Alistair Darling has accepted an invitation to meet Balerno Community Council. The April meeting will now start at 7.15pm (rather than the usual time of 7.30) on Thursday April 6th at Balerno High School. As usual, the meeting is open to the public and local residents are welcome to attend and ask questions.
Alistair is Labour [...]
DRAFT MINUTES OF MEETING OF BALERNO COMMUNITY COUNCIL HELD ON THURSDAY, 2ND MARCH 2006, IN BALERNO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL.
PRESENT: A.J.Allen (Chairman), K.Shade (Vice Chairman), K.Fiddes (Secretary), L.Scougall (Treasurer), T.McCall (Planning Convener), T.Allan, S.Bowerman, A.Brisco, O.Ensor, J.McCreesh, K.Stephen.
IN ATTENDANCE: Cllr.A.Laing, P.C. S.Aitken, L.Lyon (Minute Secretary), H.Hayashi.
1. APOLOGIES: Apologies were received from C.Tansey [...]
According to a report in the Evening News, Balerno had the lowest rate of burglaries in Edinburgh last year, with only two break-ins recorded in its 3000 properties. The paper comments:
Some areas are more likely to have a higher level of break-ins because they have a greater number of burglars living in the area, who [...]
Lothian and Borders Police have awarded a Balerno resident a Lothian and Borders Police Meritorious Award and a Certificate of Commendation from the Society for the Protection of Life from Fire for pulling an injured driver from a burning car in January 2005. The full story is given on BBC News.