News
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Policing: Community Policing
Here is a link to the Police Scotland Edinburgh South West Community Policing Team Newsletter for Q4 2025. A South East Community Policing Forum is just getting off the ground.…
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Environment: SEPA Flood Risk Consultation; open until 22 April
Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has launched a public consultation to identify and assess local flooding concerns across the country. The results will help shape SEPA’s Flood Risk Management Plans…
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Transport: Tram Trains for Edinburgh (TTfE)
Cameron Toll Redevelopment: The TTfE volunteer team see the Cameron Toll proposal as a big boost for their push to re-open the South Edinburgh suburban rail line (South Sub). It…
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The GPCC Newsletter: The Grange Prestonfield Voice (TGPV)
We launched the Voice on 1 December. Cori Schwabe (a GPCC member) is promoter, producer and editor. Across the Grange, Blackford, Mayfield, Newington, Waverley and Prestonfield neighbourhoods and communities we…
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Community: Reid Memorial (RM) Church: Pending Closure
RM congregation has now joined that of Marchmont St Giles to form Blackford and Grange Parish Church. There is no longer public worship in the RM Church. T he joint…
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Transport: Scottish Road Works Register
An accurate source of information for the public and interested organisations regarding future, ongoing and past works on Scottish roads. What is happening where, and why, in the locality and…
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Place: Astley Ainslie Community Trust ‘Place Plan’
The Astley Ainslie Local Place Plan has now been officially registered with the City of Edinburgh Council Planning Department. This is a significant milestone and means that the sponsoring Astley…
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Planning Permission Appeal: 27-29 and 33-41 Ratcliffe Terrace, EH9 1SX
This is the proposed large PBSA development encompassing the Causewayside Lads Institute. CEC Planning refused the developer’s planning application which included demolition of the existing building. The developer has taken…
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Travel: Voi E-Bikes
There has been an expansion of the 'Voi' E-Bike 'active travel' facility in the GPCC area, notably around King's Buildings and up towards Marchmont. Some of the early site selections…
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Place: Local Place Plans (LPP)
LPP are a core element of City Plan 2040. They are at the heart of an invitation from the Council to community groups to describe how and where they would…