Southside & Newington Newsblog

[...] to the relief of such suffering 3. notes that Edinburgh already has strong links with Mercy Corps, an international humanitarian agency experienced and active in relieving suffering in disaster [...]

[...] .   And we have the European Headquarters of one such agency right here in the ward.  Mercy Corps is based in Sciennes and it is active in most of the current theatres of conflict. [...]

[...] would have been to support humanitarian relief to the crisis hotspots I mentioned above via Mercy Corps.  Its European HQ is in Sciennes and the Council has already established it as a favoured means [...]

[...] And you can still get a postal vote or a proxy vote. For the 18th September referendum the last date for registering is next [...]

[...] Your registration to vote must be received by the end of tomorrow.  And if you want a postal vote for the referendum applications must be received by Wednesday 3rd (at 5pm).   Print off the [...]

[...] Referendum postal vote forms will be arriving through letterboxes from today and over the next few days.  All 69,862 [...]

[...] for postal votes). So just over one in five (21.6%) of the 377,413 eligible voters have a postal vote. So we can see that 16.5% of the electorate have already cast their vote. Do note that [...]

[...] Gray Street: 7:30pm Carol service followed by Vigil Mass of Christmas St Margaret's and St Leonard's Catholic Church, St Leonard's Street: 11:30pm Christmas Eve carols followed by Midinght [...]

Fergus McInnes was last known to have boarded a flight at Edinburgh Airport to Geneva where he was to attend a conference last Tuesday.   He works a [...]

[...] released this last known picture A blog has been set up to bring together information about St Leonard's Bank missing person Fergus McInnes. Here is a link to the blog which brings together a wide [...]

[...] Management Committee considers the proposal to deveop the Homebase building in St Leonard's Street.  The report can be found here. The report gives a recommendatuion to the [...]

[...] Court Business Centre - between Lutton Place and Bernard Terrace - was refused by the Planning Committee on 16th March this year.  (I am on the planning committee and amongst reasons for opposing [...]

[...] 2014 For those not already aware I will post on the overturning of the decision of the Planning Committee to refuse the development of student accommodation at Lutton Place - now overturned by the [...]

[...] .  In addition, I note there is some coverage in the local media, for example, here. The Planning Committee are reviewing the local policy in relation to student accommodation.  The guidance that [...]

[...] morning (21st November). Local businesses Toyota, Prestonfield House Hotel, Sainsbury’s, Edinburgh University, City of Edinburgh Council and the Living Memory Association are sending representatives [...]

[...] in West Preston Street was of 22 year old Ben McLean, a second year medical student at Edinburgh University.  Ben was from Barrhead in East Renfrewshire.  He had apparently fallen from a second [...]

[...] -online has produced a UK-wide ranking of Universities for their policies on free speech.  Edinburgh University comes in the RED section - meaning they are amongst the top universities for banning or [...]

[...] last Tuesday.   He works at the Centre for Speech Technology and Research at Edinburgh University. Fergus, who is 51, did not check into his hotel in Switzerland. "Mr McInnes’ [...]

[...] resident has lodged papers with the Court of Session for a judicial review of the Scottish Government Reporter's decision to approve the application for student housing at Lutton Court. See here [...]

[...] the development of student accommodation at Lutton Place - now overturned by the Scottish Government Reporter. [...]

[...] should not rise above 30% of the population) The applicant appealed and the Scottish Government Reporter overturned the Planning Committee decision with a closely argued judgement.  You can [...]

[...] refuse the Homebase application was approved by 10 votes to 5 this afternoon at the Development Management Committee. There was much debate, often on technical matters such as whether the data we have [...]

[...] In December the Development Management Committee agreed to approve a significant conversion of flats on the south side of Buccleuch [...]

[...] Next Wednesday the Development Management Committee considers the proposal to deveop the Homebase building in St Leonard's Street.  The [...]

[...] this morning police were called after the body of a male was found in the rear gardens of West Preston Street.  Police enquiries continue. [...]

[...] have put up some information on Ben McLean, who tragically died last week after a fall in West Preston Street.  Their piece is here. The previous posts are here and here. [...]

[...] Sadly, the death I reported last Friday in West Preston Street was of 22 year old Ben McLean, a second year medical student at Edinburgh University.  Ben [...]