Category: North Edinburgh News

NHS Lothian: severe weather update

Statement issued yesterday Thursday 1 March:
Due to severe weather conditions and transport difficulties, NHS Lothian has taken the difficult decision to cancel all routine, non-urgent  elective procedures and all hospital outpatient appointments today (Thursday 1 March) and tomorrow (Friday 2 March).   

Continue reading NHS Lothian: severe weather update

Have your say on Lower Granton Road cycle path improvements

Wednesday 7 March 6.30 – 8pm

Royston Wardieburn Community Centre

Granton and District Community Council is to hold a consultation session to give local people an opportunity to find out more about proposed cycle path improvements on Lower Granton Road and to give their views on the plans. Continue reading Have your say on Lower Granton Road cycle path improvements

North Edinburgh Arts to open for CAN market event this morning

North Edinburgh Arts will be open for reduced hours today to enable the Community Action North event to go ahead in the morning (above) and have the cafe open for a while.

However Gentle Exercise, the Arts Strategy event in the afternoon and North Edinburgh Theatre group in the evening are POSTPONED.

Muirhouse Youth Development Group’s annual general meeting, also scheduled to take place at North Edinburgh Arts this afternoon, has been POSTPONED until further notice.

Pilton Central Association looking for volunteers this Saturday

Pilton Central Association will be making up bags of food and household items for local distribution at their office on Ferry Road Drive tomorrow – and they could use your help.

Pilton Central Association’s Willie Black said: “We are going to meet at the Pilton Community Association shop next to the Thrift Shop, on Saturday morning, bagging up tons of donated food and household items for distribution around the area. There is a lot of produce to pack so we would welcome all the help we can get – we will be there on Saturday from 10am until 1pm.”