Dear All   Half of you probably did not get last week’s Update (21 February) as I somehow contrived to get myself on the  ‘spammer’ list for the Council server. This was a first for me and it seemed to be a first for the Council’s ICT Helpdesk too. They finally sorted it at 11am […]

Dear All Our new local charity, Craigmillar Now, is in the final stages of taking in the lease of the Craigmillar Community Arts (CCA) old church building at 54 Newcraighall Road. Last week, I stepped up my quest to find the plaques that had been made for ‘Women of Achievement’ in Edinburgh, forged in bronze […]

Dear All   Yesterday I joined members of the Portobello community, friends and Council colleagues in Portobello and Joppa Parish Church to celebrate the life of Marjorie Thomas. There was a wonderful story of a life well lived among us all. I think the whole crowd of us were deeply grateful to her amazing family […]