PICARDY PLACE
New planting. Work in progress.
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DEFENDING EDINBURGH’S COMMON GOOD
Mike Worobec answers his critic
Michael Upton’s response (8 June) to my article (29 May) is revealing, not because it successfully dismantles the argument but because it repeatedly avoids engaging with it.
HANDS OFF THE NEW TOWN’S TREES!
—Michael Upton—
In the Spurtle on 29 May, Mike Worobec argued for two changes to the New Town’s communal gardens; first, an ‘expert-led’ programme of gardening and silviculture to ‘restore’ them, and secondly, allowing the public to ‘move through’ the gardens.
EDINBURGH’S LOST VISTAS
How the ‘emerald necklace’ became a green barrier
—Mike Worobec—
Few cities in the world are so intellectually and aesthetically deliberate as Edinburgh.
VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR NEW TURF ROLL-OUT
Responding to the Erosion Emergency announced on 12 September (Issue 355), the Calton Hill Conservation Trust, Collective Gallery and Café Calton have together purchased 240 square metres of turf for the barren area fronting the National Monument.
ROYAL CRESCENT
Currently closed to road traffic following a surfeit of lum lumps.
And Storm Amy.
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AN ALMOST FRUITLESS TASK
The inherent seasonality of fruit reminds us of the evolution of the year, writes Charlie Ellis. The ripening of blackberries ushers in autumn, their perishing heralds the first signs of winter approaching.
CONCERN FOR TREES, BUT SPIEGELTENT IS APPROVED
Councillors on the Development Management Sub-Cmte today voted, with some reluctance, to approve a retrospective planning application for the Spiegeltent and associated structures in St Andrew Square Garden (25/03046/FUL).
BETWEEN THE EARTH AND SKIES
ECF Omni SARL seeks planning consent for a new entrance portal for the OMNi Centre, internally lit signage, external lighting and partial levelling of some stepped access.
The OMNi hospitality and leisure complex was bought by Triple B from Nuveen in April 2024. This proposal is the most visible element of policies to restore the OMNi to pre-Covid levels of popularity and profitability.
SOLAR PANELS PLAN FOR St STEPHEN’S
St Stephen’s Theatre Company seeks listed building consent to install photovoltaic solar panels on the roof of its Stockbridge headquarters (24/05221/LBC).