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Around 80 people gathered in Rosebank Cemetery this morning to comemorate the victims of the Gretna Rail Disaster nearly 100 years ago. Below is an extract from the address by the Revd. Ray Williamson.

Over 30 Edinburgh babies joined fellow infants around the world two months ago in the mass indignity of a synchronised nappy-changing event.

In total, some 8,251 variously gurgling, screeching, puking or comatose participants from the UK, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Malaysia, Spain, Switzerland and the US were put into cloth diapers whether they liked it or not, at exactly the same moment (17:30, BST on 21 April).

Today it was officially confirmed that they have thereby also left their mark on the Guinness Book of Records.

Locals are expressing concern about a new planning application in the heart of Broughton (Ref. 12/01156/FUL).

Edinburgh City Libraries and Information Service was recognised as Library of the Year on 14 May in the Bookseller Industry Awards.

Council Chief Executive Susan Bruce was quick to welcome this ‘tremendous honour’ and praised the ‘incredible support … passion and commitment of staff’.

Some 22 people attended the New Town and Broughton Community Council's AGM and ordinary meeting last night – either attracted by presentation of new plans for McDonald Road, or making a special effort to support the lowest but still important rung on the democratic ladder.

The angelic 'Little Meg' (right) by gallery co-owner Ingrid Nilson is one of the works by ten artists now on display at Bon Papillon until early June.

The May Miscellany includes Chris Brook, Jackie Gardiner, Elena Kourenkova, Lee Ritchie, James Skelton Smith, David C. Stott, Tom Sutton Smith, Fiona Wilson and Gordon Wilson.

It is a 'handpicked smorgasbord of talent from across Scotland', featuring everything from 'landscape to burlesque via surrealism and beach bums'.

Double-dipped Broughtonians with the odd Ming vase to spare or surplus-to-requirements domestic dragon may care to turn fine porcelain into hard cash next month.

Asian antiques and works of art will go under the hammer on 26 June at 33 Broughton Place, and for those locals who can't tell their Tang from their elbow there will be free, expert valuations of artefacts this coming Monday at Lyon & Turnbull, 12 noon–3pm.

Hearts will play Hibs in the Final of the Scottish FA Cup on 19 May.

In the event of an Edinburgh win, the victorious side will perish with cold in an open-topped bus from 2pm the next day.

This will cause traffic chaos, pedestrian inconvenience and partisan ill-feeling on 20 May in the following places.

If Heart of Midlothian win, the route will go from the Council Chambers to Tynecastle Stadium via Johnstone Terrace, Morrison Street, Dalry Road and Gorgie Road.

Broughton residents with an interest in local current affairs – planning, licensing, environment, transport – and constitutional niceties will be spoilt for choice on Monday 14 May.

Not only is the Leith Central Community Council holding its AGM followed by an ordinary meeting at 7pm in McDonald Road Library; but so too is the New Town and Broughton Community Council at 7.15pm in Broughton St Mary's Parish Church on Bellevue Crescent.

That's literally hours and hours of fun-packed minutes to look forward to.

New outline plans for the Martin & Frost gap-site on McDonald Road went on display yesterday as part of the developer's (Foremost Developments Ltd) pre-application notification consultation (Ref. 12/01168/PAN)).