Barbecue (BBQ) Sites on The Meadows and Bruntsfield Links, Edinburgh
Posted: April 20, 2011 Filed under: Barbecues (BBQ), Community, Golf Leave a comment »
Download Trial BBQ Sites Map here.
The Barbecue maps are on display at the entrances to the Meadows and Bruntsfield Links.
The areas indicated contain two concrete paving slabs set into the grass side by side to put your BBQs on.
April Police News for Fountainbridge & Craiglockhart. Keeping Children Safe, vandalism, littering and garden crime.
Posted: April 19, 2011 Filed under: Community, Police Leave a comment »
Easter priorities and tips to prevent garden crime.
Local operation in the Gorgie Road area to combet anti-social behaviour, particularly when the youth clubs close.
High visibility patrols to combet the rise in vandalism and littering in the Tollcross area. Many broken windows in shops, Tollcross Primary School, Scottish Widows Buildings and Lloyds TSB.
Extra Dog Warden patrols in Harrison Park and surrounding area.
The full Police report can be found here.
Planning Applications 18th April 2011. More BT Broadband Boxes new use for Tipplers and adjutments at Quartermile
Posted: April 18, 2011 Filed under: Planning Leave a comment »The planning list is made up mainly of more BT pavement mounted Broadband cabinets.
I can see a problem with the position of the proposed BT cabinet in Tarvit Street. It shows it mounted up against the King’s Theatre a listed building. The pavement is already very narrow and some of the Emergency Exits from the King’s lead to this pavement. I believe the pavement should be kept clear of all obstructions.
There are some adjustments to one of the original buildings at Quartermile, Simpsons Loan, along the edge of the Meadows
And finally, there is an application for a change of use for the property at 19 Bread Street (formerly Tipplers).
All the Planning Applications can be viewed here.
April Police News Meadows & Morningside. Keeping Children Safe. Grange area arrest.
Posted: April 15, 2011 Filed under: Community, Police Leave a comment »
The Police News for April covering the Meadows & Morningside areas of South Edinburgh has news on Garden Security, Keeping Children Safe from sexual predators and news of successful developments in the case of OAPs being assaulted and robbed in the Grange area.
An initiative at Sciennes Primary School regarding speeding traffic and inconsiderate parking in the area.
Also news about drug dealing in the Dumbiedykes area.
Help needed with developments to prevent Anti social drinking in the Nicolson Square and Bristo Square
The full report is available here.
Edinbuzzers buzzing at McDonald Road Library.
Posted: April 13, 2011 Filed under: Community, Social media, Website Leave a comment »
Recently I had another dose of medicine and treatment from the #Edinbuzz Social Media Surgeons at McDonald Road Library. Well worth it, some really helpful tips from #BeatbloggerMike.
Among the eight Surgeons present were #prettysimple, #iaindbrown, #LockhartL, #tomallan, #ScotlandPhotos and #auntyemily who had a great story to tell us about #Adsthepoet when she joined some of us later in the Windsor Buffet.
If you get the chance to go to on one of these Surgeries, take it. It will improve your Social Media skills.
Planning Applications, 11th April. Four BT Openreach Broadband boxes. Advertising signs for Semple Street and Lothian Road.
Posted: April 12, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment »BT Openreach Broadband 4 pavement mounted boxes around the area. Hopefully it will lead to better Broadband Speed.
Anderson’s in Lothian road are putting up a hanging sign and Scottish Widows are putting up a sign at their new office complex at 3 Semple Street.
Some internal alterations to a shop at 8 Barclay Terrace.
All applications can be viewed here.
Planning Applications, April 4th 2011, from Friend’s of Gardner’s Crescent and for the Arnold Clark site at West Tollcross.
Posted: April 5, 2011 Filed under: Community, Planning Leave a comment »
Comprehensive plans for the refurbishment of Gardner’s Crescent gardens submitted by the Friend’s of Gardner’s Crescent submitted. Looks very impressive with re-instatement of railings and gates and replanting trees.
Material alterations to planning on the former Arnold Clark site at West Tollcross with the application for Student Housing.
An application for off-street parking at 61 Gilmore Place. Access to the parking will be over the pavement through a large gap in the boundary wall at the rear of the property. This property is in the Marchmont, Meadows and Bruntsfield Conservation area.
Also new windows to be fitted to a flat at the rear of Lothian House.
All applications can be viewed here.
The above planning applications can be discussed at the next Tollcross Community Council meeting on Wednesday 13th April at 7.00pm, held in the Tollcross Community Centre, 117 Fountainbridge.
For those unable to get to the viewing of the new James Gillespies School plans there are also pre-planning sketches of the proposed James Gillespies High School available here.
Members of the design team will be at the next Marchmont and Sciennes Community Council meeting next Wednesday (13th) at 7:30pm in St Catherine’s Argyle Church. There will be an opportunity from 7pm to ask informal questions before the meeting.
Tollcross area Planning Applications for March 28th 2011
Posted: March 28, 2011 Filed under: Planning Leave a comment »There are applications for Gilmore Place (residential to guest house) and Glen Street (office to dwelling) in Ward 10 and also a planning application on Lothian Road (new windows) at the corner with Bread Street in Ward 11.
You can view the applications here.
There will be an opportunity to discuss the applications at the next Tollcross Community Council meeting on Wednesday, 14th April 2011 at 7.00pm.
March Police News, Fountainbridge & Craiglockhart
Posted: March 23, 2011 Filed under: Police Leave a comment »Community Safety Advice, Street Violence, Street Surgeries and Local Priorities. It’s all here.
Planning Applications 21st March 2011. Big changes planned for Arnold Clark site, West Tollcross
Posted: March 21, 2011 Filed under: Community, Planning Leave a comment »McTaggart & Mickel Ltd have applied for new plans to re-develop the former Arnold Clark site at West Tollcross including replacing residential housing with student housing and it would appear the loss of the badly needed canal extention.
You can view the plans online here (11/00823/PAN) and also drop-in to Tollcross Community Centre to speak to the project team who will be in attendance on Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd March between 14:00 and 20:00.
The display boards will be left on public display until 28th March.
The next Tollcross Community Council meeting is on Wednesday 13th April at 7.00pm.
See Planning Application here.
