COMMITTEES AND CONVENERS CONFIRMED
Councillors today agreed a restructured system for committees.
The number of committees has been reduced by two, 'ensuring a more balanced share of reports between committees and reflecting the localities-based model of the Council following transformation'. In other words, they're trying to prevent officials and elected members in certain areas getting swamped.
BANDSTAND PLANS ON VIEW
Design concepts for a new bandstand and visitor centre in Princes Street Gardens are now on display at the City Art Centre until 30 July.
Submitted for judgement next month by a jury of eminent worthies appointed by the Ross Development Trust (RDT), the seven plans include a Duracell battery charger, a Bedouin encampment, a giant loo seat, a scalextrics track, and variations on the home of the Tellytubbies.
You can also see them here.
PICNIC MEMORIES FROM PILRIG PARK
The 'Picnic in the Park' last Saturday was a great success.
Friends of Pilrig Park, who organised the event, laid on hot weather and were rewarded with a large turnout from locals.
Thanks to Sophie Brown for sharing these happy photos of a memorable day.
More images are available on the Friends' Facebook page here.
HIS DARK MATERIALS
PUTTING SOME NAMES TO FACES
As the façade of the new John Lewis ‘infill’ building on Leith Street nears completion, we thought it might be useful to offer a little background detail.
IN VINO FALLACIA
TASTING NOTES FOR THE LOGICALLY CHALLENGED
Plurium interrogationum is the Latin term for a question containing a disguised or concealed presupposition.
If a person hearing the question mistakenly accepts the presupposition as established fact, then s/he has swallowed a fallacy in one gulp without savouring the complex notes.
GARDENERS TAKE PRIDE
Well done, the Botanics!
Staff here are already world leaders in exploring, conserving and explaining the world of plants for a better future.
But this Saturday they’re taking that scientific mission a little further by celebrating plant and human diversity on the Pride Scotia March through the capital.
AN INVITATION FROM THE MOSQUE
Muslims at Annandale Mosque invite Spurtle readers to join them as they break their fast during the month of Ramadan.
The event – from 9.00pm on Tuesday 20 June – is free and everyone is welcome to attend.
For more information, and to RSVP, you are asked to email the mosque at: beyondtheveil@hotmail.co.uk
All are welcome!
SERIOUS SEXUAL ASSAULT
POLICE SEEK WITNESSES
FRIENDS REUNITED
Good news to start the week!
Cato the Bengal wanderer (pictured right, on the left or right) has returned safe and sound to his home in Broughton Market after an absence of 3 weeks (Breaking news, 25.5.17).
Nobody knows quite where he’s been, why, or with whom, but wherever it was he was well fed.
GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS
BROCK RETAINS EDINBURGH NORTH & LEITH
The SNP’s Deidre Brock was returned to Parliament with a reduced majority in yesterday’s General Election.
Brock (right) secured 19,243 votes in Edinburgh North and Leith, 1,625 more than Gordon Munro’s 17,618 for Labour.
Next came: Iain McGill (Conservative) on 15,385, Martin Veart (Liberal Democrat) on 2,579; and Lorna Slater (Green) on 1,727.
The turnout was a respectable 71.2%.