North London forever. The things I have to do.

Hello Wembley! The Weeknd in full flow.

Visiting the big black smoke for a gig with the youngest. Fun evening out with POWarchitects chillin in Greenwich.

Yet again, disappointed to see @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social have now shifted this to sometime between November 26 and February 27. Lost count of how many times this has been changed and the reasons given. 👎 @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social @davidfkey.bsky.social @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social

Longstone Community Council@longstonecc.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Surprising no one, before year end, the installation of the controlled crossing on Lanark Rd got pushed out to September 26. 😩

Eric Johnson covering a lot of ground at large queen’s hall this evening. Full on excellence! #ericjohnson

Two free poetry workshops coming up, the first one is on 29th July and starts from the Water of Leith visitor centre. Sign up here 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-sourc... @wolct.bsky.social

From Source to Sea: the journey of your life (poetry workshops)

Two free poetry workshops along the Water of Leith river provided by The Open University in Scotland.

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Welcomed a fantastic 48 young folk who ran, jogged, and walked around the course. Girls were dominating today with Isla claiming an impressive first place while setting a new female course record, & claiming most of the PBs. We all know girls are more resilient in the tougher weather of course. 💪

Sheepdogs came into being on a Scottish croft in 1655 during an unfortunate mating accident when Sean and Shep got down.

James McLeod@jamespmcleod.ca · 2mo ago

It's safe to assume that all major LLMs are scraping Bluesky data to train future models. As an open protocol, Bluesky is one of the few sources of fresh human-generated content that anybody can gobble up. So all this is probably going in the models. There are submarines in the Great Lakes.

As CEC replaces the temp infra across the city it would be good to see the bollards re-deployed on strategic 'Our Future Streets' primary network routes like this which as of yet have felt zero safety improvements.

Tom Hogg 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️@tomhogg.bsky.social · last mo.

A very wide 30mph suburban road with a downhill sweeping curve, fitted with Armco barriers because, as the damaged barriers show, it's really dangerous due to speeding. @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social No room for a protected cycle lane. No. Absolutely not. Too dangerous.

The very excellent Van Ruller // Hogenhuis duo playing beautiful music at the St Brides Centre as part of the Edinburgh jazz and blues festival. #edinburghjazzandbluesfestival #stbridescentre

An Evening of Tom Jobim — Wednesday 6 August, Juniper Green Note. Mario Caribe leads the Green Note Trio through the music of Antônio Carlos Jobim — bossa nova and Brazilian songbook standards, played by a bassist who’s spent a career in this repertoire.

Run #43 - This is what Emilia wrote so well about 😍 We welcomed an amazing 73 young folk with parents, grandparents, carers, and friends who ran, jogged, and walked around the course. 🫶 - 8 doing their first ever Parkrun. 👊 - 8 running our course for the first time.

Longstone Community Council@longstonecc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

What Hailes Quarry junior parkrun means to a 10 year old. Well done Emilia.

What Hailes Quarry junior parkrun means to a 10 year old. Well done Emilia.

A Firework Control Zone covering Longstone is proposed for Nov 2026 and Nov 2027. CEC would like to hear from communities about areas that are being considered for firework control zones this November. consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/fcz2026/In

Juniper Green Note is now supported by The National Lottery through Creative Scotland. This helps us bring quality acts without raising ticket prices — next gig 16 July with Frank Perowsky and Colin Steele. @TNLUK @LottoGoodCauses #NationalLottery #edinburgh #junipergreennote #junipergreen

Duncan Colquhoun Award Every year LCC presents presents a £50 book token to a pupil at Longstone Primary who has demonstrated commitment, determination, enthusiasm, and selflessness by doing something good for their community. Qualities that honour the memory of local man, Duncan Colquhoun.

Longstone Community Council | Duncan Colquhoun

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A very special Olympic themed Hailes Quarry Junior Parkrun #42 as we welcomed Olympic Gold Medalist Jen Dodds to warm up the troops, get them underway, and who had a huge queue of folks all wanting their picture with her. What a star! ⭐

Are the people I know who use their mobility scooters in the protected lanes also 'greedy' on that basis??

Alastair Dalton@alastairdalton.bsky.social · 2mo ago

NEW in @scotsman.com on Saturday: 'Greedy' cyclists must not be given more space than pedestrians, says top architect www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...

Good to see new food waste bin & extra landfill bin have been added to hub outside 80 Longstone St. Hopefully this helps a bit. 3 new bin lids added to hub at bottom of Longstone St, and some additional enforcement signs put up in the area. Actions from recent visit with @rosssmckenzie.bsky.social

Longstone Community Council@longstonecc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

@rosssmckenzie.bsky.social arranged a meeting with @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social Waste, Enforcement, and Housing teams this morning. We focused on issues in Kingsknowe Place and Longstone Street primarily.

📣📣 Edinburgh & Lothians anti-racism Unity March & Rally DETAILS - Sat 27th June These are our streets. Let’s reclaim them. No to racism! No to Islamophobia! 📣 RECLAIM OUR STREETS 🗓️Sat 27th June, 1pm 🥁March at 1.30pm down Leith Walk 🔈Rally 2pm Pilrig Park

Mike Daly and Martin Foster weaving harmonically, melodically, with impeccable taste and good humour through two great sets of jazz standards. Ably backed by @jazzjohnelliott.bsky.social Owen Macdonald & Jack Wilson. A fantastic evening of up close live jazz. #junipergreennote #dreamalittledream

June 2026 - Updated 'Active Travel Improvements Programme' - West Edinburgh Link Construction Phases - Kingsknowe Park Pedestrian Crossing - Longstone Link Bridge @edi.bike @spokes.org.uk @livingstreetsedi.bsky.social www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/fi...

@rosssmckenzie.bsky.social arranged a meeting with @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social Waste, Enforcement, and Housing teams this morning. We focused on issues in Kingsknowe Place and Longstone Street primarily.

What's happening with the Kingsknowe Masterplan? You can read the RIBA Stage 2 report here. drive.google.com/file/d/1nlK7...

Reports from concerned residents that a caravan site appears to have popped up in Dovecot Park without permission. Raised with @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social , elected representatives, and the community police team. @rosssmckenzie.bsky.social @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social @simitakumar.bsky.social

A 'Notice of Initiation' has been lodged for the commencement of development works on the former Booker site at 22 Inglis Green Rd, next to Sainsbury. Mixed-use residential and commercial development. Expected to commence from 22/06/26. @rosssmckenzie.bsky.social @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social

For those interested in the Longstone Link bridge as part of this development, you can read the latest briefing document on it here. @spokes.org.uk @edinburghminute.com @edi.bike @livingstreetsedi.bsky.social drive.google.com/file/d/1YFrK...

Longstone Community Council@longstonecc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A 'Notice of Initiation' has been lodged for the commencement of development works on the former Booker site at 22 Inglis Green Rd, next to Sainsbury. Mixed-use residential and commercial development. Expected to commence from 22/06/26. @rosssmckenzie.bsky.social @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social

Incredible German classical guitarist Laura Lootens this evening. 👌

Swinging Standards @ Juniper Green Note 🎺🎷 Thu 25 June • 7.30–9.30pm Featuring Mike Daly & Martin Foster, with our professional trio. A relaxed evening of classic jazz, great tunes & top-class improvisation. 🎟️ Tickets: greennote.club⁠ #Jazz #Edinburgh #LiveMusic #JuniperGreenNote #SwingJazz

Update from Scottish Water: I arrived on site at the point where Murray burn meets the Water Of Leith. I found no issues with the watercourse, and all Scottish water assets were found to be in working order. Scottish water will continue to monitor this location over the next coming weeks.”

Longstone Community Council@longstonecc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Reported this discoloured water flowing from the Murray Burn into the Water of Leith. Might be Scottish Water using a dye to trace things but could also be a pollution spill. REF: CAS-3191062-X3G8M @wolct.bsky.social