City of Edinburgh Council are currently running a consultation on the retention of ‘Spaces for People’ measures, which have been put in place during the covid pandemic. The measures were put in place to: help parents/carers and children to physically distance near schools help people to physically distance while using high streets, some city centre […]

Portobello Community Council have participated in a number of meetings with CEC officers and ward councillors regarding safety improvements to the Portobello High St / Sir Harry Lauder Rd / Inchview Ter / Seafield Rd E / Kings Rd junction. This follows two fatal collisions.   The attached update details short and medium term improvements […]

City of Edinburgh Council are looking to run Portobello as a spotlight in their marketing campaign for Edinburgh’s Neighbourhoods. If any local business is interested in getting involved then please email secretary@portobellocc.org and we’ll get you in contact.   “For your neighbourhood spotlight week, we are looking to run a competition to offer residents the […]

Dear All   The 380th meeting of Portobello Community Council (PCC) will be held next Monday 22 February at 7:30 pm via Microsoft Teams. All the information you need, including the link is here: http://www.portobellocc.org/   The Portobello CC have published further information from the two organisations hoping to take over a lease of the Portobello […]

We recently invited members of the public to ask questions which we then presented to two groups that have proposals for the Town Hall with City of Edinburgh Council. Attached are the replies that we received from Portobello Central and Peter Schaufuss’s Company. For context we have also attached the list of questions which were […]

Please see below. Spaces for People have arranged a public Teams meeting where Duddingston Road will be discussed. Dear residents, headteachers and councillors, Members of the Spaces for People team and the 4 local councillors met up this morning and discussed the Duddingston Road – Spaces for People scheme. It was agreed to organise a […]

PCC 378th Minutes November 2020 AGREED

Dear All   Sorry about the break In Update service last week.  I found it hard to get myself motivated to do anything work-wise, to be honest.  My heart wasn’t in it.  I guess many of you feel the same, at times?   Portobello Community Council [PCC) is putting together information on two proposals for […]

Please see the below from Handicabs re their ability to offer free transport for COVID vaccinations. If you are in need, or know someone in need, of transportation please call the number below to arrange assistance. Good evening,   HcL are delighted to share that we are offering FREE transport for people with mobility challenges […]

We have been working with neighbouring community councils, ahead of Seafield being likely allocated for housing in the forthcoming City Plan 2030. This is an update on that work. The City of Edinburgh Council is proposing to allocate Seafield as an “urban area housing-led mixed-use site” in the next local development plan (City Plan 2030). […]