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 [...]

Lochgelly North School to improve the local environment

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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Lochgelly Centre – Official Reopening (images)

1 week ago

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Lumphinnans Losing a Community Resource

1 month 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 [...]

Storm Damage around Lochgelly

1 month 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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Dunfermline Glen

6 Free Panoramic Images

1 month ago

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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 [...]

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Lumphinnans Pond

1 month ago

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The images of Lumphinnans Pond below are only a select set, as the area has sadly been left to decline. We’ll do another post to show how badly the area has been damaged from discarded rubbish and vandals.

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Rainbow over Lochgelly

7 months ago

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Rainbow captured from the North Street area of the bright Rainbow over the skies of Lochgelly.

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Dysart – Images

9 months ago

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Dysart (Scottish Gaelic: Dìseart) is a former town and royal burgh located on the south-east coast between Kirkcaldy and West Wemyss in Fife. The town is now considered to be a suburb of Kirkcaldy. Dysart was once part of a wider estate owned by the St Clair or Sinclair family. They were [...]

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West Wemyss – Images

9 months ago

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The village of West Wemyss began as a settlement around the site of Wemyss Castle which developed into a centre for the salt industry in the area. A harbour was later built in 1621 by the Wemyss family for the use of coal exportation from the pits on the lands of their estate. The harbour would [...]

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Black Bings & Surrounding Scenery

9 months ago

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Yesterday, I went down to the Black Bings just to capture the area and see what changes have happened in the place. As a young kid, I used to go down there all the time as it was a good place to climb and explore, even though you got maukit. I knew nature has slowly been reclaiming the area back, [...]

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