All news by author: Donald Turvill

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Rundown city playpark compared to nuclear disaster at Chernobyl by councillor
Edinburgh councillor Christopher Cowdy said the Moat Drive play area was a 'real concern' and compared the facilities to the horrifying scenes from Chernobyl
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Locals fuming after 'sorry state' neglected local park looking 'like Chernobyl'
Councillor Christopher Cowdy likened the play area at Stateford's Moat Drive, Edinburgh to eerie footage of "rusted, overgrown" play parks filmed following the 1986 nuclear disaste
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Locals win battle with neighbour over 'dangerous' hedge that 'blocks sunlight'
A group of residents in Edinburgh have won a battle with their neighbour over a "high hedge" they say blocks sunlight, leaving their conservatories "cold and dull" after government planners demanded it be trimmed down
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'Moronic' zig-zag cycle lane to be rebuilt as bends are too sharp for cyclists
Some turns on Leith Walk's zig-zag bike lane in Edinburgh were found to be too sharp - failing to comply with the council's street design guidance