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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Mossmorran, will the incident on June 2011 be repeated?

On the 11th June 2011 at 3:10am, Mossmorran suffered an incident which resulted in excessive noise pollution, vibration and light pollution which caused one local to write a darkly comic doric poem, titled; ‘Dawn Chorus O Mossmorran‘. This article was the most commented article to ever appear on [...]

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 [...]

Lochgelly Galleries

Lochgelly (Gaelic: Loch Gheallaidh) is a town in Fife, Scotland. It is located between Lochs Ore and Gelly [1] to the north-west and south-east respectively. It is separated from Cowdenbeath by the village of Lumphinnans. According to the 2007 population estimate, the town has a population of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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Recycle Staff Defiant Despite Raids

1 week ago

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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 [...]

Bogus Callers

1 year ago

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Fife Constabularly have been warning Fife residents against bogus callers after a recent spate of bogus callers targeted homes throughout Fife, including Lochgelly. The people have been gaining access to elderly homes, pretending to be utility workers, once they gain access they steal money from [...]

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Lochgelly Police Community Engagement Meeting

1 year ago

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Just a quick reminder that next Tuesday (7th September 2010) in The Town Hall the Local Police will be holding one of there regular community engagement meetings. The meetings are designed for the community to come long and tell the police where they would like to seem the focus there efforts over [...]

Community Policing – Raise YOUR Issues

2 years ago

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Police Officers based at Cowdenbeath station will be holding a series of meetings across the areas they serve, to give you an opportunity to raise any policing concerns you have in the locality. The full story can be read on the Fife Times website: [...]

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Fife Policing History – Lochgelly

2 years ago

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Fife Constabulary have published “Fife Policing History – Volumes I, II, III” available at: http://www.fife.police.uk/Default.aspx?page=2864. We were surprised to find some very good local history mentioned in the publications and highly recommend people to visit their site and view the [...]

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Community Wardens – Drop In

2 years ago

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The Community Wardens for the Lochgelly area have recently been going door to door delivering leaflets advertising their new “Drop In” service (details below): Community Wardens – Fife Community Safety Partnership – DROP IN Every Monday between 1pm – 3pm (starting Monday 25th January) Held by the [...]

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