Pupils take right path 
to ride bikes

BUDDING cyclists from Ratho Primary School were among the first people to try out an upgraded path along the Union Canal.

The towpath, which has undergone a £108,000 transformation, was officially opened by the council’s canal champion Councillor Gordon Munro.

The new route is part of a wider programme of investment, which has seen £1 million ploughed into improving the towpath between Edinburgh Quay, Hermiston and the city outskirts.