Talk Porty ~ Portobello

The council do not own ocean terminal and from my recollection they never have. It is owned by a fund within the resolution fund management stable and they purchased it from forth ports.

I noticed the Edinburgh Piano Company at Inverleith have advised they are moving to new premises so could be them moving in to the old tile showroom

Yes she is very lucky to be alive. Phew If anyone was to be hit by a golf ball it would be from a distance so unlikely to cause any harm, never mind killed. If they were to be hit by a golf ball traveling at speed they would have to be close to the person swinging the club which would not be the cas...

Drove past them on Sunday and there was a mixed reaction in my car. My wife thought the shop had been turned into a brothel or strip bar and I quite liked them, would prefer to have something colourful that might stop flyposting rather ntohing at all, appearing like another empty shop.

Loppylou - Are you and Amanda, one and the same person, by the way the post reads it would appear you are, apologies if you are not. My reason for this is some of your claims are overstated , such as the reputation within the industry - she does have a reputation but from what I have heard it is not...

I think the owner now sees the Espy as established, she has another pub, the Guilty Lily (at Bonnington Road) which she regards as established and is now looking for new ventures so will be unlikely to be spending money or time on the Espy.

I am a fan of the Espy on some fronts but against it on others. I like the food they serve, Portobello does not have many restaurants and requires places like the Espy to attract people to the area. But at the same time, I am annoyed by the lack of general cleanliness within the bar, what really ann...

Went into what used to be Wysteria Lane and it is a bric-a-brac shop. Had a sign up last week advertising hat hire, didn't see any mention of hire today.

I have also had several comments deleted, on Friday evening there were around 15 comments against their latest story and this dropped down to 8 last night due to their removal of comments not aligned to their agenda.

I notice they still state on their homepage that they represent a significant majority which has proven to be untrue, I wonder how long it will be until they reflect the truth?????

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Do not think Facebook would be the outlet for people and I for one prefer this forum over a Facebook discussion.

I have noticed a user group within Talk Porty entitled 26 The Prom / 60 Bath Street and was being nosey to wonder what this group is, is it just for neghbours who are friends, are there issues with the addresses quoted?

What is the control around someone wanting a group and private forum created?

Good to see the Beeb picking this up:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/edinburghan ... 947511.stm

My friend held a birthday party for his Dad in the Dalriada last weekend and they provided a buffet for them. Not sure of prices etc....

Bob, for future reference you wil be able to watch the match online for free on Justin.tv or if that fails you can link through from my p2p. I watch a lot of sports via these channels including pay per view boxing. Hope this helps http://www.justin.tv/directory/sports http://www.myp2p.eu/index.php?p...

Having had coffee in both the Mei Lee and Blue Bean I would welcome a Costa, Nero or even a Starbucks. Not sure if I had a poorly trained Barrista or someone having a bad day but in Mei Lee the large cup was pretty small, not full and not that hot. The Blue Bean cafe, again the cup was not big enoug...

Not needing a new shop but somewhere that will sell Illy coffee to take away.

When I went past at back of 2 there was a police car and a private ambulance (they type with blacked out windows that takes bodies to the morgue).

Not sure there was that much of an opposition to the plans. I received confirmation from the council that my objection had been noted but I never submitted an objection. Think a lot of the objections were sent by an individual or small minority. I had previously objected to the waste transfer facili...

The third last one is on Figgate street where the road bends round towards Towerbank primary just after the opening for Aitchisons place. The flats in the background of the same picture are the flates on Ramsay Place where it meets Mentone Avenue.

At the end of the day he is not taking up a valuable cell space that could be better utilised on a more violent criminal as he is actually in hospital and if he is going to die soon it sounds like there is not much chance of him returning to a cell any time soon.

I agree with Porty, in addition to this (correct me if I am wrong) but Biggs only returned to Britain once his health had deteriorated and wanted to be closer to his family and receive treatment from the NHS as opposed to the offerings in Brazil. I am not sure if the extra costs to keep him in jail ...

There is also the Beach Lane social club

Just insert your postcode.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8106044.stm

Was passing this evening and there is a banner hanging on the railings out the front advertising that it was re-opening under new management. No date mentioned as yet though.

Poppy,

I can remember the World being in Leith several years ago, I think that might be what you are thinking of.

More info on this is available here: http://www.aboardtheworld.com/

Apologies Bob, I have misquoted the prices on the Witchery, I have double checked and it is £12.95 for a 2 course light lunch. Michael, not sure what Witchery you and your special friend were in (possibly the one in your head) but their dearest dish is the Chateaubriand which is around £50.00 and is...

Have been to the Witchery several times and they do a very reasonable lunch menu where dishes are around £12.50 for a main course. In terms of good places for lunch the following are all great options: The Espy Longniddry Inn - Big hearty portions, great choice and around £8.00 per main dish The Cok...

Been in several times since I experienced the delays and the service has been fantastic as has the food. The table service is great also, although I got a bit too comfy on Saturday and ending up staying the whole night. on 3 occasions that I have been there recently it has had to turn people away or...

Went in nearly 2 weeks ago on a Thursday evening and ordered food for 2 (1 burger and 1 portion of nachos), after waitinig over an hour I enquired as to why the delay and was advised it would be another 10 minutes, waited a further 10 minutes and no sign of the food. Asked what was going on and advi...

As a a newcomer to Portobello in my first Christmas here could anyone advise if the is a light 'switching-on' ceremony or do the council just switch them on? I noticed that one of the lights was on outside the town hall last night and it got me wondering. Any help you could give would be great. Thanks