Dear All A huge ‘THANK YOU’ to all who sponsored me in my Virtual Kiltwalk challenge to walk right around the perimeter of Ward 17. I now know it’s 23 kilometres, having completed the route on Saturday and mapped the paths I took. I raised nearly £900 for the Thistle Foundation and with the […]
Dear All I picked this up last week and went a bit down Memory Lane: https://porty.org.uk/news/the-portobello-reporter/ I also went down quite a few actual local lanes, streets and paths in my Virtual Kiltwalk 2020 personal challenge in aid of the fabulous Thistle Foundation. And I had good company again. Thanks to Frank for […]
Dear All I hope you have all had a good week. It was really good to see the boardwalk at Figgate Park was mended with new timber replacing those bits that were beginning to succumb to rot. A Council work order was also raised this week for the removal of the willow trees fallen […]
PCC-374th-Minutes-February-2020.pdf
Background The City of Edinburgh Council intended to make changes to Brunstane Road, and other roads in the Joppa area, by the means of a Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) for up to 18 months. This allows for changes to be trialled ahead of possible permanent changes. The Council’s proposed changes are in response to […]
Dear All This was a week of emails, walks and visits to wish people to discuss overgrown trees, inconsiderate parking and blocked drains. My offer is always open for me to walk down your street for a socially distanced chat as part of my Kiltwalk challenge or just as a normal part of my […]
Dear All Sorry – there’s still a bit of confusion over the Ferris wheel at Pipe Street. On the one hand, the landowner told me last week that it would be removed over the following few days. On the other hand, a representative of the operators told me conversations are ongoing. At the time […]
Dear All Another week, another set of issues to try and deal with; some with progress, others less so. A snail-like progress on Kings Place. A decision will hopefully be taken today on making it one of the areas where changes will be made to make active travel though the area safer and that […]
The competition was a bit different this year, with entries being made over a few weeks rather than all just on Big Beach Busk day… But a lot of you still had fun, while also raising some money for Portobello Toddlers Hut (you can still donate). Again, judging was by local MP Tommy Sheppard: “I’m […]
Dear All The sudden and unannounced appearance of a large Ferris Wheel next to flats and the historic brick kilns at Bridge Street was quite a surprise, to say the least. The operators had a temporary licence, granted by the Council without a thought that it might just prove just a little controversial and require […]
