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Join in the Beachwatch Big Weekend
Marine charity urges beach lovers in Scotland to join national coastal clean up
Marine Conservation Society seeks more supporters to sign up to annual beach...
Opinion – Community supports Portobello Park Bill
This article has been contributed by Sean Watters, Chair, Portobello For A New School
The Portobello Park Private Bill that is currently being considered at...
Letter from Councillor Maureen Child
Councillor Maureen Child represents Portobello and Craigmillar Ward for the Labour Group. She has been very involved in the council proposal to rebuild the...
Campaigners urge MSPs to vote against the Portobello Park Bill
Portobello Park Action Group warns MSPs of setting dangerous precedent over Portobello Park
Portobello Park Action Group (PPAG) is urging MSPs to vote against a...
New soft play centre to open at Portobello – How to win a place...
Edinburgh Leisure has invested over £500,000 in a new state of the art gymnastics and soft play facility in Portobello creating 20 new jobs,...
Portobello woman climbing Ben Nevis for NSPCC – and you can too!
Victoria plans to scale the UK’s highest peak for the NSPCC
Victoria Crossey from Portobello is preparing to help end cruelty to children by climbing the...
Police appeal for witnesses to Portobello assaults last weekend
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses after three men were assaulted in Portobello over the weekend.
The incident happened around 10.45pm on Saturday 27...
Portobello meetings for your diary
The Portobello Park Private Bill Consultation runs until the end of January. This is one of the solutions put forward by the council to...
The long road to a new Portobello High School continues
Portobello Park Action Group vows to preserve park and urges council to focus on alternative sites for Portobello High and will present a deputation to the...
Transport Convenor opens new path for cycles and pedestrians
A new shared use route connecting the Shore in Leith with Portobello Promenade was officially launched at lunchtime today by Transport Convener, Councillor Lesley...
Schools for the Future funding for St John’s
It was confirmed by the Scottish Government yesterday that St John's RC Primary School in Edinburgh will be refurbished or rebuilt under the Scotland's...
Portobello High School – campaigners win their appeal
The case for a new High School at Portobello is now again stalled. Campaign group Portobello Park Action Group (PPAG) have been successful in...
Fire in Portobello this morning
A man has been taken to hospital with severe smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in his Edinburgh home.
Fire crews were called to...
Public Meeting about Welfare Reform Act
A Public Meeting is being held at Portobello Town Hall on Friday 7 September 2012 at 7.30pm to consider the effects of The Welfare...
Opinion – Community Councils – do they really work?
by Sean Watters
Community Councils: Representing their communities?
There has been much talk in the air recently of local democracy and empowering communities; Reform Scotland have...
Portobello home of ‘staycations’
Portobello is set to become the Capital’s must-visit destination this summer for many ‘staycation’ Brits following the announcement of two projects that will provide...
Land Reform campaigner lends support to Portobello park petition
Common Good expert describes park protesters claim as ‘nonsense’
Andy Wightman, expert on the Common Good land in Scotland and well known campaigner for land...
Opinion : New Portobello High School may take years
The Council have approval to build a new school in Portobello, but the campaign group, PPAG, who do not want the new school built...
Portobello boat to take part in regatta this summer
Local teams to take part in biggest ever St Ayles skiff regatta at Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Traditional Boat Festival
Rowers from Portobello, South Queensferry...
Portobello Councillor ‘appalled’ at news of possible court appeal
News was released this morning that the campaign group PPAG are to lodge an appeal at the Court of Session against the decision handed...
Action Group to appeal court decision over Portobello Park
The Reporter has heard this morning from the local campaign group who will be following their further legal advice and going back to court....
Councillor Maureen Child – update for February 2012
by Councillor Maureen Child
There is to be a FREE Community Poetry Event in the SPACE building, Niddrie Mains Terrace on 10 February 2012. This...
New business opening in Portobello
An international care company with more than 900 offices worldwide has found the ideal couple to open their first Home Instead Senior Care office...
Councillor Maureen Child writes
Labour Councillor Maureen Child represents the Portobello/Craigmillar ward. She has written to update us on what is happening there.
I recently had a...
Councillor Maureen Child writes
Labour Councillor Maureen Child represents the Portobello/Craigmillar ward. She has written for us today about a variety of activities in her patch.
First of all...
Portobello girl cycling the world for Oxfam
We caught up again over the weekend with Portobello girl, Pauline Symaniak, to find out where her bicycle called Shirley has taken her to...
Edinburgh Yes to Fairer Votes campaign had a good day at the seaside!
As part of a nationwide series of Purple Picnics at the beach the Edinburgh Yes to Fairer Votes campaign joined hundreds of campaigners across...
Get down to the beach today to vote Yes!
Yes! on the Beach
Sunday 24 April 2011
15:00-18:00
Portobello Beach (meet in front of Swim Centre)
Yes! to Fairer Votes supporters in Edinburgh will be meeting on...
RowPorty launch their new boat!
This was the scene on Sunday at Portobello Beach where the St Ayles skiff just completed by the rowing club was formally launched into...
Row Porty get a new boat
At High Tide on Sunday (round about midday) Rowporty's new skiff will be named and launched from Portobello Beach. Teams of volunteers are working...
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