Petition to save Odeon packs punch

EDINBURGH boxer Alex Arthur handed over a petition signed by more than 4000 residents across the city to save the former Odeon cinema.

By The Newsroom

Published 2nd Mar 2011, 14:07 BST

Updated 3rd Mar 2011, 11:34 BST

The petition, which was signed by 4283 people, was given to city council leader Jenny Dawe at the City Chambers yesterday.

Chair of Southside Community Council, Hilary McDowell, and Lisa Sibbald - representative for the Southside Association - also attended. Mr Arthur, 32, Edinburgh's former WBO super-featherweight champion, said the response to the petition was "really impressive".