Tonight I took part in a lively panel debate at the West Edinburgh Community Safety Panel 'Policing & Community Safety Evening' at the Capital Hotel in Clermiston.
The event was very useful indeed, with the opportunity to meet with safety panel members, local police, neighbourhood watch members, the local community safety team; community organisations and the local community more generally.
The evening kicked-off with a presentation by Lothian & Borders Police Community Safety Team and the Neighbourhood Watch.
Then the main event of the evening! The panel discussion including Q&A on community safety; policing (in particular the proposed single police force for Scotland) and other local related issues with questions coming from a healthy sized audience.
Alongside me on the panel were SNP City of Edinburgh Council for Forth Ward Cllr Elaine Morris; Lib Dem CEC Cllr Robert Aldridge; Labour CEC candidate for Corstorphine & Murrayfield Tom McInally; with Chief Inspector Murray Dykes representing L&B police. The panel Chair was BBC Sports Commentator & Broadcaster Paul Mitchell.
There were a wide range of topics on the go, including Cold Calling Zones which are proving to be a blight in the West of the City as a whole.
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