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Community Christmas Lights

Lochgelly Charity Calendar 2012

Admin Note: This article is no longer current, an update will be published shortly. The Lochgelly Calendar 2012 is for sale at the Lochgelly Development Forum for £1.50. All the money is used to help pay for the Lochgelly Christmas Lights. The calendar was designed by us and printed by Fife Council. All the work was done on a voluntary basis, and Fife Council absorbed the printing costs to help support and develop entrepreneurial activity and support sustainability projects for local non profit More >

Community Council

Community Council knew possible health risks of Little Raith

We recently requested the Lochgelly Community Council minutes dating back from 2007 from Fife Council, through a Freedom of Information request. Unfortunately the earlier minutes are very brief with lengthy discussions summed up in a very short space, so it is hard to determine the activities of the Community Council and discussions/debates taking place at that time. However in 2009, the Community Council hired a minute secretary, and at this point, the minutes contain more useful information More >

Consultation

LSPTG Report (Part I)

Recently, Fife Council undertook a public consultation for the Lochgelly Supplementary Guidance and Transport Guidance (LSPTG) which we had critised due to the length of the document and complexity (View our articles). We also spoke with several MSPs and we need to thank MSP Willie Rennie who replied the quickest and was the most helpful. Recently we received a notification from a Twitter friend (@Technotoaster) that Fife Council had released the final report for the LSPTG and we would like to More >

Doric Verse

Bonnie Scotland

Bonnie Scotland by McKintosh Welcome tae bonnie Scotland, land o the wind Tur-bin, Ower by yon bonnie banks an by yon bonny braes, Please jist ignore thon bird-kill, it disnae mean a thing. Ye cannae see the hills fer aw the giant wind-mills, Bit ye’ll no hae tae walk ‘cos they’ve built aw they roads. The tourist advertisin’ will hae tae change their tact, An’ welcome ye wi’ new spiel, tae come an see oor toon, We’ve hundreds o machines stretchin’ tae the moon. Aw the bonnie banks an bonny More >

Downloads

6 Free Panoramic Images

We are giving away, 6 free high resolution panoramic images. Panoramic images are a series of 2 or more images that have been stitched together. The high resolution files can be downloaded at the end of the post. Dora Golf Course – Lochgelly Kinghorn Beach Kinghorn Beach Lumphinnans Farm Road Mossmorran Petro Chemical Plant Blackwoods – Gelly Loch The images can be used for printing (We recommend DS Colour Labs for affordable high resolution prints). If you are handy with an image editing More >

Events

Be Your Own Boss

For those that are looking to set up their own business and become self-employed, there is a 3 night event happening in Lochgelly to give you professional advice and support in setting up your business. The event(s) are a partnership between Opportunities Fife, Business Gateway and Fife Council funded by the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) and is being held in the new cafe opening up at the Cross (Mrs D’s Pudding Club), located at 112-114 Main Street. How to start up your More >

Fife Constabulary

Recycle Staff Defiant Despite Raids

Two raids in January saw fuel stolen from a Lochgelly company along with electric cabling. Staff at Recycle Fife saw them lose the best part of a day’s work collecting and recycling the host of items, which has made the social enterprise a highly successful operation. Company Director at the Cartmore Industrial Estate operation, Jackie Dunsmuir, told the times that the raids had cost the company over £1000 but that no one at the successful social enterprise was throwing in the towel. “Earlier More >

Fife Council

Sunflower Nursery

The Sunflower Nursery has recently been featured in a Scottish Government video, highlighting the Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) and the work and activities of the Sunflower Nursery. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60xWwfo-rd0 Congratulations to the staff for their hard work and getting the recognition they deserve. For further information about Sunflower Nursery please visit: More >

Gelly Trust

Gelly Loch (video)

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 (Mossmorran), and what this will mean for the project to rejuvenate the Gelly Loch. The video highlights the known negative aspects of Industrial Turbines, and is promoting an alternative community More >

General News

Lochgelly Cancer Study

I am currently seeking funding for a study into the possibility of a cluster of cancers of various types within Lochgelly and surrounding towns. This follows three funerals this week alone of under 40 year olds who all died of cancer. This is in very early stages but I have created an email address for anybody that would like to contact me with their own experience, etc. lochgellycancerstudy@hotmail.co.uk I have a Degree in Business Studies, Post Graduate Certificates in Education, Health More >

Hilton of Beath Wind Farm

Industrial Wind Farm for Kelty, Cowdenbeath, Lumphinnans and Lochgelly

Attending the Lochgelly Community Council meeting, last night (08/02/12), we heard a presentation from Banks Renewables who are seeking to build 6 x 125 metre turbines in close proximity to the Lochore Meadows, Kelty, Cowdenbeath, Lumphinnans and Lochgelly communities. The developers stated that they are looking at a 3 year period before construction will begin on the turbines if their application is approved. Currently they have submitted a planning application for a 80 metre annenometer mast More >

History

Lochgelly War Memorial (Video)

A short black and white video showing the official opening of the Lochgelly War Memorial on the 3rd December 1924. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTulDh5EzoM

Images

Lochgelly Centre – Official Reopening (images)

The Lochgelly Centre was officially reopened on the 14th February 2012. As part of the celebration Lochgelly High School Brass Band and Choir were on hand to provide music throughout the ceremony. Councillor Brian Goodall cut the ribbon to mark the opening, and then an acrobatic performance was held on the roof of the Lochgelly Centre. The event was well attended by members of the public, local councillors, Fife police, community councillors and the LCDF. After all the opening ceremonies and More >

Internet & Computing

Stop ACTA

The biggest tech news in America recently was the possible passing of SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) which has currently been put on hold due to large scale online protests from groups, individuals and other corporations concerned that the act, which on the surface, is aimed at stopping File Sharing and Piracy, but concerns were raised that it can also be abused to restrict individuals rights for freedom of expression on the internet. However, there is another treaty currently being progressed More >

Little Raith Wind Farm

Questions concerning Little Raith Wind Farm

We had a meeting with the developer of Little Raith Wind Farm (Kennedy Renewables) and their PR/Political Lobbying group (Invicta PA) back in October. Unfortunately, most of our questions couldn’t be answered at the time, but the developer took note of the issues and concerns raised, and notified us they will get back to us regarding our queries, and could we also include our concerns in writing. We contacted the developers and the four Community Councils on the 27th January 2012 with our More >

Lochgelly

Lochgelly Cancer Study

Lochgelly Community Development Forum

Local group under threat of closure

With the ongoing ‘austerity’ measures enforced on local authorities we have seen reduction in public services and quality of service as the local authorities try to juggle services to fit into tight budget limitations. The austerity measures have also had an impact on many local charity groups as funding monies have been reduced and more groups have been competing to access reduced funding packages. We have already witnessed the closure of TIBAL, the Royal Oak Community Club have expressed More >

Lochgelly Tae Kwon Do

Lochgelly Tae kwon do annual awards 2011

Awards were presented this week to Lochgelly Tae kwon do students as follows: Senior class “Student of the year”was awarded to Bryan Jeffrey (24) from Cowdenbeath Senior class “Most improved student 2011”went to 13 year old Tamlyn Smith from Lochgelly “Little Ninja of the year 2011”went to 7 year old Brendan McGuinness from Cardenden Lochgelly Tae Kwon Do students The class senior instructor Robert MacGregor (4th dan) said on behalf of all the class instructors that all three awards were well More >

Lomond Homes

Community Council – December Meeting

The Community Council held their monthly meeting on the 14th December at 7:00pm, after the Citizen and Young Citizen of the Year ceremony. None of the local councillors were present and apologies were received from Community Councillor James Haddow, in attendance was a Community Police Officer from Fife Constabulary. There was an update from Community Councillor Murray regarding Little Raith Wind Farm. Both Community Councillor Murray and Community Councillor Linda Erskine attended the Trust More >

Magazine

Web of Trust Helps You Surf the Web Safer

This article is republished from the magazine and was written by Deborah Salmi from the Web of Trust based in Finland. During a discussion with my 80 year old Aunt Pansy about her genealogy research online, she asked “How can I tell if a website is safe?” My 70 year old mother answered immediately, “That’s easy. You need WOT.” She waved her hand towards me and said, “Tell her about Web of Trust, Deborah,” and proceeded to explain how easy it is to download WOT and how it shows you if a site is More >

Mossmorran

Mossmorran Fined £2.8 million

Mossmorran has been fined £2.8 million for failing to report Carbon Dioxide emissions from the plant in 2008 according to the Courier. Mossmorran failed to report 33,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in 2008, which only recently came to light, and SEPA issued the fine under regulations that state $100 (USD) per tonne of emissions is imposed, a total of $3.29 million (£2.8m GDP). The article doesn’t appear to be online as yet, but is available in this weeks Courier (page 19). We’ll add a More >

Mossmorran Wind Farm

Mossmorran WInd Turbines Approved

Thanks to one of our site commentators, we have learned that another set of turbines have been approved that will affect the Cowdenbeath area and will possibly have a cumulative impact on the Lochgelly area. The comment that alerted us was; Two 100 metre wind turbines have just been approved as a delegated decision – ie it never went to Committee – beside the Mossmorran Works. Were the local communities consulted? None of our volunteers had heard anything about the planned turbines, and More >

Supermarket

Supermarket Double Standards

We received a message from a member of the Lochgelly Community Development Forum, who was in attendance at the Cowdenbeath Area Committee, that was held yesterday (18th May 2011). The Cowdenbeath Area Committee have approved and given the green light for a supermarket to be built behind Cowdenbeath library (North End Park). The supermarket is being built by Vico Properties who will also be undertaking the development of a sports pavilion, and the upgrade on land to the north of Sycamore More >

Web News

Stop ACTA

Website Design

Step 5 – Adding Functionality

If you have been following my tutorials on creating a website you should now have a functioning bare bones site. It is now time to add some functionality to your site and take some precautionary steps to secure your site. What is your site about? Depending on what your site depends on the functionality that you require. For instance if you have a site about a hobby you may add a forum, yet a forum would probably be misplaced on a small business site, and so on. So you really need to identify More >

Wind Farms

Is Wind The Answer?

Experts to debate in St Andrews Public information event organized by Cameron Community Council St Andrews Town Hall, 7.15pm 1st March 2012 Love them or loathe them, wind turbines are coming to Fife. From industrial-scale wind farms to back-garden turbines, Fife is facing a torrent of applications. Fife Council’s Planning Department is currently looking at hundreds of proposals (1). Storms over wind rage in the local press, and are splitting Community Councils. Now Cameron Community Council has More >