Talk Porty ~ Portobello

I wonder whether DC and co trundle down to Devon for their holidays?!!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/news ... offee.html

the school spends a fortune each year transporting kids by bus to the Jack Kane Centre And nothing new either. We were bussed up to Niddrie for 'games' in the 1960s before the Jack Kane Centre was even built. We should not repeat the mistakes of our sixties forefathers. A rebuild or refurb on site ...

Well said Miss Moffat. Don't let the big spiders frighten you away any more!

... and the wind in them, that's for sure!

Sorry Commander. I couldn't buy into your idea for several reasons including:- * the situation of your planned building. Just too close for comfort to 125s speeding past (I'm sure ppag would also view this as too dangerous given their voiced concern about road safety for children). * the number of f...

Sainsbury's gets my vote Ig!

Agreed Tom. There are no winners in this situation. The effects of this will be felt for generations to come. Good schools are major factor in deciding where to live. My guess is that this will influence many families considering a move to the area. And who can blame them? A very small but toxic gro...

Well said Molehusband. There is no victory in the children’s loss. PPAG would do well to remember this.

Diana Cairns was overheard informing people it was her 'own private stall'. I guess the clues were there in her helpers! Thank goodness I didn't purchase.

If young Windsor's exam results are anything to go by, Mrs McArthur could have more to worry about than a new school. Would be interested to know when the next HMI visit is due at PHS. and BTW congratulations to wee Tufty. I am well aware that there are a lot of fantastic teachers doing a great job...

The City of Edinburgh Council had placed an embargo on permanent teaching contracts due to budget cuts. I believe this led to the regrettable situation where staff on temporary contracts who could obtain permanent contracts outside Edinburgh moved on. If you were to have discussed this with any memb...

That's a shame for your son/daughter. It's the time of year when the post bring good news and bad news for many young people and I really feel for them. We were lucky to be in the former category, as were many of my daughter's friends so a huge thank you to all the staff at PHS for your hard work, d...

I don't see any mention in the minutes of Diana Cairn's refusal to answer the question of whether the person who admitted at the meeting to writing a letter sent to Park Ave dwellers was indeed the same author she had earlier referred to.

On second thoughts, given the level of hysteria at the meeting I am sure you probably could get people to agree with you. Betty, can I ask, and I am not being sarky, snippy or anything else, really I am genuinely interested. What part of the meeting did you find a level of hysteria that caused you ...

It was not the act of askling for someone's name it was the tone adopted when responding to the question. Unhinged was the first word that popped into my head. Which is why I feared for Wendy, it was personal thing, I have no idea how Wendy felt. And didn't she ask Wendy to repeat it and subsequent...

seanie wrote:Maybe we should FOI what FOI requests PPAG have made?

Is that doable?

I should think you would tie up dozens of council employees for months if you did that!

Last night's meeting was quite revealing to those of us who are unfamiliar with the PCC. The relationship between the Diana Cairns and the Chair was rather like puppet master and puppet. It was self-evident how decisions are made. Truly disappointing.

You may well be right Bob, however I think it is fair to say that people who have been brought up here, generally have a different attitude to the park than people who haven't. What a load of xenophobic nonsense. Green space is green space, wherever you come from. Are you now spokesperson for the '...

I quite agree Ig. We have to be realistic in these hard economic times. But it is good to have a little blue sky thinking once in a while!

I see that SPP Facebook page are claiming that they have pushed for this 'early' appeal hearing. Any truth in this or just more misinformation?