Letters
It's getting worse!
The local park in Gilmerton Dykes, surrounded by
houses in Crescent and Gardens, is used as a dumping ground. Household
rubbish, hedging and builders rubble are all regularly dumped.
It is no longer merely a dumping issue, but also one
of safety as kids are forever setting light to bigger items.
One day a kid's going to come to harm. Dumped glass is
a common problem. There is also the educational issue, we have got to
get folk out of the habit of dumping. It has been going on now for some
time - much reported, but apparently ignored.
A petition has been handed into the Local Housing
Office, concerning residents' request for erection of bollards at the
main entrance, of a collapsible design for access for ambulance and fire
vehicles. They should keep out cars and vans. They won't, however,
prevent those who get amusement from riding motorbikes and scooters
through the park.
There is also the ongoing issue of the vennel linking
my area with the residents of Carnbee, some of whom are campaigning to
have it closed. A meeting was held in Corstorphine re this issue and
another is planned for September.
Mick McCormack
EDITOR'S NOTE
Having recently run an article on the availability of
recycling and refuse sites in the area, it is extremely disappointing
that some people do not seem to have any respect for their area or,
indeed, their children's safety.
Every day in the national press, there are stories of
children as young as two or three years, finding and harming themselves
on broken glass or dirty needles. Discarded rubbish is also a breeding
ground for germs and encourages willful fire raising.
With regard to the vennel at Carnbee, the Echo is
aware that there is a problem. There is an investigation underway and we
will be running an article in the next edition once we have found out
the full facts.
Watch this space!
Glass recycling moved
Further to your recent article regarding recycling
facilities, I would like to advise readers that the glass recycling bank
has been removed from the St LeonardŐs Street site.
Following complaints from nearby residents, the
Environmental Health Department tested the noise levels and they were
found to be above the recommended levels.
Adrienne Spears, Secretary of The Southside
Association
As the nights draw in
There have been several complaints that the footpath
leading into Safeway from Hyvots Loan is a danger to pedestrians.
The lights along the path were vandalised 18 months
ago. The path is winding and overhung with trees, so is particularly
daunting without lighting.
As we move towards winter and the dark nights,
lighting will become increasingly important.
A spokesperson for Safeway told us that the store and
its surroundings have been subject to severe vandalism. The lights along
the path have been replaced repeatedly, only to be vandalised again and
again.
At the moment, Safeway are investigating different,
more robust lighting which will not be as easy to vandalise.
Safeway apologise to local residents for the
inconvenience caused, and urge anybody witnessing an act of vandalism to
report it to the police.
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