40 Portobello Community Council

There has long been a debate about local democracy in Scotland. There are many people who believe that the decisions that affect local people are not taken locally enough. Since the last local government reform, they have been taken by the City of Edinburgh Council, sometimes even against the wishes of the local councillors. However, they are supposed to take the views of Community Councils into account.

Not every community in Edinburgh has such a council; but there is one on Portobello which meets on the last Monday of the month, providing a voice of the community not just to the Council but to the Scottish Government and developers. First set up some 34 years ago, Portobello Community Council is today able to use modern technology to do the job it was set up to do - consult the community and reflect its views.

 Portobello Community Council