Five things you need to know today Edinburgh

 

 

Leith Neighbourhood Partnership meeting  – Learn about the council’s petitions committee – Kinleith Mill Development – Paul Martin exhibition – Policing in Inverleith Ward

 

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Today at lunchtime. Learn how to petition the City of Edinburgh Council, 1.30-3pm, Drum Brae Library, 81 Drum Brae Drive, EH4 7EG.

There is only one current petition which demands that the council recognise boxer Ken Buchanan. You can read about that here.

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A planning application is to be made for the Kinleith Mill development. On 2 April 2014, between 2pm and 8pm, CALA are putting on an exhibition in Currie Library, 210 Lanark Road West, when they will show off their proposals for the  development of the Kinleith Mill site

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At the Dovecot from 3 April there will be an exhibition of works by Paul Martin. Entitled When Men and Mountains Meet it will feature new works based on his lifelong exploration of the nature of nature, and the ways in which we see and understand it.

There will be around 120 new paintings all using a range of organic materials including beeswax and ash. Paul Martin studied at Birmingham School of Art and then the Royal Academy.

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If you live in Inverleith Ward you might be interested in what the local community police officer has to say about crime in the area. Here you can listen to his report.

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