Work progress Phase 1 of the sett renewal work started on 24 September 2018. Portobello High Street to Lee Crescent has now been fully excavated. Works has started on laying the foundation layer of the road construction. A water main encased in concrete has been discovered during the excavation works. This was unexpected but we’ve […]
Dear All A rather short one this week as – by rights – I really should be away on holiday! Portobello Timebank’s Autumn Coffee Morning is tomorrow, Saturday 20 October 10am – noon Baptist Church Hall, Portobello High Street. Free entry. Come and find out what this Timebank thing is all about! Thy […]
The Planning Reporter has dismissed the appeal regarding the ex George Cinema on Bath Street, Portobello. · LBA-230-2137 – Retention Of Facade Of Former Cinema And Erection Of A Resdential Building Of 20 Flats · PPA-230-2226 – Retention Of Principal Facade Of Former Cinema And Erection Of A Residential Building Of 20 Flats Decision-notice-dated-18-October-2018_556447.pdf […]
From 29 October 2018 the 69 bus service will be operated on behalf of Lothian Buses by Prentice of Haddington. Although operated by Prentice, it will still be part of the Lothian Buses network and Lothian Buses tickets, Ridacards and the National Entitlement Card will continue to be valid. The timetable will remain almost unchanged […]
Dear All The Wash House Community Centre, Adelphi Grove are holding their AGM at 8pm on Tuesday 23 October and all are welcome. The varied groups based at The Wash House have been invited to offer a very short, fun and practical introduction to what their group does there. So it promises to be […]
Yesterday the City of Edinburgh Council Finance and Resources Committee decided to withdrawn from the sale of the Westbank Street site to the preferred bidder: 1.1.3 Agrees to withdraw the proposed sale of the Westbank site from the open market and request the Executive Director of Place to work with the local community to establish […]
Dear All Lots going on this weekend! The Portobello Walking and Cycling Festival is tomorrow, Saturday 6 October from 11am to 2pm in the Community Garden, at the bottom of John Street, off the Promenade. Includes basic bike checks, a bike obstacle course, balance bikes, electric bikes, smoothie bike, buggy walk and lots of free […]
Dear All A Community Orchard work day is coming up this weekend tomorrow, Saturday 29 September, 10am till 2pm. Please do go along if you can and bring gardening gloves. There should be be blackberries to pick. More here: https://www.google.com/search?q=portobello%20community%20orchard Portobello Market is on again next weekend, Saturday 6 October. This will be […]
Dear All Thank you for all the encouragement and sponsorship that enabled the four of us Portobello/Craigmillar Ward Councillors to finish the Kiltwalk challenge for the Thistle Foundation in Craigmillar. We four raised a Team Total of £2,130 which will be matched by a 40% contribution from Sir Tom Hunter. This will help ‘stop […]
The following information is the most up-to-date Portobello Community Council has on the City of Edinburgh Council’s programme to reconstruct Brighton Place with setts. It is based on information presented to traders at a meeting on 19 September and an earlier meeting on 28 August. It was updated 27 September with final bus diversion details […]
