Tag: Fountainbridge
Capital Coffee – The Coffee Cave
Of all the areas in Edinburgh, Fountainbridge is probably the one which has changed the most in recent years. Following the closure of the breweries, it has rapidly transformed into a residential area, packed...
Fountainbridge masterplan moving ahead
If the members of the Finance and Resources committee give the project the go ahead, then the Fountainbridge regeneration plans will move ahead with the appointment of a development partner for the brownfield site....
Art on the street
If you are out and about in Fountainbridge or Meadowbank then keep an eye out for lockdown photography from Lottie Nadeau who recently graduated from Edinburgh College of Art.
The photographs are part of an...
Canal development recommended for approval
by Joseph Anderson Local Democracy Reporter
Council planners are set to approve a new development overlooking the historic Union Canal, after previously saying the proposed building ‘would fail to respect the character and appearance...
Canalside neighbourhood planned for Fountainbridge
Plans to build “a new canalside neighbourhood” in Fountainbridge are set to be pushed forward – with proposals tabled for more social rented homes to be included in the overhaul.
A new masterplan is to...
Edinburgh artist unveils mural inspired by community projects
Alan Faulds of Edinburgh-based arts and disability organisation Artlink has visited the India Quay development site in Fountainbridge to showcase the mural he designed in celebration of the success of the site’s partnership with...
WikiHouse to be built this weekend at Fountainbridge
First there was the Grove community garden and now there will be a community-use WikiHouse which will be constructed at Fountainbridge this weekend. It will be the first of its kind in the UK.
The innovative and sustainable community...
Re-Union Boats: championing Edinburgh’s canal
Believe me, my young friend' said the Water Rat solemnly.....'there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats' (Kenneth Grahame The Wind in the Willows).
It's...
New public artwork on the canal
If you are walking along the canal at Fountainbridge you may see the new public art which has been unveiled at the student housing complex there. This is a sculpture of a wellington boot fallen...
Saturday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Garvald Christmas Bazaar: handcrafted goods made by members of Garvald Edinburgh, live music, children's activities, refreshments. 10.30am-1.30pm, Garvald Gorgie Workshops, 454/1 Gorgie Road. Entry by donation. Garvald Edinburgh is a Scottish charity offering creative opportunities and support...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 24TH NOVEMBER 2014
Mrs Mash at The Skylark: songs, stories and joining in fun from Mrs Mash aka Marie Louise Cochrane, the Storytelling Cook, for the under-5s and their parents and carers - this week...
Monday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Leith Links: Moira Russell exhibits paintings, collages and artist's books inspired by the local area, including the docks and the allotments. 10am-1am, Roseleaf Bar Cafe, 23/24 Sandport Place, Leith. Ends 5th November 2014.
Quiz Night: prizes for the winning teams!...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2014
Metals and Marble: an exhibition of contemporary metal and marble sculpture by Chris Muirhead and Simon Burns-Cox, displayed in the gallery with its 17th century Renaissance hand-painted ceiling. 9am-6pm today and everyday until 25th October 2014, Gladstone's...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Bianco_Here Be Dragons *****
If like me you were taken to the circus as a child, you may be expecting an evening of animals jumping through hoops and clowns making rather obvious jokes. Well forget all that -...
Heritage Lottery Fund make funding grant for Fountainbridge
(Photo above from RCHAMS Photographer Professor John R Hume)
Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced that it is spending £30m towards 10 projects that reflect the diversity of the UK’s heritage. They include...
Cyclists asked to slow down on the canal towpath!
Cyclists on the towpaths of the Union Canal in Edinburgh are being encouraged to ‘Share the Space and Drop their Pace’ with the launch of a new considerate cycling campaign.
The Scottish Canals-led drive, launched...
Councillor Gavin Corbett on possibilities for the Fruitmarket site
Green Councillor, Gavin Corbett reviews the prospects for the Fruitmarket site in Hutchison-Chesser and what it tells us about the planning system.
The local landscape seems to be dominated by planning and property at the...
Council Elections 2012 – Meet the candidates – Gavin Corbett
Gavin Corbett is the Green Party candidate for Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart.
Fountainbridge / Craiglockhart Greens’ spokeperson and Council candidate is Gavin Corbett. Gavin, 46, has lived in Shandon in the heart of the area for 20 years, with...
Fountain Brewery plans granted as Odeon case postponed
At yesterday's Development Management Sub-Committee meeting, the focus was very much on the proposals for the site at Fountain Brewery, as, much to the disappointment of the majority of the gallery and the councillors,...
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