Homemade Dandelion Cordial

If your looking at trying something new and cheap this week why not make the most of the abundance of Dandelions growing about us in Lochgelly. Here is a really easy recipe to try and it makes for an amazing alternative to squash. Ingredients: As many Dandelion heads as you can get, [...]

Blue alert! Bluebells on their way – and earlier than last year…

The Woodland Trust is calling for the public to find their nearest wood and record the first appearance of native bluebells, as it tracks the arrival: http://www.naturescalendar.org.uk/map/current.htm?rsid=164&reid=3&ry=2012&rs=S of the flowers across the country this spring. The conservation [...]

Share your local News & Views

We are making a call to members of the local community who would like to create and share their local news and views about Lochgelly and the surrounding areas. There are many local issues within the Lochgelly area, and many positive and negative developments and news, but due to time [...]

Corporate Hospitality from Mossmorran

It emerged at the Lochgelly Community Council meeting for March, that Mossmorran has been offering and providing gifts and events, to community representatives that serve on the Mossmorran Community Liaison Group. This may also extend to local representatives that serve on other Mossmorran [...]

Archive for September, 2011

Does Anyone Know….

7 months ago

by Beryl | Views 524

Does anyone know anything about the kerb thats outside my house in Auchterderran Road which was laid by a Lord – its noted on it. Shame to let this bit of history disappear. Admin Note: Photo has been supplied by the user and they have noted that the Kerbstone inscription possibly states: Laid by [...]

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Lochhead Farm

7 months ago

by Lochgelly | Views 465

Not much is known to us about the Lochhead Farm ruins up at Little Raith where the Industrial wind farm is being developed, but we have found a few interesting facts covering the entire area, which gives a hint of our past heritage. At one time the ruins were known as Lochhead Farm and had a Lime [...]

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Lochgelly Mother & Toddlers – Car Boot Sale

8 months ago

by Lochgelly | Views 229

The Lochgelly Mothers & Toddlers are having a Car Boot sale on the 24th September at the Lochgelly Town Hall, between 12 noon and 2pm. All the funds raised go towards the group to help provide activities for the kids at Christmas and planned activities for the summer. Tables are available at a very [...]

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4 Winds Development Trust

8 months ago

by Lochgelly | Views 652

As part of the Little Raith Industrial Wind Farm a new community group has been formed; 4 Winds Development Trust. This has been formed to distribute up to £45.000 per year between the four communities of Auchtertool, Cowdenbeath, Lumphinnans, and Lochgelly. This money is paid by everyone in the UK [...]

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Lomond Homes seek changes to Section 75

8 months ago

by Lochgelly | Views 492

Since starting this site in 2010, we have been actively monitoring the work of Lomond Homes Ltd (and now Lomond the Avenues Ltd) with particular concern over the ongoing non-payment of their section 75 agreement for the New Farm Vales Development. So far we have learned that Lomond Homes Ltd have [...]

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Environmentally Friendly?

8 months ago

by McKintosh | Views 549

Despoiled Land I live at the top end of Lochgelly and face towards Mossmorran. I am against the industrial wind turbines being built between the dual-carriageway and the cracker plant. The evidence is growing that they don’t work, cause health problems and are detrimental to the land they are built [...]

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Spotlight on Recycle Fife

8 months ago

by Recycle Fife | Views 236

Recycle Fife is a Social Enterprise, which was formed in 2003 in opposition to proposed plans for a landfill site. Frankie Hodge and Jackie Dunsmuir joined an action group to look at alternatives to Scottish Coals proposals for the landfill site. Born from this was Recycle Fife, which sees Jackie [...]

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Voting Manipulation Trolls

8 months ago

by Lochgelly | Views 377

We have been running a poll for Little Raith Wind Farm, and checking the voting logs is quite interesting. As of writing this article there is 55 votes against, and 9 votes for, and 1 vote unsure for Little Raith Industrial Wind Farm. What is interesting is that 7 out of the 9 votes have all been [...]

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Looking for Old Friends

8 months ago

by Lochgelly | Views 276

My name is John Miller and I stayed in Kirkcaldy in the 1980’s. I am looking for old friends that I met in the eighties that came from the Cowdenbeath area, we stayed at heatherywood caravan park in Kirkcaldy, their names were Jimmy and Fay Bett (Fay had a sister called Marie) Jimmy had a brother. [...]

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Gelly Loch (video)

8 months ago

by Lochgelly | Views 599

This video is an image showcase of the Gelly Loch and surrounding scenery, and how the countryside is being used for an Industrial Power Plant, hosting 9×2.7Mw industrial turbines (423ft), next to four communities (Auchtertool, Lochgelly, Lumphinnans & Cowdenbeath) and a chemical processing plant [...]

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