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Candia McWilliam spoke at last Thursday's meeting about St Stephen's Church (

Readers will recall our articles in Issue 189, pp.

It’s not what it looks like ...

That is to say, Phoenix boss Gwyn Roberts, sporting a snazzy phoenix-themed hoodie, was not entering a stage magician’s convention, but preparing to negotiate an underinflated set of rugby posts bending before the breeze in advance of today’s Six Nations encounters.

Around 300 people attended last night’s meeting to discuss a community bid for St Stephen’s Church.

In a show of hands, the group overwhelmingly endorsed the St Stephen’s Playfair Trust’s (SSPT) aspirations to acquire the property, restore it, and retain it on a sustainable basis for commercial, cultural and community uses. There was one abstention.

Huge challenges and equally heartening pledges of support emerged during the meeting.

A meeting to discuss the future of St Stephen’s Church – one of the most prominent Edinburgh landmarks to come onto the open market for at least a decade – will be held tonight.

Controversial plans to demolish and replace an end of terrace dwelling at 91 Annandale Street have beeen consented (Ref. 13/04984/FUL). 

There's a strange phenomenon happening on the streets of Broughton. Pedestrians walk up to the traffic lights and they just stand there, motionless, in a mindless daze. They seem incapable of making that big step of pressing the button which would allow them to cross.

In Issue 226 we reported that the owner of a 'garage' on East Scotland Street Lane had lost his appeal to Scottish Ministers against the Council's refusal to grant change of use consent.

Bruce Munro’s ‘Field of Light’ installation will be turned on at 5.00pm in St Andrew Square this evening.

Some 9,000 or 9,500 swaying glass balls on illuminated stalks – all of which change colour and promise visitors a free ‘immersive experience’ – will remain in place until 27 or 28 April. (Official sources differ.)

Changes to Council property letting arrangements mean one of Broughton’s busiest and most vibrant youth groups is at risk of folding.

Broughton's 11th Scouts have met on East London Street for over 80 years. The 26 children and their leaders now try to gather from 7.00–9.00pm on Friday evenings in St Mary's RC Primary School.