The Capital Rail Action Group have submitted a bid to the Local Rail Development Fund for a feasibility study into the reopening of Portobello Railway Station. Alignment with Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance Portobello is a coastal suburb of Edinburgh, lying some three miles from the city centre. It has a central population around its town […]

People to have their say on Scotland’s public services People across Scotland are being invited to join a conversation about community decision-making to help make public services more locally focused. The Democracy Matters conversation will identify new legal rights for communities which would place them at the heart of decision-making. The Democracy Matters conversation is […]

At the last Portobello Community Council meeting we had representatives along from City of Edinburgh Council and Lothian Buses to update on the plans for Brighton Place. Lothian Buses have agreed that points raised by the community regarding buses would be considered further and alternative solutions to temporary routes and bus stops would be explored. […]