http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Edinburgh Police Box Festival" en Thu, 21 May 2026 14:32:20 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14571#post-273341 Mon, 22 Jan 2018 21:04:20 +0000 gembo 273341@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not with Those scissors I hope </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14571#post-273295 Mon, 22 Jan 2018 12:53:47 +0000 chdot 273295@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/leith/edinburgh-s-first-barber-in-a-police-box-1-4667591" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/leith/edinburgh-s-first-barber-in-a-police-box-1-4667591</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14571#post-184400 Sat, 28 Mar 2015 12:27:23 +0000 chdot 184400@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Apparently they are working on the recent rise in burglaries in the Edinburgh area."</p> <p>"</p> <p>A police helicopter has been in the area on a number of occasions over the past week to assist in planned operations. </p> <p>Inspector David Happs moved to reassure locals about the use of the helicopter, describing it as a helpful asset to support police officers on the ground.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/sheriffs-estate-tour-amid-tougher-sentence-calls-1-3731818" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/sheriffs-estate-tour-amid-tougher-sentence-calls-1-3731818</a></p> <p>Cops on bikes would be cheaper - and perhaps more effective. </p> <p>Drylaw police <em>have</em> used bikes at various times, not aware of 'current' use. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14571#post-184160 Wed, 25 Mar 2015 13:17:22 +0000 crowriver 184160@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sorry, got my sums wrong (blame fatigue). </p> <p>It's actually a whopping 76 hours of flight time for the cop chopper, which costs around £2,000 per hour to run. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14571#post-184157 Wed, 25 Mar 2015 13:00:07 +0000 Min 184157@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>So only slightly smaller than the box-room flats planned for Donaldson's. </em></p> <p>The price probably reflects the fact that it was bought by a developer planning to convert it into luxury apartments.. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14571#post-184152 Wed, 25 Mar 2015 12:43:47 +0000 crowriver 184152@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Apparently the contract for helicopter services to Police Scotland is worth around £2.4 million per annum (search online, you'll find details). An FOI enquiry I found from a couple of years ago identified that the police chopper flies around 294 hours every three months. Multiply that by four, then divide £2.4 million by the resulting number. The resulting sum is the overall cost of buzzing around annoying peaceful residents and looking important. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14571#post-184147 Wed, 25 Mar 2015 12:29:21 +0000 Arellcat 184147@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>I think this particular one went for a fair old sum.</em></p> <p>So only slightly smaller than the box-room flats planned for Donaldson's. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14571#post-184145 Wed, 25 Mar 2015 12:18:17 +0000 kaputnik 184145@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Police Scotlandcopter is leased off the England and Wales national air support unit as the one that crashed in Glasgow the other year has not yet been replaced. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14571#post-184143 Wed, 25 Mar 2015 12:10:37 +0000 Min 184143@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes, I have noticed a great deal of helicopter activity recently. I wondered if it was another stolen motorbike.</p> <p>A friend of ours tried to bid for one of the boxes but got outbid! I think this particular one went for a fair old sum. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14571#post-184142 Wed, 25 Mar 2015 12:07:48 +0000 acsimpson 184142@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There's been fairly constant passes over our house this week, but they've only hovered near us once.</p> <p>Apparently they are working on the recent rise in burglaries in the Edinburgh area. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14571#post-184139 Wed, 25 Mar 2015 12:00:18 +0000 davidsonsdave 184139@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Out my way, that 11 hours of flight time has been spent and then some over the last week. Starting to feel like Benjamin L. Willard. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14571#post-184048 Tue, 24 Mar 2015 13:19:09 +0000 crowriver 184048@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Police Scotland’s sale of the historic units attracted bids ranging from £35,550 to just £450, depending on the location. So far, £156,000 has been raised from the sale of 21 boxes, the proceeds of which will be pooled into resources for the national force."</p> <p>That'll pay for around 11 hours of flight time for a police helicopter... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14571#post-184020 Tue, 24 Mar 2015 10:00:31 +0000 chdot 184020@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/tardis-buyers-to-celebrate-old-police-boxes-1-3725829" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/tardis-buyers-to-celebrate-old-police-boxes-1-3725829</a> </p>