City of Edinburgh Basketball Club’s season kicks off this Saturday (19 Sept) with five home games at Portobello High School from 11am and culminates in our top level men’s team facing arch rivals Falkirk Fury in the final clash at 7pm. Entry to all games is free of charge.   11am – Under 16 […]

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In their last report the Advisory Group on Tackling Sectarianism in Scotland produced a new definition of sectarianism in Scotland, which is: Sectarianism in Scotland is a mixture of perceptions, attitudes, actions, and structures that involves overlooking, excluding, discriminating against or being abusive or violent towards others on the basis of their perceived Christian denominational […]

No new major planning applications in the Portobello area have been submitted or decided in the last week. The following applications have been decided: 15/03478/FUL has been withdrawn: Remove existing single storey rear extension and store and build new single storey extension with kitchen and dining space, at 8 Brunstane Road 15/03437/FUL is permitted development: […]

Dear All   It’s been a bit of a long-running saga, but the railway bridge at Brighton Place/Southfield Place is to be inspected starting this weekend and the wire-mesh ant-pigeon measures put in once Network Rail have done their bit.  All the work is planned to be taking place – seamlessly –  in the same […]

Art Walk Porty is a new art event for Edinburgh’s Seaside that celebrates the public space and artistic activity of Portobello. artwalkporty.co.uk Come and take a walk around Porty’s artist studios, visit some of the hidden spaces around the beach and promenade showing site specific art, and see local artists’ works in shops and cafes, […]

Portobello Community Council is supporting the Portobello collection for CalAid Edinburgh. Donations can be dropped off at Portobello Town Hall on Saturday 12th of September (11am – 2pm) and will be taken to Calais and distributed amongst the people there who have fled violence and are currently living in a camp known as “the Jungle”. […]

Dear All   A day of activities for all the family a Craft Skill Festival on Saturday at Craigmillar Castle as part of the Festival. See here: Craigmillar Castle Event   Portobello Sandcastle Competition this weekend alongside the Big Beach Busk! More about the completion and this coming Monday’s Portobello Community Counicl Meeting here: Portobello […]

Gareth Barwell, Waste and Fleet Services Manager City of Edinburgh Council To: gareth.barwell@edinburgh.gov.uk CC: Councillor Lesley Hinds, Maureen Child, Mike Bridgman 28 August 2015 Dear Gareth, I write on behalf of Portobello Community Council regarding the planned closure of the public toilets at 82 Joppa Road. In the absence of any lease agreement with Lothian […]

Following an initial inspection from Network Rail and consequent extent of works identified, Edinburgh Council will be unable to place temporary anti-pigeon mesh, as had been hoped, until Network Rail’s next assessment in November. The Bridges Officer now anticipates that the mesh will be placed in late November.