Crown Estate Scotland (CES) is seeking public feedback on its corporate plans for the next three years. CES is a public corporation which manages £385.8m of seabed, coastline, rural estates and other assets which stretch the length and breadth of Scotland. It includes ancient rights held by The Crown (e.g. wild salmon fishing) as well […]
Dear All There are many benefits to volunteering. It’s a great way to use and develop skills, try something new, make new friends, boost your confidence and general wellbeing, gain valuable experience, something to put on your CV and, of course, make a real difference. This year’s Volunteer Recruitment Fair is on Wednesday 18 […]
Dear All Thank you for being so understanding about my mess up last week! Hopefully, I’ve made no more silly mistakes this time around, no rash promises here! Closing date for entries to the Friends of Figgate Park Photo Competition is tomorrow, Saturday 31 August. See here : http://www.figgatepark.org.uk/photo/ Joppa Tennis Courts […]
The parking situation at Kings Place has been a long running issue, often featuring on the community council agenda. Caravans and campervans are taking up many of the spaces, and City of Edinburgh Council proposed to introduce overnight parking restrictions, in an effort to tackle this; however this attracted a number of objections. The car […]
Minutes of the 368th Meeting of the Portobello Community Council held on 27th May 2019 PCC-368th-agreed-minutes-May-2019.pdf
Dear Community Council, I am writing to let you know that the City of Edinburgh Council’s Education, Children and Families Committee agreed on 16 August 2019 that a statutory consultation should be undertaken to relocate Newcraighall Primary School. The consultation commences today, Monday 26 August 2019. This consultation affects only Newcraighall Primary School as there […]
Dear All You have only a few hours left in which to take a couple of minutes to respond to the Portobello Community Council’s consultation on the future of Kings Place. It closes this coming Saturday- tomorrow – so please do make sure you fill it in before then, as it is a key part […]
"Are you a constituted voluntary or community organisation? Or a grassroots charity with an income of less than £250,000? If the answer is yes, you may be interested in the #ShiftthePower Comic Relief Scotland Programme. This exciting new programme will support organisations with passionate people to make meaningful change in their communities. It is open […]
Please see the attached New Civic Licence Notice for a Street trader’s Licence for food and drinks in Straiton Place Park (map attached). Plans.pdf Civic-New-Licence-Notice.pdf
Dear All On the first day of the new school term this week, detailed planning consent was granted for the new Castlebrae Community High School building. The cash to build the new school is in the Council Capital Budget. The whole fabulous, sector-leading school community was fully involved in all aspects of the design […]
