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
Councillors 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... -
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... -
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... -
MOD must keep promise on Army location to Fife
Posted on January 1, 2012 | No CommentsTweetShare Fife Labour leader Alex Rowley is calling on the MOD to provide ‘much needed clarity’ about their intentions for the deployment of Army personnel to both Leuchars and Rosyth... -
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... -
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... -
Cllr Kay Morrisons Summer Newsletter
Posted on August 7, 2011 | 1 CommentTweetShare Planting Dandelions You’ve noticed how beautiful Glenrothes town centre looks, resplendent with curly wee trees, flowers, leafy plants? You must be delighted... -
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... -
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...