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Online Safety Training for parents / adults respectme, Scotland’s Anti-Bullying Service is offering FREE practical online safety training to adults in Scotland.   The training is designed to increase your awareness of bullying and the other risks and challenges that children and young people face online.   It will include a practical, hands-on session on social […]

Voluntary Action Fund is delighted to announce the launch of the Scottish Government’s new Fairer Scotland Engagement Fund. The aim of the Fund is to help small voluntary organisations and community groups (income under £25,000) in Scotland run an event or engagement activity to gather views on how we can create a Fairer Scotland.   Grants […]

Portobello High School site – new park consultation  A new park is to be created in Portobello once the new high school is built and the old one demolished. But what should be in the new park? Edinburgh and Lothians Greenspace Trust is gathering local views and you can have your say too. Take the […]

The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland are currently consulting on council ward boundary changes for Edinburgh City. In this area, it would mean the Portobello/Craigmillar Ward increasing in size and electing an additional councillor. The Orange area shown on the above map indicates the streets added to the ward The Yellow area indicates streets removed from […]

Dear All   Thanks for the feedback from last week! For the avoidance of doubt, the final surface will on Brighton Place will be setts – I’m 99.9% certain.   New pigeon netting is due to go back on Brighton Place/Southfield Place Bridge to keep the pesky pooping pigeons away after Network Rail have inspected […]

No new major planning applications in the Portobello area have been submitted or decided in the last week. The following applications have been decided: 15/03497/CLE has been granted: Use as a children’s nursery, at 2 Windsor Place 14/04780/FUL has been granted: Development of 60 bed care home with ancillary facilities including a cafe, library, activity […]

  Dear All Consultation starts on Monday for the new park to replace Portobello High School site.  I have attached a briefing note and there was coverage in the Evening News: Evening News – New Park for Portobello It’s Friday and the weekend is almost upon us it was a good way to say goodbye […]

The Portobello Sandcastle Competition is on Saturday 29 August. It is jointly organised by Portobello Community Council and Portobello Toddlers’ Hut and will take place on the beach opposite the swimming pool at the bottom of Bellfield Street. Registration is between 12.15 – 12.45 on the prom opposite the swimming pool. Building will begin at […]

 Community Payback Orders consultation   Your views We want to hear your views on Community Payback Orders (CPO).  These are given out by the Court to offenders to pay for their crimes as an alternative to a prison sentence.   In particular, we want to know what you think about the unpaid work part of […]