Five things you need to know today

The devolved heads of Scotland Northern Ireland and Wales are meeting at Bute House today according to the BBC.

Following the variety of   news stories reported from Edinburgh Zoo over the last few weeks, it seems rather a good PR idea that the folks at BIAZA had already   decided that this is to be Love Your Zoo week.You can love your zoo and you can find out more here.

You can catch up with the ongoing progress of Chris and Stuart who are cycling from Athens to Edinburgh in their Parthenon to Parthenon challenge raising money for St Columba’s Hospice on their blog. At the weekend they were in Albania….on a bus…..

The South West Neighbourhood Office has launched a Facebook page to help residents get in touch with the council more easily, and also find out what is going on in their area, according to STV Local.

Emily Dodd has made a lovely film of sunset at Newhaven which she has posted on Greener Leith. And if you have not ever heard about Greener Leith then read the articles on their website today!

This is a summary of their aims:- “We aim to help make Leith a Greener neighbourhood in every sense. Whilst we originally formed to focus on improving parks and public spaces, we’ve been involved in a range of projects since then that tackle issues as broad as local economic development, waste, litter, biodiversity, conservation, food, gardening, allotments, planning, transport, community participation in decision making and climate change.”