Transport & Environment Committee – Today at Holyrood – Moonwalk – Botanics drop in event – Save HMS Edinburgh
The Transport & Environment Committee meets this morning to discuss many varied items which affect us all. The council papers are here online. Our live coverage from the City Chambers will begin at 10:00am here under our TERLive! section. Do join us! The hashtag is #edincouncil.
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If you would rather watch proceedings from Holyrood then you can do so by linking to Parliament TV on the Scottish Parliament website. Today there is discussion about under employment in Scotland at the Economy, Energy & Tourism Committee. The Lord President of the Court of Session, Lord Gill, will give evidence to the Justice Committee about proposed changes to Scottish Court Services, and a petition seeking an independent investigation into the conviction in 2001 of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi will be considered.
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The Transport Convenor Councillor Lesley Hinds is taking part in the upcoming Moonwalk this weekend along with other female councillors from across the party divide. Should you wish to support their cause then you can do so by clicking here. They have called their fund-raising group Strident.
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Today at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh you can find out how to grow your own vegetables, and perhaps get an update on what you should be doing in your own garden or allotment right now. This afternoon between 1 and 3:00 pm you can get expert advice from the Botanics edible gardening team. More details on this and other events about edible gardening at Inverleith here.
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A petition has been started to try and lobby the Royal Navy to send HMS Edinburgh back to the capital rather than decommissioning the ship which has come to the end of its life. You can find out more here. The petition is here and has already attracted almost 500 signatures.
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