Consultation now open by @Edinburgh_CC on ‘North Edinburgh Connections’ active travel scheme (Ferry Road-Pennywell Road-West Granton Road).
You can see the plans and comment (closing date 9 June) here:
Around 7.55am this morning (Friday, 21 March), Police received a report of a firearm possibly being discharged at a property in West Pilton Bank, Edinburgh.
Officers are in attendance and there are no reports of any injuries.
Extensive enquiries are ongoing to establish the exact circumstances and a significant police presence will remain in the area.
Road closures are in place at West Pilton Road and Pennywell Road and we are asking people to avoid the area.
Inspector Alan Healy said: “We understand this incident will be very worrying for the people living in this community and would ask anyone with any concerns to speak to us.
“Enquiries are at an early stage and officers will remain in the area while we carry out investigations and I would urge anyone with questions or concerns to approach them – they are there to help.”
Anyone with any information can contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting 0562 of Friday, 21 March, 2025.
Our Winter Warmer sessions start next week – drop into the Old Co-op on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for free soup and a roll.
Available from 11am – 2pm (or until the soup runs out!).
We’ll be having sweet potato soup on Tuesday and everyone is welcome.
UPCYCLING & SOWING WORKSHOP
Create a unique pot and start growing herbs at home.
It’s a free workshop, materials provided and no registration needed.
TODAY (Thursday 17th March) and tomorrow, Friday 18th March, there will be a pop up vaccination clinic from 9am – 2.30pm at the North Edinburgh Community Resource Centre on Pennywell Road.
All vaccines including boosters can be administered.
A 17-year-old man has been charged with the theft of a delivery van on Pennywell Road yesterday (Thursday 11 February).
He was arrested after a pursuit and was also charged with driving offences and possession of weapons.
Enquiries are ongoing in relation to similar thefts in the city recently.
First Port is a Scotland wide organisation which supports social enterprises throughout Scotland, from start up to further on in their development. What If…North Edinburgh? is a programme specifically for this area to support the development of social enterprises from idea to action.
I’m Julie Smith, the programme manager and I’m based in the area in North Edinburgh Arts. I want to work with local people who have ideas about helping themselves and their community through developing businesses which do both!
It could be an idea about anything: a gardening service for older people; teaching people a skill; supporting people to get physically active. Whatever it is I want to hear it. Even if it isn’t a business idea, it might be a good project.
One of the issues we have in the area is a lack of space for people to work in. There has been a growth in co-working spaces in the city, but there’s not a lot between South Queensferry and Leith. A co –working space means someone who just needs a desk and broadband connection can share space with others in a similar situation. Some of the spaces can be quite expensive.
The new North Edinburgh Community Resource Centre, housing Community Renewal and Citizen’s Advice on Pennywell Road has some suitable space available to rent.
There’s room for co-working space, a small training/meeting room and access to a kitchen. It would be a great space for people to work in, meet others and for training and workshops to be delivered in.
I would like to find out if there are people throughout North West Edinburgh who would be interested in such a space and developing a vision for it. The local area has never had a business hub where people can get support, can develop ideas and share with others. I think this is a great opportunity.
There is a viewing on Thursday 6th February at 10am – 11am or 6pm -7pm. Contact me at julie@firstport.org.uk if you’d like more information or to sign up for the tour!
On Saturday 2 November the Ferrywell Youth Project moved into a new home in the heart of the community in Muirhouse and Pennywell, part of a shared community resource with partners including CItizens Advice Edinburgh. Continue reading Ferrywell Youth Project move into new home
Police in Edinburgh have arrested a 62 year old man following the death of 61 year old Marie Walker at an address on Pennywell Road at around 9.30am on Tuesday morning. Continue reading Man arrested following Pennywell murder
Police are treating the death of a woman whose body was found at a flat in North Edinburgh as unexplained. The discovery was made at around 10am at a flat on Pennywell Road yesterday.
A man who was found injured in the flat is being treated in hospital. Neither person has yet been named.
A post-mortem will take place and a report has been sent to the Procurator Fiscal.
No further information is available at this time.
