Alex Rowley

How the new Lochgelly Health Centre could look - if the Scottish Government coughs up the funding | Pic NHS Fife

Funding move offers hope for two new health centres in Fife

The Alhambra Theatre has played a huge part in developing Fife's live entertainment scene (Pic: submitted)

Scottish Parliament praise for ‘significant’ contribution of Alhambra Theatre

Voters will go to the polls in 2026. (Pic: Stock image)

SNP unveil candidates for Fife seats at 2026 Scottish election

Lochgelly Fire Station (Pic: Google Maps)

3000 back petition to protect Fife fire station appliance and specialist team

Rhona White was a selfless, diligent councillor in Fife (Pic: Submitted)

Rhona White: a diligent, selfless councillor who helped thousands of families

Alex Rowley will stand down at the next Scottish parliamentary elections (Pic: Lisa Ferguson)

Fife MSP announces plans to stand down at next Scottish election

The MSP was critical of the fares rise given Fife's poor train services (Pic: Scott Louden)

Train fares rise anger as MSP brands Fife service ‘worst in the country’

The pub owners hit out after their planning application was turned down (Pic: Submitted)

Change of heart on planning decision helps to secure Fife pub’s future

How the new Lochgelly Health Centre could look - if the Scottish Government coughs up the funding

MSP calls for Scottish Government action over two outdated Fife health centres

Commuters face price hike as 12 month pilot scrapping peak rail fares set to end

Alex Rowley said services in Fife were beyond stretching point (Pic: John Devlin/TSPL)

Fife woman, 80, in five-hour wait for ambulance after fall sparks review call

A Fife MSP wants the peak fares suspension to remain permanently. (Photo by John Devlin)

Fife MSP’s call to permanently scrap peak fares on train services

Striking miners march back to work at the end of a year long dispute at Kirkcaldy's Frances Colliery in 1985 (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Miners’ strike 40 years on: call to halt £100,000 funding cut to coalfield trust

Alex Rowley addresses the meeting: Inset: John McKenzie, Scottish secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) (Pics: Danyel VanReenen)

Fife fire cuts: MSP urges Fifers to unite and oppose cuts at stations

The height appliance at Kirkcaldy Fire Station

Fife fire cuts: firefighters' fears for future as Fife stations face up to cuts

Firefighters responding to a call (Pic: TSPL)

Fife fire cuts: ‘savings before safety’ MSP claims as Fife stations face cuts
Planned cuts to fire stations across Fife have put community safety secondary to budget savings, an MSP has claimed.
Allan Crow

Firefighters demonstrate outside Fife House over the controversial proposals. (Pic: FFP)

Fife fire cuts: union warns cuts to Fife stations will ‘undermine’ service

Firefighters have demonstrated outside Fife House over the controversial proposals in recent weeks. (Pic: FFP)

Fife fire cuts: MSP calls for urgent meeting over the proposals

Education spokespersons Cara Hilton and Kathleen Leslie have joined the debate on violence in Fife schools

Fife school violence: councillor’s pledge after shock rise in incidents

How the new Lochgelly Health Centre could look

Meeting and apology demanded as funding issues delay two Fife health centres

Alex Rowley MSP is one of 40 MSPs to sign a letter asking the Scottish Government to rethink it's decision to cut SMSA funding Pic: Lisa Ferguson.

40 MSPs call for Men's Shed funding cut rethink

Claire Baker MSP outside Glenrothes Men’s Shed with Mike Mowat, Chairman, Glenrothes Men’s Shed.

Fife MSP continues Men's Shed funding calls

Alex Rowley MSP with Dunfermline Men’s Sheds members

Calls to re-think Men's Shed funding cut

Alex Rowley MSP at Lochgelly Lunches in the Town Hall

Cost of living crisis: More Fife venues open doors and serve hot meals

Alex Rowley raised the issue after the critical reports

40 assaults on staff at Fife residential childcare homes revealed in report

Alex Rowley has urged politicians to unite to force action of spiralling energy costs

Fife MSP warns of civil unrest over rising energy costs

Alex Rowley tries out the new e-bikes.

New project offers Fifers free access to electric bikes in two towns
A Fife MSP got on his bike this week to highlight a new project that offers free access to electric bikes in Lochgelly and Cardenden.
Allan Crow

Alex Rowley (Pic: Lisa Ferguson)

MSP warns of ‘dangerous’ staffing levels in Fife health service

Scotrail delays - Kirkcaldy station is set to face restrictions on services from Monday

Fife trains: MSP attacks Scotrail ‘curfew’ as services to be cut between Kingdo...

Pic: Michael Gillen

Fife bin collections hit as up to 40% of workforce floored by COVID

Alex Rowley MSP is calling for the end of underpayment to social care workers. Pic: George Mcluskie.

Fife MSP calls for end to underpayment of social care workers

Kirkcaldy station

Fifer being ‘priced off trains’ MSP warns

Victoria Hospital, maternity department entrance (Pic: Fife Photo Agency)

Record number of nursing and midwifery vacancies in Fife

Tom Dair

Tom Dair death: Tributes to former councillor and Fife Convenor

Concern expressed over drop in pupils studying science subjects

Concern over dramatic drop in Fife pupils studying science subjects

Picture : John Devlin

Seagull attacks on people are on rise in Fife says MSP

A comfortable win in Cowdenbeath for Annabelle Ewing

SNP hold Cowdenbeath with near doubled majority

A scene all too familiar to Fife motorists

Just four motorists win compensation for damage caused by potholes in Fife's roa...

Pothole on Fife road two weeks after it was reported to the council

MSP’s challenge to council as motorists urged to report potholes in Fife roads

Pic: Lisa Ferguson

Fife constructions workers frightened to go to work - but fear losing jobs says ...

Alex Rowley (Pic: Lisa Ferguson)

Fife MSP calls for care workers pay to be levelled up

Scottish Labour economy spokesperson Alex Rowley has welcomed the move by the Scottish Government to amend its support package so that the taxi drivers in the most precarious financial state do not miss out on vital help. Pic: Lisa Ferguson.

Fife MSP welcomes move by Scottish Government to amend funding support criteria ...

Scottish Labour economy spokesperson Alex Rowley has written to the Economy Secretary, Fiona Hyslop, calling for the support package for taxi drivers to be fixed so that many struggling taxi drivers do not miss out on support. Pic: Lisa Ferguson.

Fife MSP calls for action so local taxi drivers don't lose out on funding

Alex Rowley, Labour MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife.

Call to improve access in Fife for people sitting driving theory tests

The Queensferry Crossing has been closed twice this year because of ice build up. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Queensferry Crossing ice threat prevention technology research welcomed

Burntisland Fabrications (BiFab) entered administration following the collapse of a £2 billion contract to build turbine jackets.

Call for offshore wind project moratorium

An aerial view of the Bifab yard in Fife.

Bifab: MSPs vote for government to reverse plans to remove support for yards

BiFab

BiFab ‘left to wither on vine’ claim as company attacks Scottish Government

Alex Rowley (Pic: Lisa Ferguson)

Fife MSP seeks assurance on transfer of COVID patients into care homes

Return of full dentist treatments from November 1

Full dental treatments return to Fife surgeries

Thornton Hibs are one of the lower league clubs affected.

Fife MSP urges government to support lower league football clubs

Mossmorran flaring

Minister urged to demand answers from Mossmorran over flaring

Fordell Firs.

Call to stop outdoor centres closing

Cardenden flooded after the torrential rainstorm of August 11 and 12 (Pic: George Zielinski)

MSP calls for urgent report into devastating Cardenden floods

There were four instances in Fife (Pic: John Devlin)

Four patients moved from hospital to Fife care homes after positive COVID tests

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