Dear All   Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all!   There’s a Christmas Concert at the Robin Chapel this Saturday 21 December, 4.30pm-5.30pm.  Enjoy a fabulous festive event in the serene surroundings of this special place and hear the wonderful Robin Chapel Choir. Followed by mulled wine and mince pies at […]

Dear All   This week consisted of a lot of walking streets door-knocking and lo-ong Committee meetings, so a relatively short Update here.   We are still waiting for the opening of Brighton Place to vehicular traffic. Yes, later than expected but it’s very nearly there.  I spoke to the project manager Richard Cobb, who […]

Dear All   Quite a few people have asked for a briefing on Brunstane Road, so here it is attached.   Kind regards   Maureen     Councillor Maureen Child Labour Councillor Portobello/Craigmillar Ward Office: 0131 529 3268 Mobile: 07718 666 481 Facebook Page: Maureen Child Standing Up for Portobello/Craigmillar Twitter: @MaureenChild1 Brunstane-Road-Briefing-Note.pdf

Dear All   There was good double-page spread in the Edinburgh Evening News last Friday about our winning Portobello nomination from the Academy of Urbanism.  Click here: https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/10-reasons-why-portobello-great-place-live-after-being-named-best-neighbourhood-uk-and-ireland-1327920.  And a great Porty Podcast followed last Saturday. Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/71622/2189345.    Here’s a great blog about front-line experience running a voluntary organisation which will strike a […]

The Portobello Baptist Church cafe is open Thursday evenings 6:30 – 8:30pm for food bank donations. “Many people in our city are in need all year round but especially at this time of year. We have partnered with Edinburgh City Mission to collect food which will be distributed through their Basics Banks around the city […]

UPDATE FEB 2020: The town hall is now being advertised for lease; see attached brochure. Members of Portobello Community Council met with officers from the City of Edinburgh Council’s Property and Facilities Management team, ward councillors, Action Porty, Portobello Amenity Society and Northfield Willowbrae Community Council last Thursday. Jointly, we have the following update on […]

Dear All   As you may know, Portobello won in the the Academy of Urbanism (AoU) “Great Neighbourhood” category this year.  Frazer NcNaughton, Daisy Narayanan and I went to London to learn from all the other nominations, in this and other categories, and were delighted that Portobello was announced one of the Winners.  A big […]

Your police Closes 31 Dec 2019 Opened 12 Nov 2019 Contact 0131 3113710 strategicplanningdevelopment@scotland.pnn.police.uk Overview Local policing is central to Police Scotland. We would like to know what issues you think we should prioritise, nationally and in your local area, as well as the best methods for communicating with you. Your views are important to […]

"The Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime needs your help! The Edinburgh Study began in 1998 and over 4000 young people have taken part. The latest phase of research is about to begin and we are looking to contact everyone who has taken part!   If you started secondary school in Edinburgh in 1998 […]

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