​ City of Edinburgh Council Planning Department is looking to create a vision for Portobello High Street to support it to maximise its potential for shopping, visiting and being comfortable for people to move around the street.     The supplementary guidance will provide the detailed policy to assess planning applications for shop uses in the […]

Portobello Collective. Aim: to find a true space where musicians, artists, writers & poets can work together & perform.   Meeting: Sunday 11 December 3pm at The Tide, 56 Kings Road

The application is for full planning permission and change of use for a 117-unit managed student accommodation with ground floor retail units.The accommodation is a mixture of 3 to 7 storeys in height will comprise bedrooms, communal areas, stores and a reception/office together with associated facilities including cycle parking.  The three retail units will provide 937.8m2 […]

Dear All   Over the past few months Police in Edinburgh and the City of Edinburgh Council have been working in partnership with representatives from the City’s Muslim, Sikh and Hindu communities. More here: http://www.scotland.police.uk/contact-us/hate-crime-and-third-party-reporting/shared-vision-your-decision-islamophobia-edinburgh-project We want to help create a city free from hate crime, in particular so-called ‘Islamophobia’. Individuals and groups, supported by a charity […]

MEET THE FUNDERS Thursday 8 December 2016 from 11am to 2pm Heart of Midlothian Football Club “Gorgie Suite  Tynecastle Stadium, McLeod Street, Edinburgh EH11 2NL Meet the Funders is a free public marketplace event providing access to funding information for community projects. It is an opportunity for groups to discuss their ideas with potential funders […]

Dear All   This coming Saturday local residents and community groups are invited by HERE+NOW to share and gather design inspiration for the new Greendykes North Park.  If you would like to be involved, just head along to the front East Room Craigmillar Library on Saturday 19 November any time between 10am and 1pm. HERE+NOW […]

Dear members and friends of Edinburgh Social Enterprise Network,   We would greatly appreciate it if you could help us promote the event detailed below and share with your networks. Links to our social media posts on the events are here (Twitter) and here (Facebook).   We’ll have space at the events for leaflets and […]

Dear sir/madam,   The Action Group has been providing services for people with disabilities for more than forty years, and we are currently recruiting support workers in your area.  We would very much appreciate it if you could pass along this information to anyone who might be interested in applying.   Our support workers help […]

  Community Access to Sports Facilities at New Portobello High School   Now that the new school has opened its doors to pupils, we are keen to ensure that the local community can also enjoy the new sports facilities on their doorstep.  I thought it would be useful to update you on the arrangements.  We […]

The public are being invited to give their views on a new sports complex to replace the existing Meadowbank Stadium and Sports Centre. New Meadowbank The City of Edinburgh Council is intending to submit a planning application early next year as the kick-start for the project to deliver a modern, fully accessible high quality sports […]