Talk Porty ~ Portobello

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mcdryburn wrote:Looks like the shop beside The Skylark (old Polish Deli) is to open soon as somekind of home hardware outlet. Yay!

It then closed down a month or so ago, only a week or two after opening.

bearcub

Hi Beannachd, welcome to the forum...and to Marlborough Street!

This thread link below should tell you more about the development, in short it's just the one house as far as I know.

http://forum.talkporty.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4944

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I see that the builders are in Woodwares today starting the renovations for the change to Sainsburys, and La Favorita have been doing renovations for the last week or so too. There's a couple of interesting Georgian Arch windows that have been uncovered and are now visible at the back of Woodwares/S...

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On the Butternut Squash news, I think it's a good move for them and they'll do well in Bath Street (more central, bigger premises) as well as being good replacements for Dragons Way. The only pity is that it will leave another empty unit at their old premises.

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Just like Sainsburys, I've nothing against Lidl "setting up shop", although don't think we'll see any PCA*** action groups this time with it officially being in Craigentinny. The site is already starting to look a bit rundown, and it's not hard to see it getting a lot worse if left empty for much lo...

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Lol, you're a charmer.

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Puerto bella wrote:FFS - this place is twisted

Yep, "twisted" is the first thought I got when re-reading the reactions to your post.

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I'm unaware of any rumours too. Posting that there are nasty rumours out there is probably not the best way to ensure they don't spread any further...

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Love La Favorita, so will be delighted if they get planning consent to open in Portobello. Maybe all the deliverys we're ordered from the Leith Walk branch has persuaded them there's a lot of potential custom in Portobello. :lol: A shame to lose another shop, but at least there are other florists in...

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The problem is that the same people who currently refuse to pick up after their dogs would be the same ones that would ignore any dog 'no-go' area. Responsible dog-owners would observe it, but they're not the problem.

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Good news - Portobello, the hair cutting capital of Scotland, is to gain two more hairdressers! 99 High St is to be a barber; 212 (was the computer place) will be a hair & beauty place. And, in a move to ensure that title can never be challenged, no 188 High St (opposite the RBS) is going to be ANO...

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Seems I was misinformed! Surprised that the ventilation and plant was the one that didn't pass, Sainsburys must have experience elsewhere when they set up stores with what is permitted with regards to that. I hadn't seen any evidence of a petition either, must be hidden away when anyone who doesn't ...

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All the plans have been passed by the planning committee, so it's full steam ahead for Sainsbury's in the New Year.

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A friend who has served on a Council licencing committee tells me that the number of licences to sell alcohol in the area isn't something they take into account when deciding whether to approve a new licence or not, which to me sounds like objecting on the grounds of over-provision is a bit of a was...

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UKStationery, I thought you said you wanted to "cut the bull and bluster"? Older people quivering in their homes because of the noise of folk leaving a shop at 11pm. The genteel people of Portobello shading their eyes from the hideous dark purple frontage when they were so used to Georgian bookies, ...

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But I can't help feeling, like many of you, that they are simply against Sainsbury's and just want to make life as difficult as possible by objecting to every aspect of every application. Going by the email Wangi copied in this thread earlier, I think it's fair to say it's more than just a feeling....

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Unfortunately not, it was in one of the shops near the proposed Sainsburys that might be affected.

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Just for info, Sainsburys have entered a planning application for the shop front and ancillary alterations. I wonder if there will be objections from you know who? There's already a petition doing the rounds about objecting to the shop-front alterations, along with a leaflet saying where you can ob...

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Well done lg

http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-eveni ... -1-2516677

Edit - oops, beaten to it. Also, good comments from Mark Dryburn (I assume that's you mcdryburn!) in the article.

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It was only a matter of time... http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/latest-news/traders-and-residents-vow-to-fight-proposal-for-sainsbury-s-in-porty-1-2510469 Portobello resident Diana Cairns said: “Most people at the meeting had concerns about the loss of vital services on the High Stree...

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Not against this at all, and the impact will be nothing like the Superstore that the original PCATS was set up for. It's a shame about Woodwares, as it's been a saviour many a time for those last minute requirements for DIY jobs, but if the owner is retiring then there's no other realistic alternati...

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Thank you for all your nice message. I can't wait to be pulling the first pint in The Skylark! I move to Portobello myself last october. It is such a nice part of Edinburgh and just the perfect place for the next step of our business venture. You're looking very close to opening time Nina...can't w...

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Well we have a street pattern laid out about 200 years ago, so working within those constraints what's to be done. I've heard a few people mention Home Zones, and they're appealing in many ways, but I can't see that being workable without a massive reduction in parking. I think the realistic option...

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That'll teach me to open my eyes when walking the dog!

To be honest, it was the new illuminated signs on the Lane itself that I noticed, and I just assumed the one-way part had only just come along at the same time too.

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One-way signs are now up, and painted on the road, in Bellfield Lane. Now no entry from Straiton Place.

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Apparently there was consultation about this which ended last week. I wonder how many other consultations I am unaware of... http://www.scotsman.com/news/bid_to_tackle_portobello_s_rat_run_1_2059493 To be fair to the council, we live in Marlborough St and got a flyer through the door advertising th...

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wangi wrote:Anyone brave enough to guess the result. I feel it's going to be SNP holding on to the seat...

Tomorrow's papers already calling the overall result an SNP win. Braver than most people, and might need a rapid volte-face in the following day's edition...

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http://www.metro.co.uk/news/861119-ebook-piracy-is-colossal-threat Repeat of the music industry "fears". You would think they would have learned. Read an article a while ago that said that the book industry was trying to stick to their RRP's for online books, ie. upwards of £15 for a hardback, and s...

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Grunk wrote:Outside the shop that used to be "select" the writing read "(Soon to be) Spanish Food".

Now has a name - "Malvarosa", with the strapline "Tapas the way nature intended"...

Never imagined we'd see a Tapas restuarant in Porty...quite excited to try them out!

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Appears that 3 presently empty premises are gearing up to open under new ownership - La Vie En Rose, Select & the shop next to Kost Konscious (sorry, can't remember it's name, was the health & beauty place!). All have been getting worked on over the last couple of days, although only one that has a ...

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But if other people 'aren't fussed' then that's also an opinion that should be articulated. Otherwise everything get's rendered down into black & white and any nuance or balance goes out the window. It's not only strong opinions that should be listened to. People who aren't sure, are equivocal, or ...

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How many other communities still have a high street butcher, a fishmonger, a deli and a range of other independent businesses? Stockbridge springs immediately to mind...and they have a Waitrose too. :shock: Now I'm not trying to say Portobello is just like Stockbridge, but I don't 100% buy the argu...

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We do most of our "big" shopping in Morrisons or Asda - Morrison the most because it's handy on the way home from work. Scotmid as well for when we just can't be bothered traipsing round Morrisons/Asda, but they just don't have the variety of the other supermarkets. Of all the shops we use though, A...

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They just started warming up when I passed them whilst walking the dog earlier this evening, they were foreign and didn't recognise the language, although if I was guessing I would have said they looked South American...

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Better games today, and last night...time yet for it to be a decent tournament.

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