http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Edinburgh to fight Glasgow-style drinking ban" en Fri, 22 May 2026 05:25:30 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11184#post-125817 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 18:31:56 +0000 wee folding bike 125817@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The polis seem to be a wee bit selective about applying the drinking ban. If you're sitting in the botanics on a spring evening with a cheeky wee bottle and not bothering anyone then they don't seem to mind. If you're a teenager on a street with some Bucky then it might be different. </p> <p>I drink coffee or water. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11184#post-125703 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:49:11 +0000 PS 125703@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's not the drinking in "the streets" that's the issue, it's the disorder associated with it. Surely the police have the powers to deal with that already? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11184#post-125700 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:52:50 +0000 Nelly 125700@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Wow, this Single Police Force is bringing all sorts of benefits. I have to say, I always thought the ability to have a beer or two in a public park showed we were a bit grown up - the prospect of pc plod handing out fixed pens to meadows bbq attendees nakes me slightly sad.</p> <p>Not as sad as losing 12 officers from front line policing though - dearie me. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11184#post-125696 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:14:21 +0000 chdot 125696@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Councillors have moved to cut the £2.7 million local authority budget for community policing by £500,000, saying they no longer feel they have any influence over where the officers they fund work since the introduction of the national police force. </p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/12-police-face-job-losses-due-to-funding-cuts-1-3106770" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/12-police-face-job-losses-due-to-funding-cuts-1-3106770</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11184#post-125572 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 19:59:09 +0000 chdot 125572@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Oh hang on, I pay the money, I'm just not seeing it."</p> <p>Worse than that according to first article -</p> <p>"<br /> CITY leaders are set to cut the cash they put into community policing because they claim officers are being deployed elsewhere.</p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11184#post-125571 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 19:34:13 +0000 Snowy 125571@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Zero tolerance of speeding and ASL breaches...now that I would pay good money to see. </p> <p>Oh hang on, I pay the money, I'm just not seeing it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11184#post-125549 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 12:21:31 +0000 chdot 125549@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not exactly about cycling but there's that “Following engagement with the public across Edinburgh" justification -</p> <p>"</p> <p>Police Scotland, however, spelled out its determination to step up action against drinking in the streets and a force spokesman said they “will use all legislation at [their] disposal to tackle offences that frequently impact upon communities”.</p> <p>He said: “Following engagement with the public across Edinburgh, antisocial drinking and associated disorder was identified as a concern for many residents and businesses and, in response, officers have invoked an existing city by-law as one of a number of tactics to address this matter.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-to-fight-glasgow-style-drinking-ban-1-3103662" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-to-fight-glasgow-style-drinking-ban-1-3103662</a></p> <p>- the one that accounts for the police interest in cycling on pavements. They consult things like Community Councils. </p> <p>I think 'we' probably think that general road behaviour is more of any issue than pavement cycling or street drinking. </p> <p>On the face of it the headline/story is a non-event/kiteflying <em>however</em> there has been a rapid development -</p> <p>"</p> <p>Council chiefs and police top brass are to hold crunch talks over a perceived “Glasgow-style” policing strategy in the Capital. </p> <p> "</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/city-leaders-to-discuss-glagsow-style-policing-1-3105314#PhotoSwipe1379762111167" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/city-leaders-to-discuss-glagsow-style-policing-1-3105314#PhotoSwipe1379762111167</a></p> <p>Perhaps people will write to Cllrs. Burns and Cardownie and suggest they mention 'road safety' - things like enforcement of ASLs and 20mph zones. </p>