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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

General News

A range of miscellaneous news items for the Lochgelly and surrounding areas

6 days ago

Jamie Miller, 22, and Steven Finlayson, 35, have appeared before the Edinburgh High Court for robbing the David Sands store at North Street, Lochgelly. The pair held up the store using a weapon, and managed to steal £656, the police captured the suspects later. Jamie Miller, with 42 previous convictions, also faces charges of armed robbery as he attempted to rob a petrol station in Kinross with a Tazer Stun Gun and switch blade.

The sentencing on both of the suspects has been deferred until June 14, 2012 until background reports can be provided to the court. Final sentencing will be handled by the Glasgow High Court.

Further information about the case can be found at: STV News or BBC News.

Help Hedgehogs

1 week ago

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Listening to a radio programme last week, there was an appeal to help hedgehogs and to make our gardens more hedgehog friendly. Here are the links provided from the radio programme. Welcome to Hedgehog Street Hedgehogs are declining and urgently need your help. Please become a Hedgehog Champion [...]

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

1 month ago

by Lochgelly | Views 156

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The Band – ‘Oh When The Saints…..’

2 months ago

by Lochgelly | Views 155

The Band is a project by On At Fife being held at the Lochgelly Centre, which encourages people to come together to learn a new musical instrument. Primarily aimed at those that have never played a musical instrument before, or for a very long time, the series of workshops aim to teach you the [...]

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Local Author features on US Radio

2 months ago

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Local Author, Community Councillor and Baptists Minister, John McGee has recently been interviewed by an American Radio talk show host to promote his two books; ‘From Barren Rocks to Living Stones’ and ‘Paradise Island, Heavenly Journey’ The interview is embedded below for your convenience; [...]

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2 months ago

STV has reported that a 21 year old woman has been in court, retelling her ordeal of rape in the Lochgelly area. The 21 year old told the court that she was raped by Robbie Grieve, Daniel Watson (both 18, and from Lochgelly) and Jamie Lee McLaren (16, Lochore) after drinking with family and friends at an address in Lochgelly. The 3 accused forced themselves upon her as she tried to sleep and filmed the incident. To read more visit the STV site: http://news.stv.tv/scotland/east-central/299285-woman-described-how-three-teenagers-raped-her-one-after-the-other/

Lochgelly Cancer Study

3 months ago

by Lochgelly | Views 185

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 [...]

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Recycle Staff Defiant Despite Raids

3 months ago

by Recycle Fife | Views 190

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 [...]

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Recycling made easy for local businesses

3 months ago

by Recycle Fife | Views 166

Whether you are an office, factory, club or pub it’s easy to get into the recycling habit using our commercial recycling services. We provide comprehensive recycling services to businesses throughout Fife from pubs and clubs through to offices, universities and police services. And you’ll be [...]

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3 months ago

Author Tim Moore has visited some of the most unloved places in Britain for his new book ‘You Are Awful (But I Like You)’ and shared his experience of Lochgelly and Cowdenbeath online on The Telegraph. An outsiders view of the 2 areas provides some insights as we have all grown used to our towns, and while some of it may be offensive, it is funny at the same time. Wee gems include;

The towns lay no more than three miles apart: a five-minute drive or a 25-minute wait for a bus..

Shardy’s, a tough little cream-coloured cube with bars on the windows, looked more like a cowboy prison…

The Silver Tassie gets a mention as well as the Golden Fry. To read the full article please visit: Wish you were here? Tim Moore’s travels through unloved Britain