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Fair Botanists brought to life . . .
The two main characters in author Sara Sheridan’s historical romantic novel, The Fair Botanists, have been “brought to life” and feature in a winter...
COP26 – PEDAL Porty taking small steps
This article has been provided by PEDAL Porty as part of our series of articles to be published around COP26, the UN conference on...
Get down to the beach for a Spooktacular Swim this Sunday
Swimmers are invited to turn up at Portobello Beach on Sunday morning wearing their spookiest swimming costumes.
There will be prizes for the scariest...
Popular Art Walk Porty festival steps up to the easel
Art lovers can take a walk around Portobello’s creative spaces with the return today of the Art Walk Porty Festival, which runs until next...
Portobello chippie offering free fish suppers in return for plastic
The St Andrews Takeaway in Portobello has partnered up with Love Seafood and the community group, Keep Porty Tidy and will offer free fish...
Art walk strides forward with new festival
Art Walk Porty is chalking up another programme of events, exhibitions, art houses, artist led-walks, book launches, performances, film nights and pop-up spaces from...
Step forward to save landmark Edinburgh steeple
An Edinburgh councillor is calling for the Portobello community to rally round and help save a towering landmark.
Maureen Child has highlighted urgent repairs required...
A taste of Bologna – by the beach
Portobello has added to its growing foodie reputation with the opening of pasta specialist Aemilia.
Top chef Kip Preidys and Giada Betti have added a...
Retired teacher Chris grafts to battle graffiti gremlins
Retired teacher Chris Cowie is on a roll in his campaign to spruce up large refuse bins positioned along Portobello Promenade.
With the popular beach...
Pasta perfection on the menu in Portobello
A pop-up pasta specialist is opening a permanent place in Portobello.
Kip Preidys and Giada Betti are taking over the former Bross Bagels shop in...
Podcast – cycling around Portobello
I went for a cycle around Portobello this week with Kirsty Lewin who is an active travel expert, and who now volunteers with Spokes...
Portobello sailing club shores up funding with sportscotland grant
Portobello Sailing and Kayak Club (PSKC) are paddling towards a £155,000 fundraising target to create a permanent water sports hub after being awarded £77,625...
Soul Water Sauna can hit the right health notes on Porty Prom
Temperatures on Portobello Beach could soar if a bid to operate a mobile sauna gets city council approval. Local resident and wild swimmer Kirsty...
Green light for Grand Theft Auto designer’s Portobello home
Millionaire games developer Leslie Benzies has been granted approval to convert the former Dalriada Hotel in Portobello into a single home.
Benzies, who made his...
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,...
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