http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: new canal-pusher-inner? en Tue, 19 May 2026 00:57:40 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20926#post-360148 Sun, 01 May 2022 08:30:51 +0000 SRD 360148@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Walking on the canal last night just east of Meggetland, we say a police officer patrolling. asked him where the incident had occurred. he said 'a bit further on from here' . </p> <p>He confirmed that there had been *two* recent incidents.</p> <p>Asked him if it was a 'new' pusher-inner (as the description seemed to suggest) and he was very cautious. Said something like 'we'll only know that if someone identifies them'. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20926#post-360132 Sat, 30 Apr 2022 15:57:35 +0000 chdot 360132@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>FROM THE ENEWS EDITOR</p> <p>“</p> <p>Inaccuracies are rare and always corrected. We will correct that erroneous image.</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/euanmc/status/1520414873649352707" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/euanmc/status/1520414873649352707</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20926#post-360125 Sat, 30 Apr 2022 14:18:58 +0000 Morningsider 360125@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ha ha - the Canadian cycle magazine manages a more accurate article than our city's paper of record of 150 years. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20926#post-360123 Sat, 30 Apr 2022 13:46:36 +0000 Rosie 360123@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This is covered by road cc and headlined "river" instead of "canal".</p> <p><a href="https://road.cc/content/news/woman-cycling-edinburgh-cycle-route-pushed-river-292323" rel="nofollow">https://road.cc/content/news/woman-cycling-edinburgh-cycle-route-pushed-river-292323</a></p> <p>Also it made to a Canadian cycling magazine.<br /> <a href="https://cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/news/female-cyclist-pushed-into-canal-in-scotland" rel="nofollow">https://cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/news/female-cyclist-pushed-into-canal-in-scotland</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20926#post-360102 Fri, 29 Apr 2022 16:14:41 +0000 jdanielp 360102@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That's what I was thinking (albeit wasn't very certain). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20926#post-360094 Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:15:38 +0000 Morningsider 360094@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Reckon the photo is Spylaw Street in Colinton Village.</p> <p><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/F7JUKvTq1K5DFigw7" rel="nofollow">https://goo.gl/maps/F7JUKvTq1K5DFigw7</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20926#post-360093 Fri, 29 Apr 2022 12:04:43 +0000 chdot 360093@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Still haven’t fixed the photo though. </p> <p>At first I thought that was the aqueduct hiding in the background, but looks more like Dean Village! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20926#post-360092 Fri, 29 Apr 2022 11:54:11 +0000 chrisfl 360092@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm *sure* that when I first read the article it was talking about WoL, which is probably what road.cc picked up, it looks like EEN then later fixed up the article. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20926#post-360085 Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:22:34 +0000 SRD 360085@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>but the police quote that road.cc uses explicitly says 'Canal'. </p> <p>and a Scottish journalist too! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20926#post-360084 Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:14:18 +0000 Morningsider 360084@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>road.cc state that the EEN is their source. Makes you wonder how little EEN journos actually know about Edinburgh. They can't even get the basic geography of the city right. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20926#post-360078 Fri, 29 Apr 2022 08:40:19 +0000 SRD 360078@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>whereas road.cc story says WoL. presumably they're using same sources? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20926#post-360074 Thu, 28 Apr 2022 17:37:57 +0000 Morningsider 360074@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Police Scotland tweet says this happened near Meggetland and shows a photo of the towpath under the footbridge that links Allan Park and Craiglockhart. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20926#post-360071 Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:15:50 +0000 jdanielp 360071@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Uh-oh... I see that EEN helpfully added a picture of the WoL(?). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20926#post-360069 Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:35:01 +0000 SRD 360069@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/edinburgh-crime-news-woman-cyclist-pushed-into-water-in-latest-canal-assault-3672805" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/edinburgh-crime-news-woman-cyclist-pushed-into-water-in-latest-canal-assault-3672805</a> </p> <p>"between Colinton and Slateford"</p> <p>Sergeant Scott Walker of Edinburgh policing explained: “Officers are aware of a number of incidents between Monday, 18 April and Wednesday, 27 April, 2022 in which people have been pushed into a canal.</p> <p>“In connection with our enquiries, we are searching for a white man in his sixties with a possible tanned complexion. He is between 5ft 7in and 5ft 10in, is of medium to stocky build with grey and balding hair.</p> <p>“He was wearing dark clothing and was seen in a maroon jumper on Wednesday, 27 April.</p> <p>“There will be increased patrols in the area. </p>