http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Police boost park patrols to tackle yobs and theft" en Thu, 21 May 2026 10:31:41 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3353#post-34923 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:51:20 +0000 chdot 34923@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/Council-urged-to-get-strict.6796157.jp" rel="nofollow">http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/Council-urged-to-get-strict.6796157.jp</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3353#post-34897 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:53:12 +0000 kaputnik 34897@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Parkies" are still alive and well in the annuals of Oor Wullie. They still wear peaked caps and blazers and gumboots.</p> <p>"Workies" still wear flatcaps and tackety boots and sit around braziers drinking tea from cans. They still do precious little obvious work. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3353#post-34895 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:47:53 +0000 chdot 34895@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/Police-boost-park-patrols-to.6796140.jp" rel="nofollow">http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/Police-boost-park-patrols-to.6796140.jp</a></p> <p>In principle this a 'shame it's necessary, but probably a good thing'. </p> <p>Though this (Braidburn Valley Park) seems to be a slight overeaction to an odd (probably one-off) event. </p> <p>It would be nice to think that there might be an increased chance of coming across the odd policeperson (on a bike of course) on the off road network, but...</p> <p>It would probably be cheaper to have 'parkkeepers', but...</p> <p>I suppose the Big Soc future is Sustrans ranger vigilanties! </p>