A YOUNG mum has this week aired her concerns about a small group of youths causing disturbance in Lochgelly's Main Street.

The mum has a child who is concerned about going to a downstairs shop due to the activities of some of these people.

The mum, who stays near the NISA store in Main Street told the Times: "Every weekend I have to put up with teenagers, school age, hanging about outside, intimidating random people to go buy them cigarettes and alcohol.

"A few of them buy them what they ask for, then an hour or so after, I have to put up with shouting, swearing, and abuse if you ask them to be quiet.

"I have a young child of eight years, and do not feel secure, or safe in my own space. My kid is scared to go to shop downstairs, as she is petrified to go in the flat, because the teenagers hang about near my flat thinking it's fine if they kick my flat door".

She added: "I think the CCTV cameras on High Street aren't working,or they would have picked up these youngsters near the shop.

"I also feel sorry for the pensioners having to come off bus, and have to cross to the other side, just so they don't have to pass by about 20 bairns out their faces."

Community Inspector Ian Stephen said that there had not been any reports of these sort of activities but he would be delighted to ask the Lochgelly community team of PCs Gavin Keith and Britney Primeaux to look into the issue.

He said: "We have not bee contacted about this but clearly it is something the community team could look into."

Lochgelly Community Council is also prepared to take up the matter and secretary Stevie Murray said: "There have been complaints from various people in the past about the sale of alcohol to under age people.

"It is something that the Community Council have discussed at some lengths.

"I will contact the local community police officers and ask them if they can increase checks at the weekends. I would suspect that its the weekend the problems arise".