tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42844344009375341612024-03-19T17:58:06.599+00:00Councillor Tim BrettNews and updates from Cllr Tim Brett, Liberal Democrat councillor, Taybridgehead Ward of Fife CouncilAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08664851133460210414noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284434400937534161.post-64793374725291634592014-12-14T13:59:00.001+00:002014-12-14T13:59:32.419+00:00Cllr Tim Brett's Community Council Update for December 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">TIM BRETT’S REPORT</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. Fife Council Budget Pack 2015/18 – Public Consultation is now taking place on the proposed budget for 2015/16 and the subsequent two years. The public consultation continues until 15 January. Of particular interest are:-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">a. Possible changes to education provision in schools which could involve changes to the length of the school day and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">b. Possible changes to Day Care arrangements locally, particularly at the Leng Home. The Council have indicated that they are looking for an alternative provider and that a review of day care arrangements will be undertaken.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2. New Madras – The detailed planning application was considered at the North East Fife Planning Committee on 10 December and was approved.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3. Wormit War Memorial – The cost of cleaning, repointing etc. has been estimated at £2,980 plus VAT.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4. Newport Skateboard Collective –An initial meeting of the new liaison group was held on the 10th December. The skate park is expected to be built in Spring 2015 and completed in June 2015.More details will be available once the contract is let .All of this will be communicated to local residents once the details are known. If there are any other residents who would like to join the group , please let me know.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5. Madras Late Bus – Approval has been given for a second late bus following overcrowding problems that have occurred in recent weeks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">6. Wall, Mount Stewart Road –Fife Council have now received detailed proposals from the owners engineers regarding the repairs. It is hoped that this will allow repairs to be undertaken in the near future.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">7. Police Community Engagement Meetings – I believe that changes to the CEM meetings have been agreed but I am awaiting confirmation of changes to dates. The next local meeting should be on 12 January at 7.00pm in the Blyth Hall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">8. Parking at Leuchars Railway Station – Following concerns raised with me by a Newport resident I have highlighted that 290 parking tickets have been issued at the station since the 1 April 2014. I am still awaiting the timetable for the expansion of the car parking facilities at the station.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">9. Elmwood College – As members will have seen in the Fife Herald, Fife College have announced that they will be leaving the Elmwood Campus in June 2016 due to cuts in funding. Fife College currently provide a range of non-land based courses at Elmwood including courses for special needs students. I have written to the Principal of the College about this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">10. Waterstone Crook Community Sports Hub – A further meeting of the above group took place on 2 December and there was discussion about the fitness area at Waterstone Crook. Stephen Rottger will be meeting Scott Urquhart, Service Manager to discuss this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">11. Changes to Street Lighting Columns – Fife Council Transportation are proposing new street lighting columns in the conservation area in Robert Street, Myrtle Terrace, Kilnburn, Victoria Street and Castle Brae. I would welcome the Community Councils comments on these proposals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">12. Steps down from Gowrie Park – have been cleaned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">13. Gaelic Road Signs – Fife Council has received funding from the Scottish Government to change boundary and main road signs to bi-lingual. Signs will be changed only as they need replacing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">14. HMIE Community Learning and Development – Madras Area – the Council’s CLD Service in the local area was recently inspected by HMIE. Scores of “good or very good” were awarded against the four categories. I can make copies of the report available to anyone who would like to see it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">15. Fife Council’s Energy Programme, Wind power – I have received a further update on the above programme.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">16. Tay Road Bridge Slipway – Work to remove overgrown trees and vegetation will be undertaken before Christmas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">17. Craigshannoch Park, Wormit, Path – Following an accident, part of the path has been fenced off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">18. Tay Plan, November Newsletter – I have received a copy of the above newsletter. 121 responses have been made to the main issues report and they are being considered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">19. Wormit Primary School Code Club – has received a Star Club Award. The Code Club is a nationwide network of after school Coding Clubs for children aged 9 – 11 years that teach children to make computer games, animations and web sites.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">20. Issues at Forgan Roundabout – Following discussion at the last meeting, I contacted Colin Stirling and he has asked Carol Dunn and Gordon Hughes to liaise with the Chair of the Community Council about this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">21. Forestry Commission, Tentsmuir – The Forestry Commission are reviewing facilities for visitors at Tentsmuir and Reres forests. I will be meeting with them early in the New Year.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08664851133460210414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284434400937534161.post-27181408318001344342014-11-29T20:04:00.003+00:002014-11-29T20:04:27.467+00:00LibDem councillors urge caution when parking at Leuchars<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tay Bridgehead councillor Tim Brett has today expressed concern about the very large number of parking tickets that have recently been issued at Leuchars Railway Station. Cllr Brett said, ‘As everyone is aware, the car park at that station is full from very early in the morning until late in the afternoon. Up to four dozen cars are then parked along Station Road all the way from the footbridge up to the junction at Toll Road.’</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cllr Brett went on to say that he had been contacted by a Newport resident who had incurred a parking ticket for parking outwith a marked bay. ‘When I spoke to the Council’s parking team, I was shocked to be told that a total of 290 fixed penalty notices had been issued at Leuchars since 1 April this year. 258 of these had been for parking outwith a marked bay. 24 were for parking in an electric vehicle charging bay (without charging) and 8 were for parking within a disabled bay without displaying a blue badge. I fear that many of those who received tickets will not park at Leuchars again. What is particularly frustrating is that it is now next to impossible to get a parking place in the station car-park unless you arrive there very early in the morning.’</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cllr Brett recalled that the Administration of Fife Council had agreed to provide funding for an extension to the car-park at the budget meeting in February this year. ‘Whilst I am aware that some progress has been made, planning permission having been granted, I understand that we are still waiting to hear from Transport Scotland as to whether they are going to provide matching funding this vitally-needed project. Despite my asking Council officials on a number of occasions for an update, I am still waiting to be told whether the money has been received.’</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He continued, ‘This situation is now getting intolerable, not helped by the strict enforcement by the Council’s car-parking team, although we know that new parking facilities should be provided soon. The difficulty at Leuchars is that there are no alternative on-street parking sites available, so I would caution motorists to be very careful about where and how they park. Urgent action is needed to deliver the extra parking spaces that have been promised, with a clear timetable of when this will be achieved.’</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cllr Brett concluded by expressing the hope that the proposed new car-park spaces would resolve the problem. ‘Furthermore, the introduction of charges will perhaps help to discourage motorists from driving from as far away as Dundee and Angus, to park at Leuchars Station.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08664851133460210414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284434400937534161.post-3649363882216128412014-11-23T22:51:00.001+00:002014-11-23T22:51:32.012+00:00LibDem concern over Blue Badge backlog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cllr Tim Brett, Leader of the Fife Council Liberal Democrat Group, has expressed concern about the significant delays that occurred earlier in the year regarding the issuing of blue badges to disabled people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cllr Brett said, ‘My attention was drawn to this situation in May, so I contacted the staff who deal with the blue badge scheme. At that stage the backlog of cases to be dealt with was significant with, at one point, over 1,500 applications requiring to be processed. I am, however, pleased to say that these delays have largely now been resolved.’</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cllr Brett explained that new regulations that tightened up on the qualifying criteria to the blue badge scheme, which covers nearly 20,000 disabled people in Fife, had been introduced by the Scottish Government. ‘As badge renewal is every 3 years, there are, in total, about 6,300 applications that have to be renewed but because there had been staffing difficulties there were very significant delays in May, June and July. Currently, it should take 14 days for desktop assessments to be completed, though a smaller number of individuals will then be requested to have an individual mobility assessment. Unfortunately, there is still a backlog in dealing with some of these applications as there are only two part-time occupational therapists to carry out the assessments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The eligibility criteria are not based on any particular disease or age but apply to those who are virtually or unable to walk.’</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cllr Brett added, ‘Whilst I am pleased that we have now caught up on this backlog, I am disappointed that I and other elected members were not kept informed of progress relating to this. I have therefore raised my concerns with the Head of Transportation and the Executive Director for Enterprise and Employment. I know that a large number of complaints were made during this period by Elected Members, MP’s and MSP’s, as well as the families of clients themselves. I hope that this problem will now not recur because the Blue Badge Scheme is highly valued by all those who use it and it is important that the Council provides an efficient and sympathetic service.’</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Cllr Tim Brett gives support to Keep Me Posted campaign and pledges to fight for consumer rights if elected.</b><br /><br />The Keep Me Posted campaign has received a boost from Cllr Tim Brett, the Liberal Democrat Party’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for North East Fife.<br /><br />Cllr Brett has signed up to the campaign, which calls for greater consumer choice and protection of all consumers. <br /><br />Keep Me Posted has been pressing for the consumer’s right to choose how organisations, such as banks, energy and telecoms companies send customers their bills and statements, whether online or on paper.<br /><br />The call comes in the face of an increasing trend for businesses to switch their customers to mainly digital communication, which isn’t always preferable or suitable for a large proportion of UK consumers.<br /><br />Keep Me Posted believes the next UK Government should follow the lead of other European countries, such as Spain and France, where recent legislation has been passed enshrining the right of consumers to choose in which format to receive their bills and statements, without having to pay extra.<br /><br />Judith Donovan CBE, who chairs Keep Me Posted, said, “I am delighted that Tim Brett has pledged to support the campaign. Almost seven million people have never used the internet, including 37,000 in Fife, and a further 11 million lack the basic skills to send emails or shop online, let alone take care of their finances entirely online. That’s an awful lot of voters in the North East Fife constituency who would be keen to elect a candidate who has their interests at heart. Several other countries have changed the law to protect customers, and I am confident that Cllr Brett will raise this important issue in the corridors of power if he is elected to represent the North East Fife constituency."<br /><br />Tim Brett said, ‘While many people will be happy to receive only electronic bills, the fact remains that there are many who are either not confident enough to use the technology or who cannot afford it. It's important that no one in the community is penalised for not having access to the latest technology. I fully support this campaign.’<br /><br />Keep Me Posted is calling for businesses and other organisations to offer consumers the right to choose by adopting the campaign’s six-point ‘right to choose’ charter. <br /><br />You can sign up to the Keep Me Posted campaign yourself by calling 020 7566 9773; writing to Keep Me Posted, 24a St John Street, London EC1M 4AY or sharing your stories, preferences and experiences at www.keepmeposted.uk.com.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Fife Local Plan – Consultation on the Fife Local Plan runs from Monday 27 October to midnight on Monday 8 December 2014. The documents can be viewed on line at www.fifedirect.org.uk/fifeplan or at your local library.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I attended the drop in event on the Local Plan in Cupar on 6 November. It is hoped that the new Local Plan will be adopted in 2016. Individuals or groups will need to re-submit any comments that they made to the Fife Plan Main Issues Report or development strategy consultations if they feel that these are still valid. If they do not do this then these will not be considered when the plan goes to the examination phase. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>New Madras College – The detailed planning application for the new school is now expected to come to the North East Planning Committee in December.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">11.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Woodhaven Play Park – It has been agreed that the roundabout at the above area will be replaced from the local area budget (locality funds).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">12.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Area Transportation Works Programme 2015/16 – Transportation Services are carrying out assessments of areas that should be included in the above programme. The Community Council are invited to suggest any areas that should be included. This will also cover any traffic management and road safety schemes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">14.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Newport Primary School Travel Plan – I have had an update that the above plan is being updated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">15.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Fife Youth Forum – I was part of a panel answering questions at the above event on 4 November and then met with a number of looked after children.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">18.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Engagement Session: Education Provision in Schools – Fife Council’s Education Service are holding engagement sessions around the school week; school timetabling approaches and new leadership models in schools.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">20.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Fife Harbours Strategic Study – The Council area intending to update the 2003 study which looked at the leisure development potential of the 37 harbours in Fife.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">21.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Neart na Goaithe Offshore Farm – The above wind farm which is 15 kilometres off the Fife Coast has been given the go-ahead. It is hoped that construction will begin in 2015.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">22.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Fife Council Non-Recurring Grants and Support in Kind – I have received a copy of the Council’s booklet regarding the above giving details of the different types of community grants that are available to voluntary groups in Fife. I would be pleased to pass this on to anyone who is interested.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">23.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Police Enhanced Community Engagement Model (ECEM) – The Council and the police are consulting on changes to the police CEM model including the possible holding of up to three ECEM meeting per year in North East Fife.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">25.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Sports Hub – I have received a copy of a Directory of Support that Sports Clubs might use.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">29.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Christmas Events in Newport – This year’s event will be held on Saturday 29 November and the Rotary Club are holding a Christmas Fair in the Blyth hall on the 30th November from 11.00 to 4.00.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">32.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Fife Pilgrim Way – The Fife Coast and Countryside Trust are consulting on the possible establishment of a Pilgrim’s Way from Culross to St Andrews.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08664851133460210414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284434400937534161.post-20796685090609648322014-11-10T21:46:00.000+00:002014-11-10T21:46:04.818+00:00LibDems hail Superfast Broadband at Drumoig<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Liberal Democrat Tay Bridgehead councillors Tim Brett and Maggie Taylor have warmly welcomed the arrival of superfast broadband for the community of Drumoig, between St Michaels and Newport on Tay.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Councillor Taylor explained, ‘The residents at Drumoig highlighted the very slow speeds of broadband that were at that time available to them over three years ago, Since then the Drumoig Residents Association has been working with myself and Cllr Brett, officials from Fife Council and the Scottish Government to try and achieve a better service.’</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Councillor Brett agreed and added, ‘It is great news that superfast broadband is being provided for this community. Previously it had appeared that British Telecom would not be able to provide such a service but I am very grateful to them that this has now been put in place and I hope that all the residents in Drumoig will be able to take advantage of this. I know that there are a number of individuals who, like many others in North East Fife, work from home and that this will be a real boon for them. Superfast broadband is now becoming a critical “must have” for many people and I warmly welcome the way in which this service is now becoming more widely available. To get a superfast service, residents will, of course, need to make provision with a supplier.’</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Local businessman Harry Orr was very pleased with the improved service. ‘Running a business (Design & Development of Technical Optics) from Drumoig exposed the limits of internet speeds locally. While ordinary web & email services were available, it was not possible to fully utilise other business related web-base services. Seminars, teleconferencing, and technical software downloads were all difficult to support due to the low connection speed, and any service which required live streaming was impossible; we had to access higher speed by using an office in Dundee! But with the new access to higher speeds here at Drumoig, I’m looking forward to having those services available in my own office. It also means the connection can support domestic traffic (media streaming, etc) so that other users at home will not impede the office services.’</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08664851133460210414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284434400937534161.post-31044207802204855202014-11-10T21:18:00.001+00:002014-11-10T21:18:04.875+00:00LibDem councillor welcomes retention of Gate Guard at Leuchars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Leuchars Community Council and Cllr Tim Brett, member for the Tay Bridgehead Ward have welcomed the news that one of the aircraft at the main entrance to RAF Leuchars will be retained when the base transfers to the army at the beginning of April 2015.</div>
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Cllr Brett said “The news that the Tornado aircraft “gate guard” will be retained has come as very welcome news to the Leuchars Community Council. I think it is very fitting that the Army Units that are coming to Leuchars from Germany want to retain the link with the RAF to remember the nearly 100 years of service that the RAF have provided at Leuchars. The retention of the aircraft will be a fitting memorial to all those who have worked and served at RAF Leuchars over this time.’</div>
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‘The Community Council is also very pleased that the stone marker “RAF Leuchars” at the roundel by the guardroom is to be moved to junction gardens next to the railway station as yet another reminder of the close links between the RAF and the local community.’</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Cllr Tim Brett, Leader of the Liberal
Democrat Group on Fife Council, has expressed concern about the on-going
financial pressures on the Social Work Service across Fife. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The Tay Bridgehead
member said, ‘Despite the Administration’s assurance that this issue would be
addressed through last year’s Priority Based Budgeting work, it is now clear
that the pressures on the Social Work Service have not lessened, and once again
we are heading for a significant overspend of £15 M this year. This is particularly
worrying in the lead-up to the new Integrated Health and Social Care Service,
as I know that there are equal pressures on NHS Fife Services.’</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Cllr Brett observed
that it has been known for many years that pressures on the Service would get
worse due to the rising numbers of elderly people in the population, and also with
more children needing to come into care. ‘It is now clear, ‘he continued, ‘that
the Service is working at full capacity and apparently can only cope by putting
people on a waiting list. Over the last few months the number of older people waiting
for assessment has increased by 50% from 500 to a figure of 741. This is very
worrying as it is likely to lead to more families and individuals getting into
a crisis situation, if preventative work cannot be carried out at an earlier
stage.’</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Cllr Brett recalled
that as part of this year’s budget the Labour Administration had proposed that
the overspending problems would be addressed over the next 5 years by using £14
M of funding from balances and had stated that the overspend this year would be
£5.2 M. ‘However, we are now being told that it will be £15M. I said at the
time of the budget that I did not believe £5.2M would be sufficient to cover
the overspend and this now appears to be the case.’</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Cllr Brett urged both
Fife Council and the NHS to think more radically about solutions to these
problems. ‘The alternative is that waiting lists will grow longer and the
overspend will get greater.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This means
looking critically at the best way of delivering services and at who might be
the best providers of those services, whether provided in-house or through the
voluntary or private sector’ and concluded, ‘Other authorities are doing so, as
the Scottish Government has asked, but I can see no sign of this happening in
Fife at present.’</span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08664851133460210414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284434400937534161.post-37634423936041031362014-09-24T21:25:00.001+01:002014-09-24T21:25:58.734+01:00Leuchars Station car-park - LibDem councillor welcomes progress on extension<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Liberal Democrat Cllr Tim Brett, one of the Tay Bridgehead representatives, has welcomed the update on the provision of additional car parking spaces at Leuchars Railway Station in his ward. Cllr Brett said, ‘I have been contacted over the last few weeks by a number of local residents who have highlighted the ongoing difficulties of parking at the station due to the existing car park being full to overflowing, with frequently two dozen or more cars parked along Station Road. In addition I have been made aware that some people have missed their train because they have not been able to park their car.’</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cllr Brett went on to express his pleasure that some progress had been made in progressing the project but added, ‘The car-park expansion was included at the request of the Liberal Democrat Group as part of the Fife Council budget in February 2014. I understand that the Council has also now applied to Transport Scotland for additional funding from Transport Scotland’s Station Fund and discussions in relation to this are ongoing. I would however like to see faster progress being made as there is clearly an urgent need for the expansion of car parking spaces and to encourage more people to use the train. I have had a number of conversations with senior officers of the Transportation service on this subject and anticipate that we will get details of the timetable for it in the near future. However I hope that a start can be made in the current financial year.’</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08664851133460210414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284434400937534161.post-28282345110081367562014-09-19T23:20:00.000+01:002014-09-19T23:20:24.170+01:00Madras College Judicial Process - Councillors comment<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Liberal Democrat Cllrs Tim Brett and Maggie Taylor have recently met with senior solicitors of Fife Council to discuss the arrangements for the judicial review which has been lodged against the proposed new Madras College site at Pipelands.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Afterwards, Cllr Brett said, ‘We had a very useful meeting with two of the Council’s senior solicitors and they explained to us the timetable for the review. It should be noted that arrangements have now been made for the review to be held in mid December but it could well be towards the end of March before any decision is made public. Even at that point, there is a possibility of a further appeal should STEPAL decide to go down that route.’</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cllr Taylor added, ‘I know that parents and children who have been waiting anxiously for news of the new school will be very disappointed at this latest delay. Both Cllr Brett and I have been working for many years to try and achieve a new school for the children in the Madras catchment area. This whole process has taken far too long and must be having an adverse effect on the education of our children.’</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cllr Brett explained that it would appear that the grounds for the judicial review are based upon:-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">a. the view that the North Haugh would have been a better site for the school. Arguments for this have of course been well aired and;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">b. that too much weight was placed upon ‘educational reasons’ rather than planning ones when the decision was taken.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cllr Brett further observed, ‘It is ironic that the three ex-teachers of Madras should be arguing that too much weight was placed on educational grounds given that they and everyone else acknowledge that the present facilities at both Kilrymont and South Street are sub-standard and, as we know, were severely criticised by HM Inspectors many years ago.’</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cllrs Taylor and Brett concluded by saying, ‘We hope that this process can be completed as quickly as possible so that progress can then be made on this much-needed new facility for children in this part of North East Fife.’</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08664851133460210414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284434400937534161.post-55722906171330631142014-09-13T20:25:00.000+01:002014-09-13T20:25:02.504+01:00Economic update on NE Fife towns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.8999996185303px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">‘To put it another way, the number of empty units in Anstruther has fallen from 6 to 3, while in St Andrews the number is still 10. This may only be a small change but it is extremely encouraging, especially considering that the average for the whole of Fife has increased from 14.97% to 16.15%. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Fife Plan – Proposed Local Development Plan – This will be going to the Council’s Executive Committee on 9 September. If agreed, it will go out for a final period of consultation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Newport War Memorial – I have received quotations for the cleaning and repair of the War Memorial. The Community Council are asked to apply for funding from the local community planning budget to carry this out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Tay Road Bridge Closures – A review meeting was held involving the Police, emergency services and Council representatives following the incident in May. It had been suggested that it might be possible for the bridge to remain partially open during such incidents but the unanimous response from all agencies including the Fire Service, Police and Coastguard was that the bridge must be closed during such incidents. This is to ensure that all agencies can work and communicate effectively to resolve any incident as safely as possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Madras College – As members may have seen in the press, the detailed planning application for the new school will not be coming to this week’s meeting of the North East Fife Planning Committee. It is hoped that it will come to either the October or November meeting. More information has been requested on the potential flooding risks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">6.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Fife Carers Centre – are offering free workshops for parent carers with a child with additional support needs of high school age and of anyone caring for someone living with dementia? I can provide details for anyone who may be interested.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">7.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Leng Resource Centre – This year’s annual fete will be held on Saturday 20 September starting at 12 noon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">10.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Waterstone Crook – Following discussions at the Waterstone Crook Sports Hub meeting, it has been agreed that Newport Primary School will use Waterstone Crook from 1pm to 3pm one afternoon a week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">11.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Newport and Wormit in Bloom – received silver awards at the recent Beautiful Fife Awards ceremony on 28th August. Many congratulations to them and to everyone who has worked so hard to achieve this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">12.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A Sign for the Elderly – has been erected on the High Road to warn motorists that the residents from the Caledonia Housing Complex and from Kinbrae Park may be crossing the road.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">13.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Graffiti on A92 Road Signs – I have reminded BEAR of the graffiti on the road signs on the A92 approaching the B946 turn off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">15.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Path in Wormit – I understand that the path from Wormit House to Peacehill Farm is blocked. I have asked if the criminal justice team can clear it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">16.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Foodbank – I attended the meeting of the Management Committee on 22 August. The Foodbank is now fully operational and they would like to thank everyone who continues to donate goods or cash to the project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">17.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Waterstone Crook Community Sports Day – 29 children from 5 – 11 attended the sports day on 16 August and had the chance to participate in bowls, gymnastics, karate, squash, tennis and trampolining.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">18.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Proposed Waiting Restrictions – at Blyth Street and Kilnburn and Castle Brae at Westfield Terrace were agreed for public consultation at the last North East Fife Area Committee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">19.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Fife Elderly Forum – I have received a copy of their summer/autumn newsletter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">20.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Domestic Waste Collection for Holiday Homes – I have received notification that such properties will no longer receive a household waste collection service as they are regarded as business properties.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">21.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Fife Housing Partnership – Local Housing Strategy Area Events – New local housing strategy for 2015 – 2020 needs to be in place by April 2015. A drop in event will take place at the Corn Exchange in Cupar on Tuesday 30 September from 5pm – 6.30pm and from 6.30 – 8pm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">22.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Housing Repairs by Appointment – The Council is now able to offer customers appointments for both routine and urgent housing repairs. I can provide more details for anyone who would like to see this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">23.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Next Generation Broadband Update – I have received an update from Steve Revell regarding the above programme. The target is for 98.4% of all premises in Fife to be able to receive superfast broadband of at least 24 mbps. Further details are available at www.digitalscotland.org or by e-mail to superfast@scotland.gsi.gov.uk. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">24.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Byre Theatre – As members will have seen, agreement has now been reached with the University of St Andrews for them to manage and operate the Byre Theatre.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">25.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Newport Skate Board Collective – I attended the AGM of the above group on 18 August. Tenders for the project should be received this week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">28.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Empty Homes – I shall be meeting the Regional Empty Homes Officer later this month to review the number of empty properties in the Wormit and Newport areas. A number of these are now being charged 200% council tax.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">30.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Commenting on Planning Applications – As from 1 September 2014, the Council will accept comments on household applications for up to 30 days from the validation of the application. For all other applications the time limit is 40 days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">33.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Homelands Trust, Fife – I recently visited the above project on Leven Road in Lundin Links. The Trust have completed the construction of four self-catering holiday cottages which are fully accessible and specifically designed for people with a range of disabilities. The Trust has also built the Paxton Centre which has flexible accommodation with therapy and meeting rooms. These facilities will be of interest to anyone who is looking for holiday accommodation for people with a disability. I can provide more details for anyone who would be interested.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08664851133460210414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284434400937534161.post-23713586626572335282014-09-08T23:10:00.002+01:002014-09-08T23:10:42.495+01:00LibDems congratulate Kingdom on house repairs for elderly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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welcomed the high levels of satisfaction with Kingdom Housing’s Care &
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Liberal
Democrat Group Leader Cllr Tim Brett congratulated Kingdom Housing on their
good work in North East Fife, which, following referral by Fife Council,
included the installation of 52 wet floor showers, constructing 3 permanent
concrete ramps with associated door widening, building an extension and
carrying out a major internal renovation to a property. In addition, the Small
Repairs has carried out 189 jobs, to nip disrepair in the bud before it damages
the integrity of the property. Home owners over 60, as well as those registered
disabled over 50, can apply for work to be carried out, as can some private
tenants whose responsibility includes repairs to the property; the assessment
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Brett said, ‘Because these repairs keep older people safe and living longer in
their own homes they perform an extremely valuable service. The percentage of
Fifers aged over 60 is 24.8% and set to rise, with householders headed by those
aged between 60 and 70 expected to increase by 17% while those headed by an
over-75 year old are projected to go up by 88%. Furthermore it is estimated
that 27% of households in owner-occupied housing and 24% in private rented
accommodation include someone with a disability or long-standing health
problem. This means that requirement for such repairs as well as adaptations to
homes will only increase. Fife Council recognises the important contribution to
providing safe and appropriate housing for the elderly by Kingdom Housing
Association.’</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08664851133460210414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284434400937534161.post-23780419954870529632014-09-04T23:16:00.005+01:002014-09-04T23:16:56.701+01:00LibDem concern over increase in delayed discharges<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cllr Brett, a previous Chair of the Health and Social Care Partnership, has highlighted the fact that the figures for July 2014 of 96 delayed discharges are at the highest level they have been since January 2011. He noted that 12 patients have been waiting more than 12 weeks and a further 27 are waiting more than 4 weeks and said, ‘I am aware from my previous experience that this is a very worrying figure, particularly as this is in the summer months and we would normally expect to see an increasing number of delayed discharges over the winter period.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am sure that this number will be causing real concern to NHS Fife as they struggle to keep up with both emergency demands on their services and also deal with waiting lists. I know that this number of patients will also be increasing costs to the NHS of several million pounds and given the fact that the Council’s Social Work Service are also facing very real financial pressures this must be a major worry.’</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He concluded, ‘I have now had a chance to look back at the papers for the last 4 meetings of the Partnership and at none of these have figures on delayed discharges been presented. I am calling on Councillor Rodger to ensure that we do get regular information on delayed discharges at the Health and Social Care Partnership in future. I know that this is an issue which is being discussed between the NHS and the Council and is also of major concern to the Scottish government therefore it is a matter that should also be coming to the Health and Social Care Partnership.’</span></div>
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Liberal Democrat councillors in NE Fife have warmly welcomed the allocation of £11,000 which the North East Fife Area Committee recently agreed for the Balmullo MUGA (Multi Use Games Area) from the Area locality budget. Tay Bridgehead councillor Tim Brett said, ‘This final allocation of £11,000 should now allow this important development for Balmullo to go ahead. We are very grateful to all of the funders for their support and I would particularly want to highlight the contribution of £20,000 that is being made by the Community Covenant Fund in recognition of the close links that the local community has with service personnel at RAF Leuchars.’</div>
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<span style="line-height: 18.8999996185303px;">Fellow Bridgehead councillor Maggie Taylor agreed, adding, ‘The addition of a MUGA next to the primary school in Balmullo will not only provide an extra facility for the children at the school to use but will also, once school has finished, be available for the rest of the community to use during the evenings and the rest of the weekends.’</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18.8999996185303px;">Both Councillors emphasised that there has been strong community support for the project, singling out, in particular, Ronnie Davidson who chaired the Group which oversaw the scheme from the beginning, and concluded, ‘We are now looking forward to having an early start on site and the successful completion of the project.’</span></div>
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Newport on Tay Twinning Committee with Zolotarevo in the Western Ukraine has recently
hosted a visit from Valentyn Denesyuk and Alexander Turjanytsya, two pupils
from Zolotarevo Secondary School.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Both
of the students were on a visit to Dundee and Newport to improve their English
language skills. This follows a further visit to Zolotarevo by Catherine Rice
and Marion Heredia, two English language teachers who were sponsored by the
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Tay Bridgehead councillor
Tim Brett said, ‘It was good to meet with Valentyn and Alexander and hear about
their experiences over here. The Twinning Committee does valuable work in
sustaining and maintaining the link with Zolotarevo, though naturally there
have been real concerns about the situation in the Ukraine over the last few
months.’</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A Liberal Democrat
councillor has raised concerns about the lack of progress in dealing with
repairs by BEAR who are responsible for maintenance of the A92 trunk route
across Fife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Councillor Tim Brett,
member for Tay Bridgehead, said, ‘I reported to BEAR in the middle of March
that a bollard was missing at the Hazelton Walls junction on the A92. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">‘</span></span>While I
appreciate that this is not a major repair it is a safety issue, yet, as of
today’s date (25th August), the repair has still not been carried out. I have
communicated with BEAR on several occasions and have also asked whether they
have a system for checking that small repairs such as this are followed through
and completed. I have been assured by BEAR that they do have such a system but
it is patently clear that it is not functioning properly.’</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Cllr Brett went on to
explain that he had also had correspondence with BEAR about the state of the
roundabout at the Fife end of the Tay Road Bridge. ‘Work on this was carried
out during last winter but neither the local communities, myself nor fellow Tay
Bridgehead member Councillor Maggie Taylor were at all happy with the quality
of the work that was done. Again, meetings have been held but we are still
waiting for a response from BEAR about action that can be taken to improve
things.’</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Cllr Brett stated that
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">He concluded, ‘I am
concerned that an organisation such as BEAR has no local accountability.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are responsible for the maintenance of
trunk roads in Scotland and therefore, I believe, report to Transport Scotland.
I would like the Minister for Transport, Keith Brown, to take a closer interest
in the quality of the work carried out by this and other organisations. The
general public may assume that all road maintenance in Fife is undertaken by
the Council’s Transportation Service but this is not the case for repairs to
trunk roads.’</span></span></div>
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BRETT’S REPORT<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><b><span lang="EN-GB">NEWPORT</span></b></st1:place></st1:city><b><span lang="EN-GB">, WORMIT AND FORGAN COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">MONDAY,
11 AUGUST 2014<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-GB">Crossing at the
Top of Station Brae – </span></b><span lang="EN-GB">Following concerns raised by a local resident
regarding the lack of a footpath on the east side of Station Brae, I wrote
again to Mr Bob Blair of BEAR. Mr Blair advised that it had not been possible
to put a footpath in on that side of the road due to the steep banking. It has however been agreed that the
vegetation should be cut back and this will improve visibility. A request has also been made for an
additional look both ways sign to be painted on the pavement.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-GB">Pedestrian Barrier
–</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">
The barrier at the bend at <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Riverside
Road/St Fort Road</st1:address></st1:street> in Wormit has been damaged. This has been reported and I hope it will be
repaired soon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-GB">Bus Changes –</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> New timetables
are being introduced with effect from the 18 August. There will be some impact on local services
and I can provide details to anyone who would like to see them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-GB">Local Community
Plan –</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> A special meeting of the North East Fife Area Committee is being held
on 14 August to discuss the local community plan. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Newport</span></b></st1:place></st1:city><b><span lang="EN-GB"> War Memorial –</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> It has been agreed that the
War Memorial should be cleaned and discussions are taking place about the
funding of this.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><st1:place w:st="on"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Fife</span></b></st1:place><b><span lang="EN-GB"> Community Works Programme –</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> Councillors have
been invited to suggest projects that might be included in the above
programme. The programme would include
projects to improve local amenity but which need to be agreed at Area Committee
level. I can provide further information
to any groups who might have a suitable project.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Kinbrae</span></b></st1:placename><b><span lang="EN-GB"> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Park</st1:placetype> <st1:placename w:st="on">Play</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Park</st1:placetype></span></b></st1:place><b><span lang="EN-GB"> –</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> I hope that all of the funding for the new equipment
in the play park has now been agreed.
This now needs to be signed off with the Fife Environment Trust and I
then hope a contractor can be appointed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-GB">Waterstone Crook –</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> <b>Community Sports Day</b> – I hope that the
sports day on Saturday, 16 August will be well supported and that children of
primary school age will get the opportunity of trying a number of different
sporting activities.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-GB">Boat Brae, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Newport</st1:place></st1:city> </span></b><span lang="EN-GB">– Following
concerns raised at the last Community Council meeting the Transportation
Service have suggested an additional no right turn sign at the bottom of the
High Street.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a number of areas in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Newport</st1:place></st1:city>
where bushes and vegetation are obstructing the pavement. It would be helpful if all householders could
check that vegetation from their properties is not obstructing the
pavement. Specific areas are being
pursued by the Transportation Department.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Act 2013 </span></b><span lang="EN-GB">– I have received a briefing on the way in which the above Act will be
implemented in <st1:place w:st="on">Fife</st1:place> and would be pleased to
share this with anyone who was interested.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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one of the Council’s solicitors regarding the steps that the Community Council
needs to take if it wishes to register as a “statutory consultee”. The Community Council needs to state that it
wishes to be consulted within seven working days of the Council sending them
the weekly list and/or indicate that a development is likely to affect the
amenity in the area of the Community Council.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a copy of the annual report for 2013. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">14.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-GB">Graffiti on the Scottish Water Cabinet </span></b><span lang="EN-GB">– I am still
pursuing with Scottish Water the removal of the graffiti on their cabinet on <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Tay Street</st1:address></st1:street>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">15.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-GB">Proposed Waiting Restrictions </span></b><span lang="EN-GB">- I would welcome
the Community Council’s views on two proposals that I have received from the
Transportation Department. These are:- a. Castle Brae opposite Westfield Terrace in
<st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Newport</st1:place></st1:city> and <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></b><span lang="EN-GB">b. Blyth Street/Kilnburn
Junction also in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Newport</st1:city></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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in North East Fife.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a copy of the Scottish Water 2013/14 report.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Closures </span></b><span lang="EN-GB">– Following a meeting with the new Bridge Manager, Alan Hutchison has
advised that the VMS signs at St Fort and St Michaels will show a red warning triangle when the bridge
is closed. The wording will be ”Bridge
Closed” “and below that “Congestion”.
This will hopefully inform drivers that there is queuing traffic ahead
and may allow local traffic to find alternative routes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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following a request from a resident.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Transportation will be attending the Community Council meeting to discuss the
above proposal at the bottom of the High Street.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the North East Fife Planning Committee on 10 September.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Community Council, the playgroup confirmed that they were closing at the end of
June after 40 years operation. I hope
that other facilities in Wormit and <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Newport</st1:place></st1:city>
will be able to meet the demand for playgroup/nursery facilities.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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coming to this week’s meeting of the North East Fife Area Committee regarding
the Local Development Plan. Following
comments from Area Committees a report will go to the Fife Council Executive
Committee on 9 September.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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an update on the above programme for <st1:country-region w:st="on">Scotland</st1:country-region>
for 2014/15 and the details of this for Area based schemes in <st1:place w:st="on">Fife</st1:place>. I would be happy to forward this to anyone
who is interested.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the car park has been re-surfaced. I have
received a request from a resident that bollards should be erected to prevent
vehicles driving along the sea wall.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the Taybridgehead Summer Sports Day on Saturday 16<sup>th</sup> August. The
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Taybridgehead Ward Councillor added, “This is a great initiative that I hope
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08664851133460210414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284434400937534161.post-73127661285182843492014-07-29T12:06:00.001+01:002014-07-29T12:06:11.018+01:00Campbell and Brett launch 100 apprentices youth jobs challenge in North East Fife<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Help give young people the chance to succeed urge local Lib Dems</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sir Menzies Campbell MP and local councillor Tim Brett today urged businesses in North East Fife to get behind efforts to provide 100 local young people with the chance to gain work experience through apprenticeships or training opportunities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The new campaign is aiming to persuade local businesses to sign up to taking on one or more apprentices or trainees to create a 100 new opportunities for local young people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The 100 Apprentices Challenge will be launched at Watts of Cupar on 8 August 2014 and all employers – large or small, whether they've employed apprentices and trainees before or not – are invited to attend. Local training providers who are taking part in the challenge will be present to speak to employers about the possibilities that taking on an apprentice or providing a work experience placement offer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A number of local businesses, who have employed apprentices in the past, as well as the apprentices themselves, will make contributions in support of the challenge and to encourage others to sign up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Commenting, Sir Menzies Campbell said:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“Young people in North East Fife have an enormous amount to offer local businesses but too often they do not get the chance they need to gain essential skills and experience. I think that needs to change.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“Apprenticeships and training opportunities are key to ensuring young people gain the skills and experiences necessary to succeed on the job market. Not only do they provide young people with opportunities and careers they may not otherwise have had, they are a real help to all businesses who take them on.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Councillor Tim Brett added:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“The 100 Apprentices Challenge is seeking to give 100 young people across North East Fife the opportunity to gain skills and take vital first steps on the career ladder. I hope that as many local businesses as possible will get behind this initiative and help give more young people the chance to succeed.”</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08664851133460210414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284434400937534161.post-4970635839288402562014-07-25T18:16:00.000+01:002014-07-25T18:16:42.258+01:00Review of tragic Mikaeel Kular case will help ensure lessons are learned<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Scottish Liberal Democrats in Fife have welcomed the announcement of a significant independent multi-agency case review into events around the tragic death of Mikaeel Kular.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Councillor Tim Brett, leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Fife Council and previous chair of the social work committee until May 2012 said:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Mikaeel Kular's tragic death was sorely felt by all the community in Fife.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"This wide-ranging and thorough review is in keeping with what the Liberal Democrat group wished to see implemented. We look forward to the findings being announced in December so that all agencies can move swiftly to learn any and all lessons from Mikaeel Kular's tragic death. This is what is needed to reassure people in Fife and beyond that the highest standards are being maintained in these key services."</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08664851133460210414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284434400937534161.post-43092416547576157492014-07-24T11:47:00.003+01:002014-07-24T11:47:34.421+01:00Fife LibDem praises important work of Protective Services<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A Fife Liberal Democrat councillor has praised the good work of Fife Protective Services in monitoring and testing food to ensure it is what it says on the label.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Cllr Tim Brett said, ‘It is good to know that the team takes the mislabelling of produces seriously, and I commend their commitment. Of 30 samples of meat and fish products were tested last year, 3 failed due to traces of a species other than stated on the label, though the small amounts suggest these are mainly due to accidental cross-contamination. Another 4 surveys are planned later this year.’</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Cllr Brett observed that the Protective Services were a vital part of public health. ‘There is excellent joint working between Fife Council and NHS Fife, resulting in the development of a Joint Health Protection Plan. The Protective Services staff protect us all from a range of health hazards, with the e-coli investigations in Dunfermline earlier this year being a good example of their vital work.’</span><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08664851133460210414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284434400937534161.post-10444656402029018602014-07-23T12:37:00.005+01:002014-07-23T12:37:52.716+01:00Fife LibDems hail school PE targets<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">Liberal Democrat councillors welcomed the news that nearly all Fife schools were meeting the target of 2 hours physical education per week.</span></div>
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Group leader Cllr Tim Brett said, ‘I am delighted at the progr<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">ess that Fife has made and that so many of our pupils are benefiting from so much activity. Only one school is not yet achieving 2 hours per week and I understand that steps are being taken to rectify this. </span></div>
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‘Ensuring that pupils receive this amount of PE is vital because if they get into the habit of being active while young, they are more likely to continue to be so in adulthood, with consequential benefits to their long-term health. The importance of this should not be underestimated when 15% of children in Fife, like in nearly every other part of Scotland, are overweight, obese or severely obese.’</div>
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Tim Brett, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Fife Council and Councillor
Margaret Kennedy, the group’s spokesperson on Police and Criminal Justice, are
examining the pilot project that is being run in Fife in relation to Stop &
Search.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The pilot will trial a
number of new initiatives such as sending letters to any children under the age
of 16 (looked after children under the age of 18) to advise their parents or
guardians that they have been searched. Furthermore, following concessions
secured by Scottish Liberal Democrats at Holyrood, children under the age of 12
will no longer be subjected to so-called ‘voluntary’ searches after the police
conceded that they are incapable of giving informed consent.</span></span></span></div>
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undertaken between July and December this year and will then be formally
evaluated.</span></span></span></div>
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will be reviewed by the Police’s Liaison Advisory Group. Schools, the
University of St Andrews and colleges will also be updated on this every two
months, with a report going to the Council’s Safer Communities Committee.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Councillor Brett explained,
‘There has been widespread concern across Scotland about the significant
increase in the use of stop and search under the new national police force. There
have been particular worries that there has been a major jump in the number of
individuals who have been stopped and searched, with an astonishing 470%
increase in Fife, as well as concerns about the number of young people and
children who have been affected by this. I was therefore pleased to attend a
presentation at Police Headquarters in Fife when we were advised of the
introduction of a pilot in Fife that it is hoped will start to improve the way
in which stop and search is used.’</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Councillor Kennedy (pictured above) agreed.
‘This pilot is a step in the right direction, particularly for such a sensitive
subject. It is welcome that Police Scotland are finally exploring how to
introduce proper procedures and recording systems, although I believe Fife’s
legacy force would have done this before rolling out the new stop and search
policy – not more than a year later. </span><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Evidence-led, properly regulated stop and search can be an effective tool
in detecting crime and making our streets safer; h</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">owever,
the current position in Fife is that 67% of stop and searches are voluntary with
the remaining 33% being statutory. I remain concerned that this still means
that two thirds of searches are conducted without sound legal basis,
intelligence or suspicion.’</span></span></span></div>
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‘It is hoped that this pilot will provide us with a much clearer idea of the
impact that stop and search is having on our communities.’</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cllr Tim Brett, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group and Cllr Donald
Lothian, Councillor for the Howe of Fife and Tay Coast, have welcomed the news
that Newburgh Fire Station has the second best record for availability of any
of the retained fire stations in Scotland.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cllr Brett said, ‘These figures emerged from discussions that I had
recently with Iain Vincent, Lead Officer for the National Fire Service in Fife.
As people will be aware we rely on the retained duty system for the manning of
our fire stations in North East Fife and, at times, there can be difficulties
in having enough crew available for the station to be manned, particularly
during office hours Monday to Friday. However, Newburgh Fire Station has the
second best record for availability of any retained station in Scotland.’<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cllr Lothian agreed, adding, ‘This is very good news and must reassure
the population of Newburgh and surrounding areas that staff are available to
man the fire appliance whenever it may be needed.’</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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