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Proposed Junction Alteration – Baileyfield Road at Sir Harry LauderRoad

Posted on: March 20th, 2018

Please find attached a letter regarding Proposed Junction Alteration – Baileyfield Road at Sir Harry Lauder Road. PROPOSED JUNCTION ALTERATION – BAILEYFIELD ROAD AT SIR HARRY LAUDER ROAD The Road Safety Team undertakes an annual collision investigation into all streets within the City of Edinburgh Council area. This investigation is carried out using the collision […]

Conversion of St James Church to 4 houses

Posted on: March 20th, 2018

18/00866/FUL & 18/00864/LBC: Change of use and conversion of church to 4 dwellings; at St James Church, 2A Rosefield Place, Edinburgh, EH15 1AZ Design & access statement. Planning Portal.

OneCity Trust Main Grant Funding Programme 2018

Posted on: March 20th, 2018

  ONECITY TRUST OPEN FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS GRANTS OF BETWEEN £5,000 AND £10,000 AVAILABLE   The OneCity Trust is pleased to announce that its main grant programme is now open for applications. Registered charities and constituted groups based in Edinburgh and focussing their work in the city. Ideally with an annual income of less than […]

Maureen Child Update 15 March 2018

Posted on: March 15th, 2018

Dear All   Try not to miss the Talent Show at Portobello High School tomorrow, Friday 16 March at 6:30pm, in aid of Teenage Cancer Tickets £5 for adults 16+ and  £2.50 for under 16s and over 60s. Tickets will be sold at the door.  All welcome!   This probability this won’t be for you, […]

Action Porty Seeking Regular Hires at Bellfield

Posted on: March 12th, 2018

We have launched a survey to get regular hires booked in for June Booking Survey Launched Dear Action Porty Members,   We are now looking to get our regular hires booked into Bellfield for June. This is a big step for us, and we hope we are doing it in the right way. Right now […]

Brighton Place to be reconstructed with setts; estimated at 60 weeks

Posted on: March 9th, 2018

The Transport and Environment Committee of the City of Edinburgh Council today agreed a programme of roadworks to reconstruct Brighton Place using traditional setts. This reverses a previous decision, of January 2016, for renewal of Brighton Place using asphalt and removing the setts. Portobello Community Council wrote (attached) to the committee members, and Executive Director […]

Maureen Child Update 9 March 2018

Posted on: March 9th, 2018

Dear All   Well that was the week that was!  I didn’t defy a meteorological Red Alert or trudge through the snow and the ice and the driving wind to get in to the City Chambers and send out an Update last week.  And I am not sorry!  More on weather and its effects later.  […]

Council Officers Seek Brighton Place Setts U-Turn

Posted on: February 26th, 2018

Brighton Place should be resurfaced with setts overturning a previous decision, according to a city streets strategy paper going before councillors on the Transport and Environment Committee on Thursday. The T&E Committee decided in January 2016 that Brighton Place should be resurfaced in asphalt. Council Officers are now seeking to overturn that decision following the […]

Maureen Child Update 23 February 2018

Posted on: February 23rd, 2018

Dear All   This has been an unbelievably busy week, with hardly time for us Portobello/Craigmillar Councillors to draw breath, so here are just a few things for you today!     The Thistle Centre for Wellbeing, 1 Queen’s Walk are holding a community event next Wednesday 28 February 10am-12noon as part of World Community […]

Friends of Porty Prom – Sat 10 March

Posted on: February 22nd, 2018

Your Prom Needs You!   Like the Friends of Figgate Park, the Friends of Porty Prom & Beach want to make a difference. We are a group of locals aiming to change our prom for the better. We need your thoughts and ideas on what the prom needs! Maybe more toilets or a climbing wall, […]