News – Spread the word!                 Walk This Way!   Year of Walking Funding Available Now!   We are delighted to announce that funding for the promotion of walking is available now! This is an initiative of the City of Edinburgh Council that supports […]

No new major planning applications in the Portobello area have been submitted or decided in the last week. The following minor applications have been decided: 14/03927/LBC no permission required: Remove 2 timber casement windows from rear outshoot and replace with timber casement, double-glazed windows, at 14 East Brighton Crescent 14/03655/FUL has been granted: Change of […]

There is a meeting tonight, Tuesday 28 October, re the public consultation on a new St John’s RC Primary. The meeting will take place at the school, starting 7.30 pm. The consultation is on the location for the new St. John’s RC Primary School. There is funding in place to rebuild the school and the […]

The Portobello & Craigmillar Neighbourhood Partnership is pleased to inform you that the new Local Community Plan 2014-17 is now available to view online at http://www.edinburghnp.org.uk/neighbourhood-partnerships/portobello-and-craigmillar/about/portobello-and-craigmillar-local-community-plan-2014-17/ . Hard copies are also available from your local library or neighbourhood office. We welcome your comments and feedback. You can do this by speaking to us at one […]

E-MAIL SENT ON BEHALF OF THE EAST NEIGHBOURHOOD ROADS TEAM   Good morning,   Further to our previous correspondence (attached for information) relating to the closure of Duddingston Road West we are writing to advise you that due to technical problems Network Rail have advised that their works are behind schedule and the road will […]

Dear All   Catching up after a brilliant holiday break….   A final plug for this event I am involved in tomorrow:  Living with Dementia in Portobello – Let’s talk about it! Saturday 25 October, 2 pm – 5 pm The Wash House Community Centre, Adelphi Grove, Portobello. All welcome. Please do join us to […]

  Hi, We would like to take this opportunity to let you know that Portobello Library will be closed from Monday 27th October to Thursday 30th October in order for essential floor replacement works to be undertaken as a result of sustained damage to the floor which is making it dangerous to customers, particularly if […]

Edinburgh’s budget challenge The Council is facing a budget challenge which affects how much money we have to invest in our services in the coming years. The amount of money we get from the Government and through Council Tax has remained about the same, yet it’s costing us more money to run services and there […]

No new major planning applications in the Portobello area have been submitted or decided in the last week. No minor applications have been decided this week. The following new application has been submitted: 14/04120/LBC: Changes to planned windows, at Brunstane Steading, Brunstane Road South   Weekly-List-20.10.14A.pdf Weekly-List-20.10.14D.pdf

On 3 June 2014 Edinburgh Council’s Transport and Environment Committee approved consultation on extending 20mph speed limits to many roads in Edinburgh. Portobello Community Council undertook consultation to inform its response to Edinburgh Council. Our consultation was carried out in-person at the Portobello Village Show, plus online. The online consultation was promoted by email, Facebook, […]