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What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2014
Dance and Cafe Culture: a new exhibition of work by Andrew Fitzpatrick, Norma Maclean, Peter Nardini, Chris Taylor, Nichola Martin and...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER 2014
Edible Gardening Seasonal Advice: drop in to find out how to grow your own food and take a look around the...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 4TH AUGUST 2014
GENERATION: Curator's Tour. Senior Curator Lucy Askew leads an introductory tour of the GENERATION exhibition at Modern Art One, introducing key...
Portobello will have a new High School by 2016
The Scottish Parliament has today passed the City of Edinburgh Council’s Private Bill to allow the new Portobello High School to be built on...
Air Training Corps 1143 (Portobello) Squadron
The Air Cadets are a national youth organisation for young people age 13 to 17, who have an interest in aviation. As an Air...
StreetSoccer bringing football to you
Well they are if you live in Portobello. Here are all the details of the next free 8 week programme which is about more...
Performance Poetry on the Prom at Portobello
Portobello Poets present
THE PORTOBELLO POETRY CIRCUS
A night of performance poetry on the Prom!
Featuring
The Sensational Slam Champion
CARLY BROWN
plus
COLIN McGUIRE
The...
Porty piper plays royal salute
PORTOBELLO ARMY PIPER PLAYS AT ROYAL SALUTE
Portobello Army piper Private Graeme Blyth (25) played at a Royal Salute at Edinburgh Castle to mark the...
Five things you need to know today
Policing plan - Planning at Newcraighall - Toddler Time at the Cameo - The Edinburgh Reporter - Field of Light
Police Scotland, City of Edinburgh...
Portobello has 14 new community councillors
The election result is in and there are 14 new community councillors elected to the Portobello Community Council following yesterday's ballot.
They are:-
BLINKHORN, Max
EUNSON, Gillian
DEVOY,...
Vote online for your new community councillor
VOTING MADE EASY FOR 2013 COMMUNITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS
For the first time, local people taking part in this year's Community Council elections in Edinburgh will be...
Innovation Fund open for applications
A new £500,000 Innovation Fund is now open for funding applications from voluntary, charitable, not for profit organisations who provide health and social care in Edinburgh.
Funding...
Gymnasts put on great show at opening of Tumbles in Portobello
YOUNG GYMNASTS SPRING INTO ACTION FOR EDINBURGH LEISURE
Official launch of a new £500,000 state-of-the-art gymnastics and soft play centre this morning.
Portobello’s promenade was...
Portobello Book Festival – The Edinburgh Reporter top five
Portobello Book Festival is organised by local enthusiasts and Portobello Library, and as you might think, the events take place in Portobello over four...
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...
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