A SENIOR local councillor is calling on Annabelle Ewing to 'stop playing politics' and support the council in delivering the best solution for the community.

Cowdenbeath Area Committee chair, Councillor Mark Hood's comments came as he revealed that £83k investment in Lochore Meadows Country Park was at risk.

Mr Hood told the Times: "Ms Ewing is calling on the council to halt progress on developing the park while at the same time the Scottish Government is telling us if we do not spend funding awarded to the the project by the end of March it will be lost.

"We are being put in an impossible position, it's time Ms Ewing stopped playing politics and ensured the threat of a funding cut is removed."

The councillor also pointed at the lack of direct funding in the park project by the Scottish Government as an issue: 'The council applied for £300k from the Scottish Government Regeneration fund and it was rejected at stage one.

"It seems unfair that the MSP expects the council to invest more in a project that the Government are not.

"I believe we all want the best for Lochore Meadows but we need to be realistic about what we can achieve with a limited budget.

"If we were to back Ms Ewing's proposal it could cost the project funding up to £383k with no additional benefit.

"If Ms Ewing was to ensure the threat of funding being withdrawn is removed and a commitment to look again at Scottish Government regeneration funding it would go a long to help improve the park development project."