Transport & Environment Committee meets today – Holyrood Cycling debate – FOMBL Autumn meeting – European Annual Conference on Ocean Energy begins today – Tonight at the Bongo Club
The council’s Transport & Environment Committee meets this morning. A fuller report on what will be discussed is here.
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Following a motion by Alison Johnstone MSP for Lothians the Scottish Parliament is to discuss the possibility of introducing strict liability for motorists involved in collisions with cyclists today. At 2:00pm the motion to be debated in the chamber is as follows:-
S4M-07934 Alison Johnstone: Strict Liability—That the Parliament believes that the number of fatalities and injuries to pedestrians and cyclists on Scotland’s roads, including in the Lothian region, is unacceptably high; recognises that the Scottish Government has funded a number of national cycle safety initiatives; notes that versions of a strict liability rule exist in the civil law of many European countries; notes that a number of walking and cycling organisations support the introduction of such a law in Scotland; understands that a petition by Cycle Law Scotland on this topic has secured nearly 5,000 signatures; considers that a stricter liability rule could have positive benefits for the safety of more vulnerable road users as part of a package of measures, and would welcome further debate on this proposal.
You can watch proceedings on Parliament TV.
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Autumn is officially here: the leaves are falling in the Meadows, and the FoMBL autumn meeting will be held in the Dining Room, Teviot Row House, Bristo Square, at 7.30 pm on Monday 4th November. Read all about it in their newsletter, which you will find on their website.
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The European Annual Conference on Ocean Energy begins today at Our Dynamic Earth. Drawing together main players in the development of the renewable technology, there will also be opportunities to see and hear politicians from Greg Barker the UK Minister for Energy and Climate Change to Fergus Ewing the Scottish Government’s Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism and the First Minister, Alex Salmond who will address the conference on Wednesday.
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And if you’re a night owl then you need to know that The Bongo Club opens its doors tonight at 11:00pm to host a Hallowe’en Special.
I LOVE HIP HOP Halloween Special – Tuesday 29th. October. 2013
It’s at Bongo every Tuesday – for those who want to celebrate the hip hop classics, but just as importantly the brand new!
Tonight it’s a Halloween Special with Nasty P & P-Stylz
Tracks ranging from Big Daddy Kane, Odd Future, Slick Rick, Wiz Khalifa, Biggy, Wu Tang, Cool Kids, Lil Wayne, Mack Maine, Outkast, Biz Markie, J Dilla, Rick Ross, Styles P, The Dream, Kool G Rap, Kanye, Gangstarr, Clipse, Evidence, Big L, Strong Arm Steady ….
EAST COAST, WEST COAST, SOUTHERN…BOOM BAP, CRUNK, CLUB, UNDERGROUND, HARDCORE, CLASSICS, REMIXES, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, naughties and the future!
Live performances, guest DJs & more
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