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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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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Community Council – December Meeting

1 month ago

by Lochgelly | Views 207

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 [...]

Lomond Homes seek changes to Section 75

5 months ago

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Since starting this site in 2010, we have been actively monitoring the work of Lomond Homes Ltd (and now Lomond the Avenues Ltd) with particular concern over the ongoing non-payment of their section 75 agreement for the New Farm Vales Development. So far we have learned that Lomond Homes Ltd have [...]

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Playing Catch-up with Lomond Homes

6 months ago

by Lochgelly | Views 436

Back in June, the 8th to be precise, the Lomond Group contacted the Lochgelly Community Council concerning the building proposal for the Avenue. SUBJECT: Proposal of Application Notice: Proposed Residential Development, The Avenue, Lochgelly In accordance with the provisions of planning [...]

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Lomond Homes – Living The Difference

6 months ago

by Lochgelly | Views 652

This article is republished from the magazine Lomond Homes are responsible for the New Farm Vale development after receiving planning permission from Fife Council to build this housing development. Permission for planning was granted after Lomond Homes signed a Section 75 Agreement, which is a [...]

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Lomond Homes or Lomond Avenues?

8 months ago

by Lochgelly | Views 832

We have just had an interesting chat with someone about Lomond Homes and the development soon to be proposed at the Avenue. Lomond Homes Ltd which is located at: Unit 1, Lomond Business Park, Glenrothes Fife, KY6 2PJ also shares the same address as a newly formed company named Lomond The Avenues [...]

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Lomond Homes – Section 75 (again)

10 months ago

by Lochgelly | Views 1133

We have made a 2nd Freedom of Information request to Fife Council regarding Lomond Homes making payment to the council under the section 75 agreement for the New Farm Vales development. We published an earlier article about the agreement and the response from Fife Council – View Article. We asked [...]

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Lomond Homes – Section 75 Agreement (update)

1 year ago

by Lochgelly | Views 3613

One of our very first posts on this site was about the Section 75 Agreement that Lomond Homes entered into for the development of New Farm Vales. This agreement is usually a binding agreement between the developer and the local authority which lays certain obligations on the developer for the use [...]

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Lomond Homes – Community Heartache

1 year ago

by Lochgelly | Views 2693

We have been forwarded an interesting email with regards to Lomond Homes by the Historic Falkland Action Group. For regular visitors to the site, Lomond Homes have been featured on the site before, and most recently with regards to the New Farm Vale Development. The latest article on Lomond Homes [...]

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Grace Street Residents Meeting Notes

1 year ago

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Admin Note: JUMP TO COMMENTS FC – Fife Council MH – Mark Hood Ownership of land at the Jubilee Park in Lochgelly Advice and comments from Andrew Ferguson FC Lawyer ‘The land was sold for £1 in 1964 to Lochgelly Burgh Council. There’s no specific dedication in the title deeds to any [...]

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Protest over Pathway

1 year ago

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Yesterday on the 8th July 2010 a small protest was held against Lomond Homes decision to create a pathway for the New Farm Vale residents going into Grace Street, a privately owned road. Residents from Grace Street had a sit down protest at the pathway, as they are angered the pathway is being [...]

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