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Pizza boss enters the fold with Portobello beach deckchair plan
Rental deckchairs could be on the way back to Portobello Beach after an absence of more than 30 years in an initiative by pizza...
Swimmers raise a cool £16,500 so far with morning dips in the Forth
Brenna and Katie have been dipping in to the icy waters of the Firth of Forth at Portobello every day for 16 days rain,...
Portobello’s Velvet Easel offers something for every palette
The Winter Exhibition at The Velvet Easel continues until 28 February and features new artists in addition to others well-known to the Portobello gallery.
The...
In praise of Portobello, now a much sought-after place to live
Sadly, Portobello made the headlines for all the wrong reasons during the early stages of lockdown when thousands packed the beach to grab some...
Emergency services remain at scene of serious collision in Portobello
Emergency services were called to a serious road collision in Portobello around 2.45pm this afternoon.
The collision involved a cyclist and the driver of a...
Grand Theft Auto designer nicks in to snap up former Edinburgh hotel
An entrepreneur who made his fortune in the gaming industry is the new owner of the Dalriada Hotel on Portobello Promenade.
Leslie Benzies is the...
Edinburgh Leisure – more pools to open
Edinburgh Leisure has announced it will reopen the rest of its Victorian pools. Warrender, Portobello, Dalry and Glenogle Swim Centres on Monday, 26 October 2020.
June...
Last orders for Dalriada in £2 million home plan
An Edinburgh entrepreneur is understood to be closing in on a deal to purchase the Dalriada Hotel on Portobello Promenade with the intention of...
Art Walk Porty all set up on The Prom
The annual artfest by the sea was officially cancelled earlier in the year in common with many other art events.
Now organisers have gone...
The Portobello Wheel opened today
After a delay during which government advice changed, the Portobello Wheel finally opened to customers today.
Potential customers were left waiting and just a...
Licence for Portobello ferris wheel suspended
The ferris wheel which was put up in Portobello over the last few days will not be opening tonight or anytime soon as the...
Tickets available for charity BBQ and vintage ball this Saturday at Bellfield
Magnificent men put both feet forward to save WWI flying machine
A “knees-up” has been organised to support a group of magnificent men and...
Taking the plunge at Portobello
Earlier today photographer Anna Deacon and journalist Vicky Allan were joined by over eighty swimmers to launch their book Taking the Plunge: The Healing Power...
Portobello Book Festival 2019
The Edinburgh International Book Festival may have packed its tents and said goodbye to the circus for another year, but the 11th Portobello Book...
Art Walk Porty 2019 – The Art Houses are open this weekend
Art Walk Porty begins on Saturday 7 September 2019.
This year the Art Houses are organised around three walks: East, Central and West Portobello....
Family tribute to cyclist
The family of a cyclist who died in a collision with a lorry on Wednesday in Portobello have paid tribute to him.
Stuart Elliott,...
Gathering at Portobello to mark Dog Theft Awareness Day
This year is the third Dog Theft Awareness Day on 14 March 2019, and to mark it dog lovers gathered on Portobello Beach last...
The 10th Portobello Book Festival is here!
The 10th Portobello Book Festival opened last night, with a packed out (and packed in) evening of entertainment in Portobello Library.
Introducing a programme of...
The 10th Portobello Book Festival is coming!
Ten years ago a group of Portobello residents decided to start a book festival.
Ambitious? Maybe.
They decided they wanted everything at that festival to be...
Apply now for a You Decide! Community Grant
You have until 28 September to apply for a community grant from a pot of £22,637 available in Portobello/Craigmillar for local projects.
Apply for a...
What’s on – go for a Tide Walk with William
William Thomson a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and author of The Book of Tides is leading a Tide Walk in Edinburgh on 3...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Councillor Maureen Child
Councillor Maureen Child is the Labour councillor for Portobello/Craigmillar. Here she scours her inbox for news about her ward :
As promised at our last...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Cllr Maureen Child
Labour Councillor Maureen Child represents Portobello/Craigmillar. Here she gives us a look into her email inbox with all the happenings in and around the...
Cllr Maureen Child – Five things to do in Portobello this week
As usual Councillor Maureen Child keeps us up to date with news from her Ward of Portobello/Craigmillar.
From her email inbox she tells us about...
Baby seal rescued from Portobello Beach
A baby seal was discovered washed up on Portobello beach this morning by locals.
Jo Tennant who came across the seal took to social media to warn...
New minister at St Martin’s Church Portobello
Rev Bill Wishart, 51, who is a member of the West Lothian Magic Circle, has been ordained as a Church of Scotland minister and...
Portobello Book Festival 2017: A Community Triumph
These days there are book festivals everywhere you look, from the dizzy heights of Hay-on-Wye to the cultured calm of Cheltenham. Last weekend, however,...
Lecture – William Speirs Bruce the forgotten Polar Explorer
A FREE lecture will be held in Portobello next week and the subject is former Portobello resident William Speirs Bruce, a scientist and polar...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Councillor Maureen Child
Councillor Maureen Child is the Labour councillor in Portobello/Craigmillar. Here she rounds up her inbox for us.
Dear All
Our community buy-out Bellfield's Crowdfunder closed last...
Action Porty now own Bellfield Church
A community group in Edinburgh has become the first organisation in an urban area to benefit from community right to buy powers.
Action Porty has...
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