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

Lochgelly North School to improve the local environment

3 months ago

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In celebration of the Queens Diamond Jubilee, the Lochgelly North Special School in partnership with the Woodland Trust have committed themselves to planting 61 trees in a bid to help regenerate and improve the local environment. Other groups committed to planting trees includes Foulford Primary [...]

3 months ago

If you haven’t seen the Fife Times yet, a freed sex offender (Andrew Whitelaw) has been caught with the biggest stash of Child Pornography in Lochgelly. The prosecutor stated that 204,000 child porn materials were found with more than 6000 being extreme, and a further 3001 video files were found with nearly 250 videos at the most extreme scale. For the full report visit the Fife Times website: Biggest ever child porn haul found in Lochgelly

EU governments did not do their homework on wind energy

4 months ago

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It now appears that wind farms may have no benefits at all According to the European Platform Against Wind Farms (EPAW), which represents over 500 associations from 23 countries, the National Renewable Energy Action Plans adopted by EU States in June 2010 have failed to answer two essential [...]

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Lumphinnans Losing a Community Resource

4 months ago

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We were down at Lumphinnans Pond about a week ago and it was nice to see that the area is teeming with wild life and bird life. We have also been told that it is a good fishing spot. When visiting the area we also noticed a lot of dog walkers enjoying the area, but what surprised us, is that no one [...]

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4 months ago

One of the drivers involved in the accident on the A909, near the Mossmorran entrance died at the scene of the crash. The accident happened around 7:15am. A female driver was taken to the Queen Margaret Hospital but appears to be uninjured.

4 months ago

The A909 is currently closed after a serious car collision near the main gates of Mossmorran. It has been reported that 2 cars had a head on collision with one person seriously injured. This has resulted in slow moving traffic in both directions between the B925 Junction and A92 Junction. Police are directing the traffic and will be providing an update later.

Storm Damage around Lochgelly

4 months ago

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With the gusts of wind blasting Fife yesterday, Fife Weather, a Lochgelly weather station, had recorded gales of up to 71.7 mph in the local area. We had a look around some parts of Lochgelly to see how extensive the damage is. Every street we went to there was visible signs of extensive wind [...]

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2012 – year of transition

4 months ago

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Well what a year 2011 was, People don’t be worried about what 2012 has in store. It will be the best year ever to be alive. Forget about any ancient prophecies of doomsday its all hogwash. The only people that need fear 2012 are the slave masters of our society who have been lying to us for [...]

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Free Scottish A4 Calendar (2012)

4 months ago

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Every year we like to create a printable A4 Calendar and give it away for free. We have been delayed this year as we have been supporting the Lochgelly Community Christmas Lights by advertising their calendar. This years calendar showcases the scenery and historical monuments from around the [...]

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Cat shot by Sick Individual near Small Street

5 months ago

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Today we have witnessed a story of animal cruelty which happened between South Street and Small Street which has had a happy ending for the distressed animal and it’s owner. Around the 8th of October, the cat ‘Mitzi’ went out during the early evening but failed to return home. The owner was very [...]

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