COUNCILLORS are anxious to see the successful 'Oor bit of Fife' project bear fruit in 2017.

Cowdenbeath Area Committee heard how the £250,000 pot to be invested in projects in the Cowdenbeath, Lochgelly and Cardenden, and Lochs wards had encouraged more than 1,400 to take part in voting for the ideas they wanted to see the money put in to.

Area manager, Kevin Sayer, said: "The voting numbers were really excellent and people were keen to back the schemes which they felt would make a difference to their area."

The projects selected included outdoor multi-gym equipment for Kelty, a skate park at Hill of Beath, pond improvements at Lumphinnans, the creation of mining memorabilia in the likes of Cowdenbeath Public Park, a MUGA facility in Crossgates, improvements to Wallsgreen Park, in Cardenden; and a new seat and flowers at the Benarty War Memorial.

Councillor Alistair Bain said that it had been a project which had seen excellent public engagement and he hoped that the momentum would be maintained now and his colleague Gary Guichan added: "We need to ensure now that things progress well".

Mr Sayer agreed: "There will be a meeting in March to examine how the projects are developing."