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
Latest Headlines
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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... -
Alex Rowley – Budget Speech
Posted on February 10, 2012 | No CommentsTweetShareProvost In moving this amendment today I would like to thank the finance officers that have been supporting the Labour group in examining the budget options and in more general... -
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... -
Peter Lockhart
Posted on February 6, 2012 | 1 CommentTweetSharePeter lives in Cowdenbeath with his wife Anne. He attended Commercial Primary School and Inverkeithing High School which he left in 1976. From there he studied Horticultural Science at Elmwood... -
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... -
Kenny Selbie
Posted on February 3, 2012 | No CommentsTweetShareA politics graduate, I have worked for the Labour Party in various roles for over 10 years. At present I am Secretary to the Kirkcaldy Labour Party. A committed Trade... -
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... -
Claire Baker wlecomes CO-OP’s assurances over Post Offices
Posted on February 2, 2012 | No CommentsTweetShare Labour’s Claire Baker has welcomed an assurance from Co-op that post offices will be retained in six David Sands stores bought by the company recently. The MSP for Mid... -
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... -
Claire Baker wlecomes Samsung Investment in Fife
Posted on February 1, 2012 | No CommentsTweetShare- BAKER: WE MUST EQUIP LOCAL PEOPLE WITH SKILLS REQUIRED TO SECURE JOBS Labour MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife Claire Baker has welcomed a decision by Samsung Heavy Industries... -
Gavin Yates
Posted on January 31, 2012 | No CommentsTweetShare Dalgety Bay resident and local campaigner, Gavin Yates was selected by Labour Party members from Inverkeithing, Dalgety Bay and Aberdour to be their prospective candidate for the Fife Council... -
Cara Hilton
Posted on January 31, 2012 | 1 CommentTweetShare Cara , 36, lives in the Duloch area of Dunfermline, along with her husband, Simon and three children, Louis (7), Sophia (3)and Luca (1). Louis attends Duloch Primary School... -
Richard Perry
Posted on January 31, 2012 | 1 CommentTweetShare Richard Perry is one of the Scottish Labour’s candidates for Auchtertool, Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy. Since joining the Labour Party in the mid 1970s, he has been... -
Altany Craik
Posted on January 31, 2012 | No CommentsTweetShareI have worked across a number of sectors before joining Adam Smith College as a lecturer some 7 years ago. I lecture in strategy, accounting and economics teaching at all...