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Spurtle toured some of the leafier parts of Broughton and beyond yesterday, and here’s a mostly feathered selection of what we saw.
First of all, a snoozing mallard in Puddocky, half-awake at the instant the shutter snapped.
In Warriston Cemetery we encountered this character, dressed in black and suitably unimpressed by the joys of spring.
Long-time Bellevue resident Neil Cameron McLeod, more recently of Bonnington, died peacefully at home on 10 March 2016, aged 86.
Neil will be missed by his family, neighbours and friends, in particular from Canonmills Baptist Church and Hearts Football Club.
There will be a service of Thanksgiving at Warriston Crematorium, Cloister Chapel, on Saturday 19 March, at 11.30 am, to which all are welcome.
Duddingston House Properties LLD has launched an appeal against City of Edinburgh Council’s recent decision on the old Royal High School (Breaking news, 17.12.15).
This was the last day possible (17 March) for DHP to make such a move.
No Scottish Government reporter has been appointed yet and there is precious little detail at this stage.
DELIVERY LORRIES IN WRONG PLACE AT WRONG TIMES
Problems continue around Batley’s cash-and-carry in Bellevue, where waiting delivery lorries clog McDonald Place and Street whilst waiting to enter the yard.
Batleys management insist that each driver has a designated time slot in which to arrive, and should not turn up before.
Family, friends and scouts of all ages recently surprised Dave Reid of the 11th Broughton St Mary’s Scouts with a presentation and reception, writes Scott Richards.
The occasion was to recognise the Group Scout Leader’s 40 years in Scouting.
In presenting his award, Regional Commissioner Isabel McNab made special mention of Dave’s dedication to Scouting in Broughton.
'He is that rare phenomenon: a one-club-player, having served with the 11th since he was a cub, scout, and then as an adult leader.'
Around 20 locals attended last night’s New Town and Broughton Community Council to oppose pre-application development proposals for the Royal Bank of Scotland site on and behind Dundas Street (see Issue 249).
Members of the Royal Crescent Residents Association and the Drummond Civic Association joined unaffiliated neighbours in criticising the overall scale of the scheme, a variety of design elements, and other potential problems.
Spring arrived in Broughton this lunchtime.
What felt like the first sunshine in months broke through the morning haar, casting shadows over St Mark’s Park and lighting up the city centre through the haze.
Can you identify the 'spire' to the right of St Mary's? This photographer can't, and it's annoying.
Life seemed to be returning to the Water of Leith …
ESSENTIAL EDINBURGH IN EARLY SPRING
A photo essay by David Jackson Young
1. It’s March. There’s a change of seasons in the air, and in the early spring sunshine, few cities look better than the Scottish capital. Let’s take a stroll …
CONSULTATION SIX MONTHS LATE AND HASN'T EVEN STARTED YET
Yesterday we reported how design principles for George Street are reaching completion, and where these now stand in the overall scheme for shaping the area’s future.
Key to those principles is building-in flexibility for different kinds of use at different times of year.
But what uses? Where? How often? And how will they be managed?
The process of determining George Street’s future is moving forward.
Readers will recall the year-long Experimental Traffic Regulation Order period (August 2014–August 2015) in which the street was partially pedestrianised and peppered with plastic potting-sheds.
Over a thousand stakeholders (individuals, businesses, civic groups, transport and heritage bodies) made their views known about that trial via independent research questionnaires whose results were later explained and discussed at quarterly public meetings.