Category: Drylaw Telford

Hidden Gems walks return next week

We are pleased to be running out popular Hidden Walks again this summer (writes Pilton Community Health Project’s Physical Activity development worker Lianne Pipskj). Each Thursday from 7 June- 9 August there will be a volunteer-led, themed walk exploring different parts of North Edinburgh (see programme below).

A guest volunteer will be there each week to give people information (historical and environmental) about certain points on the walks.

First up next week is Lauriston Castle …

Spartans stage annual Girls’ Football Festival

Over 160 P6 & P7 pupils from Pirniehall, Wardie, Craigroyston, Ferryhill, Granton and Blackhall Primary Schools took part in Spartans Community Football Academy’s annual Girls’ Football Festival on Friday. Continue reading Spartans stage annual Girls’ Football Festival

Childcare Academy sessions in June

We now have a dates in place for our Childcare Academy Information Sessions:

Wednesday 6th June @ 10am

Wednesday 27th June @ 1pm

If you would like to book a place to come along and hear more about the Academy, ask any questions and take away an application pack, please do not hesitate to contact me on the number below or Audrey O’Neill on 0131 311 6931.

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Liam Moffat

Training Administrator

North Edinburgh Childcare

18b Ferry Road Avenue, Edinburgh EH4 4BL

Tel:  0131 311 6929

Police appeal after Drylaw purse snatch

Police are appealing for witnesses after the theft of a purse on Groathill Drive North at around 12.30pm on Tuesday (22nd May). The purse was snatched from a woman’s hand by a male on a bicycle who then cycled off in the direction of Ferry Road. Continue reading Police appeal after Drylaw purse snatch

Police hunt youth gang following Ferry Road incident

Drylaw Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault which occurred about 5.30pm on Tuesday 8th May. A cyclist on the Ferry Road walkway near to Ainslie Park Leisure Centre had items thrown at him and was pushed off his bike by a group of youths. Continue reading Police hunt youth gang following Ferry Road incident

More roadworks misery as SGN to work on Crewe Road South for THREE MONTHS

Temporary traffic lights on Crewe Road South for thirteen weeks

Just when you thought local traffic disruption couldn’t get any worse … here’s a message from SGN: 

SGN Alert – Crewe Road South

We’re investing £75,000 to upgrade our gas network in Crewe Road South, Edinburgh.

This essential work involves replacing old, metal gas mains with new plastic pipe, which has a minimum lifespan of 80 years, to ensure a continued safe and reliable gas supply for the local area.

Following discussions with Edinburgh City Council, the work will begin on Monday 21 May.

We’ll be working in Crewe Road South between its junctions with Grigor Avenue and the entrance to the Western General Hospital. Temporary traffic lights will be in place in the road, including at the entrance to the hospital, for the duration of our work. We’ll be manually controlling the lights at peak times to reduce disruption.

We understand this is a busy route and advise motorists and those visiting the hospital to allow more time for journeys.

If you have any other specific enquiries about this project, please call us on 0131 469 1728 during office hours 8am – 4pm or 0800 912 1700 and our customer service team will be happy to help.

Please share this information with anyone who may be impacted by our work.

Thank you for your support while we carry out this work.

Meanwhile, the work on Pennywell Road and Groathill Road North continues. The project started on 8th January and is scheduled to take 15 weeks. In the meantime Groathill Road North remains closed to southbound traffic.