Talk Porty ~ Portobello

I'm told there is a magnificent photograph of Portobello pier on TV this week. The Edwardian Photo Album with Peter Snow is on BBC Four (TV) on Thursday 24 May at 9.00 pm. Should be worth a look. Apparently a cache of pre-WW1 photos has been discovered in Coldingham in the Borders, taken by a local ...

Great - thanks for the pictures. I' took some of my own today, but they're not as good...

Did anyone get a photo of the amazing laughing Buddha sand sculpture on the beach at the foot of James Street on Saturday evening (6 Aug)? It was beautiful in every detail - someone said it had been done by a couple of guys from the Czech Republic that afternoon. By the time I went home for a camera...

Maureen Child's latest e-mail talks of plans for the paddling pool site. Does anybody know what they are?

Just to let you know: I'm an allotment holder, and am keeping in touch with Lawrence Marshall, and I've just registered on Porty online. Lawrence has confirmed today that the Council is taking legal advice on a CPO. A good thing. We'll have to see what comes of that - I hope they carry it through.