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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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Community Council Meeting – 9th May 2012

5 days ago

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The Lochgelly Community Council held their monthly meeting at the Royal Oak Community Club on the 9th May 2012, starting at 7pm. Apologies were received from Linda Erskine, Helen Ross, Brian Schulz and Jean McDonald. Local Councillor Ian Chisholm was absent with no apologies, and local Councillor [...]

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Questions concerning Little Raith Wind Farm

3 months ago

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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 [...]

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Community Council knew possible health risks of Little Raith

3 months ago

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We recently requested the Lochgelly Community Council minutes dating back from 2007 from Fife Council, through a Freedom of Information request. Unfortunately the earlier minutes are very brief with lengthy discussions summed up in a very short space, so it is hard to determine the activities of [...]

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Community Council – December Meeting

4 months ago

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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 [...]

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Doric Ode Tae Wind-Farms

5 months ago

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by McKintosh Move aside, get oot the way Progress is comin’ tae oor hills an’ braes Giant machinery strides across oor land Neither beauty nor beast can stop the demand. Wi’ diggers and lorries rippin’ an’ tearin’ The countryside noo looks sich a blight Wi’ churned-up earth piled oh so [...]

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Little Raith, How many homes will be powered?

6 months ago

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If we look at West Coast Energy site for Little Raith Industrial Wind Farm, they provide the following claim, that the the Industrial Turbines will power 15,400 homes. This figure is also touted in local press reports with the addition that it is enough energy to power all homes in Cowdenbeath, [...]

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Community Council (Oct 11)

7 months ago

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One of the site coordinators; James, attended the latest Community Council meeting (12th October) to raise the issue of Little Raith Wind Farm. At the same time, this has given us an opportunity to provide an update on the Lochgelly Community Council. Note: The report below may contain errors as [...]

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many thanks for your research on mossmorran and the little raith wind farm

7 months ago

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well done on your work regards the wind farm being dumped on our door step i live in watson st cowdenbeath and i think it a disgrace that the council pass these applications without regard for the well being of the community, as for mossmorran it would be very interesting to see a survey done now [...]

Little Raith Wind Farm – Setback Zones

7 months ago

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In a previous article we discussed the ‘Community Benefit‘ to be provided to the local communities through the 4 Winds Development Trust. The amount offered (£45,000) is pennies compared to the additional costs the local communities will be losing amounting to £763,950.00, which will increase per [...]

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