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  • Compensation D Day is January 30

    THE community councils representing the towns and villages surrounding the Mossmorran Petro-Chemical Complex have been invited to a meeting next week to discuss how a compensation claim could be made against plant operators at the site. This follows

  • Micro grants could help local organisations

    ARE you looking for funding for your group or a project you are involved in, then check out the following criteria and see if you qualify for the MicroGrant Scheme. Cowdenbeath Community Council were pleased to hear that Mossmorran Wind Farm Ltd

  • Over £700 raised for Save the Cage campaign

    THE Save the Cage fundraiser at the Red Goth, Lochore, on Sunday, raised £751.15 through ticket sales, a raffle and donations. The event was geared at raising funds for the campaign to see a mining heritage area under the Mary Colliery Pithead at

  • North End outlet is Lidl's 100th Scottish store

    THEIR new Cowdenbeath outlet, which opens on Saturday, is Lidl's 100th store and the company is celebrating the event by an offer being made at every one of their Scottish stores. Scottish Lidl shoppers are in with the chance to win £10,000 of

  • Semis ties produce good darts

    THE Lochgelly and District Darts Association week’s KO Cup semi-finals saw two keenly contested ties. Results were, Cleikum Inn 3 Brt A 9, Red Goth 7 Welfare Club 4. 180's: J.Caulfield. Fastest Leg: A.Churchill 18. Last Saturday’s County result

  • Cox cleared by hearing

    COWDENBEATH striker David Cox has been successful with his appeal against a red card given to him by referee Scott Lambie at Cove on Saturday. The appeal was heard this morning with Cox maintaining he showed no violent conduct in the incident which

  • Lottery jackpot now £3,300

    THE Blue Brazil Lottery draw took place on Friday at the Woodside Hotel, Cowdenbeath, when the required numbers were 1-5-7-8-11-15. The jackpot of £3,200 was not won and so rolls over to £3,300 this week. There were five winners of the booby

  • Heritage site prospects looking positive

    THE Save the Cage campaign is continuing to make good progress towards realising their dream of having a mining heritage site at Lochore Meadows Country Park. Only two days after their successful fundraising event run at the Red Goth, in Lochore

  • Plan for 45 houses in Cardenden

    KINGDOM Housing Association has submitted a planning application for 45 houses for the Kinglassie Road, in Cardenden. The application lodged with Fife Council is for the erection of 45 affordable residential dwellings (12 flatted dwellings and 33

  • £1,000 donation will help get them back on the road

    YOUTH support charity Includem has donated £1,000 from its own reserves to accelerate Kingdom Off-Road Motorcycle Club’s fundraising appeal to replace their burnt-out storage sheds. The Club was targeted by fire raisers back in November leaving

  • Club's bronze award as they start recruiting drive

    HEARTS of Beath are moving ahead with plans to increase their playing strengths and their coaching staff in 2020. And Hearts of Beath JFC have been awarded the Scottish Football Association’s Quality Mark Award (Bronze). The club is in partnership

  • Teenage sensation Owen

    SINGING sensation Owen Mac has been singing from the age of just 12, and is at the Rothes Halls, Glenrothes, on Friday February 21. He started after appearing on the BBC Radio Ulster Hugo Duncan show, in Donaghadee, singing God's Plan. The video

  • MP 'needs to be wary' of companies

    NEALE Hanvey is right to mention Mossmorran in his interview as a new MP. What, however, is not impressive is that he completely fails to mention the huge role played by local residents forced to endure the appalling impacts of the plant's operation

  • MAKING THE NEWS ON THE STREETS THIS WEEK

    INSIDE THIS WEEK'S TIMES D DAY FOR GAS PLANTS' COMPENSATION PRISON FOR MAN WHO MADE THREATS TO SOCIAL WORKER PROBE INTO ACTION OF POLICE IN LEAD UP TO PENSIONER'S DEATH KIDS SETTLE INTO NEW HOME BOWHILL HIGHLAND GAMES ALIVE AND WELL