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- 04 Dec 2013, 16:12
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - Private Bill submitted
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10105
Re: New Portobello High School - Private Bill submitted
I am delighted to read that, now for the parliamentary debate.
- 14 Mar 2013, 18:20
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - Private Bill consultation
- Replies: 69
- Views: 56533
Re: New Portobello High School - Private Bill Porty Park
Was that decision ever in doubt ?Makaveli wrote:The council have agreed to go forward with a Private Bill for PHS.
Pity about the wastage caused by selfish individuals.
Thread closed; continued at New Portobello High School - Private Bill submitted
- 09 Mar 2013, 18:53
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - Private Bill consultation
- Replies: 69
- Views: 56533
Re: New Portobello High School - Private Bill Porty Park
The Comely Bank anomaly is purely down to PPAG canvassing in Waitrose. They realised, too late, that their best chance of gaining support was to canvass outwith the catchment area, the further away the better in fact, where people were unlikely to be aware of the facts and were therefore more susce...
- 09 Mar 2013, 18:50
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - Private Bill consultation
- Replies: 69
- Views: 56533
Re: New Portobello High School - Private Bill Porty Park
They do not want ex Porty kids going to posh skools in stockbridge where the NIMBY's kids go!Makaveli wrote:What's up with the people of Comley Bank?
Have we upset them or do PPAG/BYOB have contacts over there?
- 30 Jan 2013, 11:44
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - Private Bill consultation
- Replies: 69
- Views: 56533
Re: New Portobello High School - Private Bill Porty Park
Thank you for posting that graphic, it puts perspective on the issue and PPAG !
- 23 Jan 2013, 08:37
- Forum: G&TT
- Topic: PPAG's latest dirty tricks at Morrisons
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4058
Re: PPAG's latest dirty tricks at Morrisons
I was at Morrison's at about 10am on Saturday morning and was a bit surprised to see a table set up between the two sets of doors manned by people looking for signatures to Save Porty Park. I didn't see any sign of any activity for those on the other side of the issue but there might well have been...
- 22 Jan 2013, 10:37
- Forum: G&TT
- Topic: PPAG's latest dirty tricks at Morrisons
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4058
PPAG's latest dirty tricks at Morrisons
Does anyone know what happened at Morrisons ? I saw people speaking to shoppers and were asking them to support the new school being built on the park. I did not stop as I have already submitted my support but I later heard that PPAG were tipped off, turned up and there was some conflict between the...
- 23 Nov 2012, 16:06
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
I just read the Council report in its entirety. One striking detail is the response to St John's Parent Council's survey of their community. You will recall that in the days when Alison Connelly ran the show and had months to garner community opinion, the parent council managed to get about 6 respo...
- 01 Nov 2012, 08:27
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
Geoff -Re consultation. Is the website you mention the official place for parents to put in their comments? If so who wrote the pros and cons? There appear to be a lot of assumptions being made. Were these timescales etc taken directly from the council officials or are PFANS making it up to suit th...
- 24 Oct 2012, 12:32
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
I somehow get the feeling that the idea of the "feasibility" study is to show that there is only ONE site feasible, Portobello Park. When it comes down to it, they are trying to show that it is not the percentage of "parkland" or "green space" that is the problem, it is THEIR "greenspace" and "park...
- 19 Oct 2012, 16:34
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
Spot on ! I lookforward to hearing their objections as they will undoutedly be somePal of Porty wrote:The new park is not on their doorstep for one but the school will be! When has this ever been about green space for PPAG?
- 19 Oct 2012, 16:33
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
Because they can....... NIMBY !seashell wrote:What possible reason could they have for objecting?
- 18 Oct 2012, 18:35
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
Thanks for posting that !
- 17 Oct 2012, 13:28
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: St Andrews Chip Shop
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4616
Re: St Andrews Chip Shop
Steady that sort of comment will attract some dodgy responses !Porty wrote:St Andrews was great after BB's at St Philips, a bag of chips and a walk back to the Christians. A poke of chips was 3d in 1968- the equivalentof 80 pokes for £1.
- 17 Oct 2012, 13:27
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: St Andrews Chip Shop
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4616
Re: St Andrews Chip Shop
They have been going downhill for more than a decade, in my opinion !Franck wrote:I've always thought that the standard of chippy in porty is well below what could be expected in a seaside town.All of them are a distant second to giovannis in Northfield.
- 13 Oct 2012, 06:36
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
It is the obvious one for me.Porty wrote:Plan A will suffice.
- 12 Oct 2012, 14:50
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
Kezia setting her stall out and making it clear the views at the public meeting where firmly behind a build on the park. http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/education/holyrood-chiefs-can-overturn-porty-ruling-1-2569317 Dare I ask the obvious ? Why not do one or all three ? And why waste ...
- 11 Oct 2012, 22:33
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
Cut to the chase Kesia. Private members bill, 6 -9 mths if big Kenny shows his metal and gets the G'ment on board. 2 years to build, new school in under 3 years. Can't see anything quicker. Closest would be be a rebuild on site, plans needed, new place for St John needed, minimum 6 - 8 years if you...
- 11 Oct 2012, 17:26
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
Officials are preparing a report for the Council meeting on the 25th. It'll be in the public domain on the 18th. That will set out what options there are for pursuing the school as planned, and alternative sites/strategies, and will make recommendations on what actions to take next. It's for Cllrs ...
- 11 Oct 2012, 14:58
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
David - differing is perfectly okay and I will bow to your experience. I wasn't there, was opining on the basis of what many said- up until the summation!! No problem at all, I did not think I saw you there. As you know I am very new to this having only got interested after the Court Decision but t...
- 11 Oct 2012, 14:13
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
That's not fair David, the meeting was very well run and well intentioned- this is one of the rare occassions where there is total justification for blaming the messenger! :roll: Well I am afraid I beg to differ. I have no doubt with the intention but the method of tables of ten, maps, bits of pape...
- 11 Oct 2012, 13:38
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
I just received something from Gilmore.mcdryburn wrote:Kezia Dugdale has confirmed the report has been withdrawn and has apologised.
Honestly these people could not run a sponsored walk !
Where now ?
- 11 Oct 2012, 09:53
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
Just received this from Kezia Dugdale: This is just a further note to say that we have now withdrawn the report from the Council and deleted it from our respective websites. I am personally very sorry that we’ve got to a point where this endeavour, started with the best of intentions, is seen to be...
- 10 Oct 2012, 16:07
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
Email received from Keiza Dugdale, too long to post lol - but took this part out of it: Myself, Sheila and Maureen will write again to the Committee saying that we have received substantial negative feedback to the report from attendees and recognise the error we have made in the attempts to analys...
- 09 Oct 2012, 19:33
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
Waste of a read, waste of time and totally ineffective !
Only my opinion of course !
Only my opinion of course !
- 03 Oct 2012, 20:35
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
My thoughts exactly !portygeoff wrote:Why go through the Common Ground issue, a Bill through Parliament will ensure that the will of the majority of Portobello is carried out. Wasted too much time already.
- 03 Oct 2012, 17:15
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
The battle about the desirability of the park is over. It has been for a number of years. The only thing preventing the school being built is a poorly worded law. Which can hopefully be fixed quickly . If there is a decision that the park is not common good, can this be appealed? Hopefully the lawy...
- 03 Oct 2012, 15:36
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
Spot on in my opinion.Porty wrote:The battle about the desirability of the park is over. It has been for a number of years. The only thing preventing the school being built is a poorly worded law. Which can hopefully be fixed quickly .
- 28 Sep 2012, 21:10
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
The Association did not have the power to petition the Court so therefore any decision made by the Court would probably be set aside. Sorry David but I have to disagree with you here. Speaking as a lawyer, I would say there are various legal avenues of attack open to the Council but with all due re...
- 28 Sep 2012, 20:57
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
The following letter from the Council was sent out the other day and has been circulated to the cluster primary parent councils. 1952 01a.pdf What a fob off ! Only CEC could organise a meeting to discuss the matter the day after a statutory period for appeal expires. I honestly wonder if these preo...
- 28 Sep 2012, 20:44
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
Once a constitution is adopted -and I am assuming here it has been adopted - it must be adhered to and if it is not PPAG may be operating "Ultra Vires"or outwith their powers. If on appealing the original Court decision they were operating Uirtra Vires them their appeal could be set aside as invali...
- 28 Sep 2012, 09:39
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
It would depend upon whther the appeal to the orignal decision was made inthe name of PPAG or individuals, does anyone know ? The judgement itself names the PORTOBELLO PARK ACTION GROUP ASSOCIATION as the Petitioners and Reclaimers. Thank you. If that is the case thenI think in petitioning the Cour...
- 28 Sep 2012, 08:12
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
There is much talk backwards, forwards, having a mandate, not having a mandate etc., etc.. How about, at the next election for the Council, we just have TWO candidates, one for PFANS and one PPAG. the one who wins............................... Mind you, we might still be left with what we have jus...
- 28 Sep 2012, 07:15
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
Sorry David I was being sarcastic. PPAG won't pay an heed to their constitution whatever it says. I am sure they won't but unfortunately the legal system and courts will. Once a constitution is adopted -and I am assuming here it has been adopted - it must be adhered to and if it is not PPAG may be ...
- 27 Sep 2012, 22:34
- Forum: Portobello Matters
- Topic: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
- Replies: 886
- Views: 269407
Re: New Portobello High School - PPAG win legal appeal
I doubt it. They are very methodical, check and double check everything prior to publishing. Does that mean you doubt any lawyers whave had a look at it or you doubt it has flaws ? I think there is a fundamental flaw in this constitution ! I spent years at University with Middle class..... who had ...