http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Roseburn path closed! en Mon, 18 May 2026 21:57:46 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753&page=2#post-382090 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:41:30 +0000 chdot 382090@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/man-25-jailed-after-gun-recovered-in-edinburghs-roseburn-path-5410473" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/man-25-jailed-after-gun-recovered-in-edinburghs-roseburn-path-5410473</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753&page=2#post-381684 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 08:18:10 +0000 chdot 381684@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>The charge states that he agreed “with others meantime to the prosecutor unknown to do something” that he knew “or suspected or ought to have reasonable known” would “enable or further the commission of serious organised crime” by agreeing to go to Roseburn Path. </p> <p>He admitted using a metal detector and searching within the undergrowth for a Glock “semi-automatic firearm and nine cartridges”. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://news.stv.tv/east-central/gang-war-footsoldier-used-metal-detector-to-find-pistol-hidden-near-cycle-path?" rel="nofollow">https://news.stv.tv/east-central/gang-war-footsoldier-used-metal-detector-to-find-pistol-hidden-near-cycle-path?</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753&page=2#post-381672 Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:09:14 +0000 chdot 381672@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>A man who tried using a metal detector to find a hidden gun has pled guilty to involvement in serious and organised crime in the first case connected to a gangland feud in central Scotland.</p> <p>Liam McDermid unsuccessfully used the device to try and locate the Glock pistol in undergrowth at Edinburgh's Roseburn Path in June.</p> <p>Police Scotland recovered the semi-automatic weapon and 10 rounds of 9mm ammunition close to the nursery building of St George's School days later.</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c364w3zxzlno" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c364w3zxzlno</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753&page=2#post-380094 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:04:52 +0000 chdot 380094@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Seems so</p> <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/man-found-unresponsive-on-princes-street-this-morning-pronounced-dead-at-the-scene-5193273" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/man-found-unresponsive-on-princes-street-this-morning-pronounced-dead-at-the-scene-5193273</a></p> <p>Whole carriageway cordoned off. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753&page=2#post-380093 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:02:23 +0000 bakky 380093@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sadly a homeless chap was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753&page=2#post-380091 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:59:54 +0000 chdot 380091@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>UPDATE 12.58: Due to a Police Incident, Princes Street is closed. We are running part route between West End and Edinburgh Airport in both directions only. Ticket acceptance is in place with<br /> @on_lothianbuses</p> <p>“</p> <p>Apparently “incident” been happening for 5 hours so far… </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753&page=2#post-380058 Sun, 22 Jun 2025 10:40:34 +0000 MediumDave 380058@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You can peek in the door of the Nazi bar here:</p> <p><a href="https://nitter.poast.org/PSOSEdinburgh/status/1936092003554476274" rel="nofollow">https://nitter.poast.org/PSOSEdinburgh/status/1936092003554476274</a></p> <p>It's a rather long winded and pointless video press release saying, essentially "we've been nicking the usual suspects and are working on the investigation, if you know anything call Crimestoppers" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-380055 Sat, 21 Jun 2025 15:31:43 +0000 neddie 380055@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>For those of us not in the Nazi bar, what does it say? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-380054 Sat, 21 Jun 2025 14:36:27 +0000 chdot 380054@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Please watch our short update on recent incidents in Edinburgh. This behaviour is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://x.com/PSOSEdinburgh/status/1936092003554476274" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/PSOSEdinburgh/status/1936092003554476274</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-379951 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 22:06:46 +0000 neddie 379951@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nah, the police have made it worse by splattering mud all down the sides of the path, by driving their vehicles all over it. Path effective width now less than it was, all the way down to Craigleith </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-379949 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:24:41 +0000 bakky 379949@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I heard the vegetation management plan was to hurtle a tram down it every eight minutes ;) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-379947 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:54:33 +0000 HankChief 379947@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I hope this meams the undergrowth has been cut right back...</p> <p>Perhaps its a way to get overgrown bushes dealt with in the future... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-379946 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:02:19 +0000 bakky 379946@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Special shout out to the person digging around from Save the Roseburn Path group who reckoned the crane was there to facilitate footpath renewal on Muirdale Terrace. One can only assume they reckon you crane in a completed section of pavement off the back of a lorry? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-379945 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:53:54 +0000 bakky 379945@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Path has reopened <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/thebonnieloon.bsky.social/post/3lrdljmcui22l">[bsky]</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-379944 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:52:15 +0000 bakky 379944@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I assume they've had a tip that weapons are buried there, and had to do an awful lot of searching to recover (and be sure they've found everything). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-379943 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:24:31 +0000 SRD 379943@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>a lot of work for 1 firearm ! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-379942 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:19:18 +0000 Stickman 379942@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://x.com/policescotland/status/1932801495390355562" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/policescotland/status/1932801495390355562</a></p> <p><blockquote> One Wed, 11 June, a firearm was recovered in the Roseburn Path area of Edinburgh as part of ongoing enquiries into violent incidents in the East and West of Scotland. An extensive investigation into these incidents is ongoing. Any info - call 101.<br /> More: orlo.uk/jQidu</blockquote> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-379941 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:57:09 +0000 Baldcyclist 379941@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ah, that's what I must have experienced yesterday. Asked the Policeman where the diversion route was and he pointed and said Blah Blah road/st, don't worry, there's nothing to worry about. So I just had to do that thing you do at airports and follow people on faith that they know where they're going. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-379940 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:02:43 +0000 bakky 379940@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not related: this from Bluesky </p> <p><a href="https://freeimage.host/i/FKQKidJ"><img src="https://iili.io/FKQKidJ.md.png"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-379939 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:53:40 +0000 chdot 379939@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>APPARENTLY </p> <p>This is AT the Path</p> <p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54582145131_7efbe20973_c_d.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-379930 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:07:22 +0000 chdot 379930@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>And first with no news -</p> <p><a href="https://news.stv.tv/east-central/edinburgh-path-remains-cordoned-off-five-days-into-ongoing-investigation" rel="nofollow">https://news.stv.tv/east-central/edinburgh-path-remains-cordoned-off-five-days-into-ongoing-investigation</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-379924 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:23:07 +0000 chdot 379924@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Apparently Ravelston Dykes exit/entry open today. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-379916 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 20:01:12 +0000 SRD 379916@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not clear how that guy could get 10 minutes out of saying "the police are not saying what's going on". </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-379914 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:50:59 +0000 SRD 379914@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I'm told they have also closed the path that goes down from Ravelston Dykes now too"</p> <p>so where is the start/end now? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-379912 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:32:57 +0000 chdot 379912@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh and the conspiracy theorists are on the case -</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o18GZs5ByHI" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o18GZs5ByHI</a></p> <p>.</p> <p>(Only listened to a few seconds) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-379911 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:27:14 +0000 chdot 379911@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Local knowledge -</p> <p>‘</p> <p>they were in today with dogs, metal detectors and cops with shovels</p> <p>‘</p> <p>‘</p> <p>I'm told they have also closed the path that goes down from Ravelston Dykes now too</p> <p>‘ </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-379910 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:22:09 +0000 Stickman 379910@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That was in a different location on the path. Not related. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-379909 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:02:15 +0000 le_soigneur 379909@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>chdot: <blockquote>Or it could be badger kidnapping. </blockquote></p> <p>I heard it was graffiti linked to Gaza on the tarmac. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-379906 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:41:31 +0000 chdot 379906@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Apparently -</p> <p>“</p> <p>I am advised that the path is likely to be closed for the remainder of this week.</p> <p>I appreciate this will be an inconvenience for regular users of the path network.</p> <p>My colleagues are doing their best to minimise the impact and are working to get the path open as soon as possible.</p> <p>We really appreciate all the support from local residents in and around Roseburn.</p> <p>“ </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21753#post-379896 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 11:31:17 +0000 chdot 379896@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>We've asked Police Scotland for an update but their line remains the same as it was on Friday.</p> <p> “Officers are carrying out enquiries in the Roseburn Path area of Edinburgh in connection with an ongoing investigation. There is no threat to the wider public.”</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://x.com/lewismichie0/status/1932004217197039672" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/lewismichie0/status/1932004217197039672</a> </p>