After sewage overspills were recorded in multiple locations across Fife last year, Fife Liberal Democrat Deputy leader Councillor James Calder has put forward a motion to next week’s Fife Council meeting next week to push for action to take place. Councillor Calder has said, Fife has an amazing coastline and rivers which are being polluted […]

After it was announced that the Haematology Unit at the Queen Margaret Hospital was set to close, Liberal Democrat Councillors Aude Boubaker-Calder and James Calder have put forward a motion to be discussed at the City of Dunfermline Area Committee of 25th April. Councillor Aude Boubaker-Calder, who is proposing the motion, has said, Once again […]

At the upcoming Cabinet Committee of Fife Council, a paper is being brought forward – Scottish Government Place Based Investment Programme Funding – Fife’s Proposed Projects 2023/24 – which includes a proposal to spending £800,000 on redeveloping the Gap Site on Dunfermline High Street. After the UK Government decided not to give funding last year […]

As new statistics show that 43,915 days were spent in hospital in Fife by people whose discharge was delayed in 2022, Councillor James Calder, the Scottish Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader in Fife Council has warned that the Scottish Government can’t afford to “wait for the wrong solution” as crisis grips the entire health and social […]

Fife Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Councillor James Calder asked at Fife Full Council Question Time about the total number of flytipping incidents in Fife last year and the number of fixed penalty notices handed out. In total there was 3,274 flytipping incidents and only 95 fixed penalty notices handed out. Councillor Calder is calling for […]

Fife Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Councillor James Calder put forward a motion to tackle marine pollution and bring a report looking for Fife to join Kimo UK. More on Kimo UK can be found here: https://www.kimointernational.org/networks/uk/ Councillor Calder has said, Marine pollution is a danger to our ecosystem and it is really important that we […]

It has been revealed at the Fife Full Council meeting that Stagecoach plans to raise fares by 15%, partly in response to the end of the Scottish Government’s Network Support Grant. This might also see up to 10% of services being cut. Fife Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Councillor James Calder asked the Council Leader whether […]

At the meeting of Fife Full Council, the majority of councillors backed a motion by Fife Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Councillor James Calder pushing for action on NHS dentists by the Scottish Government. The motion noted the difficulties accessing NHS appointments and was backed by most councillors except for the SNP. Councillor Calder has said, […]

At the meeting of the Fife Council Cabinet Committee, a decision was made to rezone catchment areas so that some pupils in the Duloch area will go to Touch instead of Carnegie Primary School. Liberal Democrat Councillor for Dunfermline South James Calder picked up on comments made by parents on the safety of the walking […]

James Calder seeks to tackle marine plastic pollutioFife Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Councillor James Calder has put forward a motion on tackling marine plastic pollution to Fife Council which will be considered next week. This includes looking into joining the organisation Kimo UK which represents local authorities on marine pollution issues. Councillor Calder has said, […]