Peter Swindon

Stories by Peter Swindon

Below are recent stories by Peter Swindon

• Published: 24 Dec 2009 16:45

  School extension faces delay

  St Patrick's Primary School pupils, in Lochgelly, will wait a further four months for a new £850,000 gym hall to open because contractors have built it in the wrong place, Fife Council admitted this week.

• Published: 17 Dec 2009 15:34

  Blundering builders delay school gym project

  St Patrick's pupils will wait a further four months for a new £850,000 gym hall to open because blundering contractors have built it in the wrong place, Fife Council admitted this week.

• Published: 17 Dec 2009 15:32

  Meedies Neuk solution sought

  The owner of a derelict pub in Lochore has pledged to pull the building down if Fife Council refund cash he paid to the local authority when a planning application was submitted in October 2007.

• Published: 3 Dec 2009 15:51

  Five arrested following drugs raids

  Police seized drugs worth £3000 and arrested five people following three raids in as many days.

• Published: 3 Dec 2009 11:24

  Police target speeding drivers

  A November crackdown on speeding motorists saw police deploy detection equipment 36 times.

• Published: 30 Nov 2009 15:05

  Eyes on the pies

  Cowdenbeath can boast a big winner at this year's World Scotch Pie Championships.

• Published: 26 Nov 2009 09:19

  Freeze councillors' salaries, says report

  Councillors' salaries should be frozen for two years according to the Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee (SLARC).

• Published: 26 Nov 2009 09:14

  Anger at Swine Flu vaccination delay

  Labour MSP Helen Eadie has slammed the NHS after a planned swine flu vaccination programme was delayed.

• Published: 26 Nov 2009 09:12

  MSPs costs increase

  The expenses bill for MSPs increased last year by more than 8 per cent to £10.9m, the Scottish Parliament has said.

• Published: 26 Nov 2009 09:08

  PM praises Lochgelly project

  Prime Minister Gordon Brown praised the Lochgelly regeneration project when he took a look around the the town recently.

• Published: 23 Nov 2009 16:27

  MSP calls on government to get tough on knife crime

  Labour MSP Helen Eadie repeated her call for mandatory minimum jail terms for carrying a knife after Sean Stark's killer began a life sentence last week.

• Published: 23 Nov 2009 16:18

  Police welcome stiff sentence

  The detective who led the investigation which followed the death of Sean Stark has welcomed the 17-year sentence handed to his killer.

• Published: 23 Nov 2009 16:13

  'Justice has been done'

  The family of Sean Stark say they are satisfied that "justice has been done" following the conviction of his killer last week.

• Published: 21 Aug 2009 16:43

  PM praises village business park

  Prime Minister Gordon Brown was in Kelty to open a groundwork firm's custom built premises at a new industrial estate on Thursday.

• Published: 20 Aug 2009 14:04

  Drugs worth £10,000 seized in Kelty

  Police seized cannabis with a street value of £10,000 during a raid at a property in Kelty on Tuesday.

• Published: 20 Aug 2009 13:55

  Supermarket plan hits the buffers

  Fife Council has blocked ambitious plans for a new supermarket in Lochgelly.

• Published: 20 Aug 2009 12:33

  Centre to control access to toilets

  Access to Lochgelly Centre's toilets could be limited by a theatre trust, according to a Labour councillor who represents the town.

• Published: 19 Aug 2009 13:34

  Brown asks kids to back green bid

  Gordon Brown has personally appealed to school children in his constituency to back the government's groundbreaking plan to tackle climate change.

• Published: 12 Aug 2009 18:47

  PM's constituency office to close

  Fife Council's abandonment of Brunton House is likely to lead to the closure of Gordon Brown's Cowdenbeath constituency office, a spokesperson for the Prime Minister said this week.

• Published: 12 Aug 2009 18:46

  Man charged following pub vandalism

  Police have arrested a 33-year-old Lochgelly man in connection with vandalism at a pub in Cowdenbeath.

• Published: 12 Aug 2009 09:07

  Arrests after village break-ins

  A thief stole cash and alcohol from the Crown Inn in Kelty after forcing entry to the building on 29th July.

• Last updated: 11 Aug 2009 14:44

  Traders welcome supermarket to town

  Morrisons opened in Cowdenbeath on Monday to a warm welcome from traders who saw their takings go up.

• Published: 10 Aug 2009 14:19

  Vandals hurl bricks at homes

  Police are hunting vandals who hurled bricks at homes in Cardenden, smashing several windows.

• Last updated: 7 Aug 2009 11:52

  Result of first match may be null-and-void

  The result of Cowdenbeath's opening fixture of the new season could be rendered null-and-void by the Scottish Football League.

• Published: 7 Aug 2009 10:23

  Supermarket ready to reopen as Morrisons

  Cowdenbeath's only supermarket will reopen as Morrisons on Monday.

• Published: 7 Aug 2009 09:57

  Postal workers to strike

  Staff at the Royal Mail's Cowdenbeath delivery office are expected to stage a walkout on Monday.

• Published: 6 Aug 2009 12:34

  PM to do voluntary work in constituency

  Gordon Brown is set to roll up his sleeves and get down to some voluntary work in his Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency.

• Published: 6 Aug 2009 11:54

  Blue Brazil to host Arbroath

  Cowdenbeath will now host Arbroath in the first fixture of the new football season.

• Published: 6 Aug 2009 11:47

  Cowden promoted after Livi relegation

  Cowdenbeath have been promoted to the Second Division after Livingston were relegated by the Scottish Football League.

• Last updated: 5 Aug 2009 13:39

  Minister due in Lochgelly for funding announcement

  Housing and Communities Minister Alex Neil is expected to announce the success of Lochgelly's bids for regeneration cash when he visits the town tomorrow.