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Posted 11 months ago #
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I had no idea about your involvement in that - the WoL walkway truly is one of the best urban walking routes I have ever used. So, thanks for that.
Posted 11 months ago # -
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Was my idea to get WoLCT to do a Millennium Bid as a direct result of the Council (can’t remember if it was still EDC or early days of CEC) putting together a ‘grand’ proposal which was, more or less, a wish list of things it couldn’t afford to do.
Millennium Commission rules explicitly said their money (Lottery money) couldn’t be used by LAs to do things there were supposed to fund themselves - so I knew their attempt would fail.
Focusing on the WoL had more chance…
I wrote this https://archive.ph/frS7 (and did the design/layout - early days of DTP so I didn’t have the computer power to include photos - they had to be stuck on and the whole thing photocopied!) but not most of the rest of the document.
Posted 11 months ago # -
It is my daily commute from Canal to Balerno section. I also use bits around St marks Park from time to time, reminds me to go see the improvements down that end. It is nt all doom and gloom. many thanks to Illustiroius Leader for spotting a market in the niche. The last Fridayy in Oct is Friday week. Is that close enough to the 15th birthday? I see we are already 15 on the side bar
Posted 11 months ago # -
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Eddie Banks, a retired engineer living in the village, said: “The alternative is if you don’t take them down, then you could lose part of your graveyard. Which one do you want? Keep three trees, or lose part of your graveyard? I know what the locals would say.”
Mr Scott, who conceived the idea of decorating the old Colinton railway tunnel with a colourful mural, expressed concern visitors could miss out on the attraction as, while other points of access are available, smartphone maps and local signage “show that route as being open,” leading to confusion.
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Posted 11 months ago # -
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leithlinksactivitypark New visuals of 'The Dock' community skate area planned for Coalie Park have been published, along with the news that the project has received additional funding from The National Lottery Community Fund Scotland.
With lots of momentum behind this project and planning permission secured, Leith could finally see it's first permanent outdoor skate area in the near future.
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Posted 10 months ago # -
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Edinburgh police tape off Water of Leith footpath as forensics spotted at scene
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https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-police-tape-water-leith-30422000
Now there’s a headline.
Posted 9 months ago # -
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Flood-hit Edinburgh pub to be razed for flats
A flood-hit late Victorian Edinburgh pub, closed since 2020, has been sold to deliver a 21 apartments.
The Longstone Inn has been closed since part of its structure fell into the Water of Leith, prompting the present plans by Fouin & Bell and QB Wood. This would see the current site cleared and flood walls repaired with new sheet piling, raising the site level above the present flood line.
In a statement, the applicant wrote: "The existing site is an eyesore and at risk of further damage from future flooding events and cannot be left in its current state.
"The new proposal would upgrade the river walls of both the Murrauburn and Water of Leith in accordance with 1 in 200-year flood risk and the council's Water of Leith flood prevention scheme."
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https://www.urbanrealm.com/news/11335/Flood-hit_Edinburgh_pub_to_be_razed_for_flats.html
Posted 7 months ago # -
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The truth is that, over the past decades, our beloved wild garlic has been usurped by a cunning imposter, posing as the real deal. To the untrained nose, this imposter smells just like wild garlic- but its narrow leaves and lack of petals give it away as the invasive “few flowered leek.”
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https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/the-imposter-invading-the-water-of
Posted 4 months ago # -
The new surface on the WoL path is getting quite badly deteriorated on the stretch I passed over from West Mill Road and past the back of Spylaw Park. Some patches had been repaired, but other sections were starting to fail. It looked to me as if the top surface had been laid wider than the supporting bed underneath, so the top surface was cracking and falling away at the sides.
Anyone know whether this is this known about and a proper solution being devised, rather than just continual patching?
Posted 1 month ago # -
The bad bits at Colinton likely caused by trees. They now have yellow lines round them so. Will be patch.
The whole thing was made by Hod it and Daud It
Shoveling the stuff on and tamping it down by hand.
The ditch digging was crucial.
Dog walkers runners, cyclists, one guy on an Electric wheel, wee gagdges on motor bikes, horsewomen and one horse man. all love it..
Posted 1 month ago #
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