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New Year sea fishing shore league starts on Friday
Portobello Beach will be the first venue for the New Year sea fishing shore league which starts on Friday, January 10, with six other matches to follow.
Registration is from 6pm to 6.15pm at the...
Explosive discovery in wartime bombing archive
Three unexploded bombs dropped during a German raid in 1940 remain buried under Edinburgh streets, a fascinating police archive of wartime bombing raids has revealed.
Official reports on the death and destruction caused over a...
Porty’s water polo class shines through
The Portobello club emerged as top dogs both collectively and individually when another instalment of the BMC Cup commemorating the late water polo coach and administrator, Brian Campbell, took place in Dunfermline.
Porty under-18 boys...
Good things come in threes for Porty’s Pronto
A new Edinburgh pizzeria has underlined its growing reputation for serving some of the best pizza around after being named finalists in three categories in the 2024 Scottish Italian Awards.
Pronto, based in Portobello, won...
Sour beer dream grinds to halt at The Vault
A busy and popular Portobello bar is to shout “last orders” after brewery owners turned sour on the idea of having a tap room in the seaside town.
Shocked staff at The Porty Vault -...
Bankrupt bagels boss failed to pay enough dough for business assets finds official report
Twice bankrupt Larah Bross could be in more hot water after it was revealed she sold to herself on the cheap the assets of her failed Bross Bagels chain.
The Edinburgh Reporter revealed in September...
Concert to be held in Portobello – tickets now available
Tickets are now available for a light classical concert on 3 November in Portobello.
Sirocco Winds is a professional wind quintet, made up of graduates of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, performing once again...
Bagels boss shuts up shop – again!
EXCLUSIVE
Bagel boss Larah Bross has closed her flagship shop in Portobello and admitted customers who donated up to £150,000 in a crowdfunding appeal are unlikely to get paid.
The Edinburgh Reporter revealed last year how...
Pronto Pizza pitches up in Porty
Portobello pizzaiolo Michael Notarangelo has returned to his roots with the opening of a new pizzeria in the seaside town.
Pronto, on Brighton Place, promises it will deliver the most authentic pizza possible outside of...
Fears for future of ‘decaying’ Art Deco cinema
Council to examine options for the empty George cinema building in Portobello, amid fears it could be "demolished by default"
City councillors called for urgent action to secure the future of Portobello’s George Cinema – but...
Bross Bagels boss “got over her skis” but won’t skedaddle
Former Bross Bagels owners Larah Bross will “learn by failure” according to a business advisor who is helping her to pivot her new business to a bakery aimed at the wholesale and catering sectors.
Belinda...
The George Cinema – owners’ appeal is rejected
The owners of the George Cinema in Portobello lodged an appeal to the Government Reporter following a decision by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) who refused to delist the Category C building, but the appeal...
Council estimate two years to complete the redesign of King’s Road junction
The council continues to work on a redesign for the junction on Sir Harry Lauder Road, but council officers reckon it could take two years before any new layout becomes permanent.
According to a report...
Here come the loony dookers
Thousands gathered on the beach at Portobello to watch or take part in the unofficial Loony Dook - the best way to ward off any hit of excess from Hogmanay.
Young and old took...
Hopes high for Portobello Beach sea fishing match
Organiser Ian Campbell is taking names for Match 4 of the Edinburgh Winter Shore Angling League which takes place at Portobello Beach on Friday, November 24.
This match is at the Joppa end of the...
Brindle wins winter league match three
Gus Brindle, a Scottish coarse fishing international, won round three of the Edinburgh Winter Shore League, sponsored by the Edinburgh Angling Centre, The Fishing Megastore and Cox and Rawle, with 39 fish, the longest...
Friends of the George will keep going despite rejection of latest offer
The Friends of the George Cinema in Portobello - the C-listed building which locals want to save as a community asset - have been unsuccessful in their latest bid to buy the cinema.
They submitted...
Tyneside angler triumphs in shore angling opener
Steve Potts from Sunderland won the first leg of the Edinburgh winter shore angling league at Portobello Beach with 16 fish and nearly 400 points.
Second was another Tyneside angler, Gavin Owen, with eight fish for 198...
Wild swimming – new book launched on Portobello Beach
New wild swimming book by bestselling authors launched with local swimming groups on Portobello Beach
Over 100 swimmers took a dip at the weekend in the bracing North Sea to mark the launch of The Ripple...
Liquidator appointed to wind down failed Bross Bagels business
One of Scotland’s foremost insolvency experts has been appointed interim liquidator of debt-laden sandwich group Bross Bagels.
Blair Nimmo, formerly of one of the Big Four professional services practices KPMG, will attempt to scrape up...
Pop-up pasta perfection in Porty
Pasta specialists Via Aemilia have found the perfect pairing with Portobello High Street neighbours Smith & Gertrude (S&G) wine bar.
A one-off Sunday pasta pop up on 24 September will see Kip Preidys and Giada...
From Bross to loss … the inside story
Frolicking by the side of a Quebecan lake during an idyllic family reunion in her Canadian homeland, Larah Bross must have been aware that the carefully curated veneer of a successful business woman was...
Bagel boss’s awards bid holed amid financial troubles
A prestigious awards event which honours Scotland’s highest achieving women have axed Bross Bagels founder Larah Bross from a finalist shortlist.
The move comes after a joint investigation by The Edinburgh Reporter/The Edinburgh Guardian revealed...
Bross Bagels boss promises to rise again after financial woes revealed
EXCLUSIVE
Bross Bagels sandwich chain founder, Larah Bross, has hit out at claims that the business has been placed into administration.
However, she did reveal the group, which has four Edinburgh outlets, has undergone a restructuring...
New move on The George Portobello to remove listed building status
The owner of The George on Bath Street in Portobello has lodged an application to have the building removed from the list of buildings of historical interest.
The T Bowhill Gibson building constructed in...
Squash master wins more trophies on his travels
Have racquet will travel Ian Ross is proving age need be no barrier to acquiring a remarkable array of squash trophies after lockdown.
Ian, a retired engineer from Portobello, has just added the British Open...
Oar inspiring boat crew brewing up a storm at Bellfield Brewery tell all
Many of us would struggle to row half a mile let alone 3,000 miles across the Atlantic but that’s what a team of five rowers from Portobello achieved.
Crossing the finish line in Antigua in...
Soul Water Sauna hits right note on Porty Beach
Swimmers are lapping up a Finnish-style sauna after plunging into the icy waters on Portobello beach.
Soul Water Sauna, located on the Promenade at Bedford Street, is promoting the health benefits of hot and cold...
Derelict Portobello garages to make way for two homes
Plans to knock down a row of derelict garages in Portobello to make way for two family homes have been given the go ahead.
Edinburgh councillors granted planning permission despite 40 local objections, after they...
Edinburgh schoolboy in UK drumming final
A 16-year-old pupil at The City of Edinburgh Music School, Finlay Mackenzie, has reached the final of Young Drummer of the Year 2023.
The Portobello teenager competed against more than 400 other musicians, and...
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