demolished – Councillor Hood
Posted on February 6, 2012 | 1 CommentTweetShareCardenden councillor Mark Hood has called on the council to demolish a dilapidated building which local people say is a blight on the community. Residents are also concerned that the... -
Council candidate calls for action on Cowdenbeath’s crumbling infrastructure
Posted on February 5, 2012 | 2 CommentsTweetShareCouncil candidate Peter Lockhart has called for co-ordinated action to repair Cowdenbeath¹s crumbling roads and pavements. Peter, who is one of two Scottish Labour candidates for the town, says the... -
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... -
Enterprise zones could suck opportunities away from Fife
Posted on January 31, 2012 | No CommentsTweetShareLabour MSP Claire Baker and Buckhaven, Methil and the Wemyss villages Councillor Jim Young have expressed concern that jobs and investment will be sucked away from the area after the... -
Candidate calls for action over fallen tree which residents say is ‘an accident waiting to happen’
Posted on January 31, 2012 | 1 CommentTweetShareFife Labour’s council candidate Bob Young has called on the local authority to remove a fallen tree which has been lying across a busy Dunfermline street since storms hit the... -
Council candidate calls for crackdown on irresponsible dog owners
Posted on January 31, 2012 | No CommentsTweetShareA Labour candidate for Fife Council who is standing in Burntisland in this year’s elections says dog fouling is a blight on the town. Peter George who hopes to represent...