Tag: South Queensferry
Whale dies on the beach at South Queensferry despite rescue efforts
A large sei whale which washed up on the eastern edge of South Queensferry on Saturday morning has died despite attempts by marine mammal specialists to keep it alive by trying to return it...
South Queensferry shopkeeper disappointed about decision on colour scheme
A business owner who painted his shopfront purple without permission says he has ‘nowhere left to go’ after losing a lengthy battle with the council.Andrew Richardson has been in dispute with the authority since receiving...
New restaurant opens in South Queensferry this weekend
The company which already runs Scotts at Port Edgar in South Queensferry has taken over the site which was formerly the Three Bridges at the other end of town.The restaurant with its menu...
Council running four consultations on active travel
The City of Edinburgh Council has opened four consultations on improving "sustainable" connections to some new housing developments in Edinburgh.Your views are welcome and actively sought by the council's transport team on ways...
Work to start on 980 home Queensferry development
Lead contractor appointed and will begin earthworks next weekConstruction work is set to begin at a prime Cala Homes project building 980 homes in South Queensferry.After ten years in the planning, the first spade...
Dudley says hello with storm force winds
The anticipated Storm Dudley - to be followed by Storm Eunice in the next day or so - is now battering Scotland.The Queensferry Crossing and Forth Road Bridge are closed to high sided...
Council destroys children’s play dens in Queensferry
Children and park users in South Queensferry are furious after council workers wielding chainsaws attacked a cherished sanctuary and play park. Station Road park is a small recreation garden opposite Queensferry Primary School, with flowerbeds,...
Major Queensferry expansion given the go-ahead
A major expansion of South Queensferry is set to get underway after plans were approved by The City of Edinburgh Council.The project – which is already a decade in the making – reached a...
Decision due this week on significant expansion of The Royal Burgh of South Queensferry
Proposals regarding a major expansion to South Queensferry will be assessed by The City of Edinburgh Council planning committee this week - marking a key milestone in a planning process that has spanned almost...
South Queensferry residents set up petition to stop creation of new roads
Local campaigners say that despite over 400 objections Ambassador Homes will be permitted to build a new road into the royal burgh of South Queensferry, felling mature trees and routing traffic along National Cycle...
Planning application lodged for expansion of South Queensferry
A detailed masterplan for a major mixed-use development between the approaches for the bridges over the River Forth at South Queensferry has been submitted.CALA Homes (East) will lodge proposals for 980 homes, a new...
Future of South Queensferry development to be decided
PLANS for a prime development on land made available from the completion of the Queensferry Crossing will be determined on Wednesday.Recommended for approval by council planners, the 176-home South Queensferry development by CALA Homes...
Proposals lodged for new homes in Queensferry
Local community engagement has helped shape proposals for new homes on land made available after the completion of the Queensferry Crossing.Following consultation earlier in the year, CALA Homes (East) has submitted planning application for...
Network Rail asked to help keep South Queensferry plant in business
Transport Salaried Staffs' Association,TSSA, today called on Network Rail to revise its decision to buy safety-critical rail crossings made abroad and buy those made in Scotland instead.Network Rail has awarded a five year contract...
Jardine calls for assurance on jobs in South Queensferry
Christine Jardine, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson and MP for Edinburgh West, has expressed concern over Progress Rail Services’ announcement that jobs are ‘at risk’ in South Queensferry.We reported this story yesterday - the...
Possible redundancies in South Queensferry – no formal decision yet
Unite the union has today reacted to the news that Progress Rail Services intends to make 147 workers redundant by closing its South Queensferry site by the end of the year. The redundancies are...
Buzzworks named as a top employer
Buzzworks Holdings, who own and run Scotts in South Queensferry, was named in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work for in the UK earlier in the year.Now they have been recognised...
CALA asks Queensferry community to have its say – today
Homebuilder CALA Homes (East) is inviting a community to give feedback on plans for a significant new development by hosting an entirely online consultation event.They encourage those living in and around Queensferry to log...
Hollywood comes to South Queensferry
Sea Kist, the antiques shop on the High Street in South Queensferry welcomed a VIP visitor this week … Hollywood star Brooke Shields.The shop attracted a bit of attention on social media when it...
Get on board the Maid of the Forth for a day trip
SCOTLAND’S SIGHTSEEING CRUISES SET SAIL ONCE AGAIN AS MAID OF THE FORTH RETURNFamily-run business re-open award-winning visitor attraction The award-winning visitor attraction, Maid of the Forth, has set sail from Hawes Pier at South Queensferry...
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay – The Loony Dook 2020 – sold out or sell out?
This year 1100 tickets were sold for The Loony Dook and event organisers Underbelly announced the event was at capacity and no more entries were allowed.The Sold Out sign went up on the Edinburgh's...
Retail site at Port Edgar Marina will be available in early 2020
Ali Black is hanging up his office keys, and the space that his shop Shapes has occupied in South Queensferry at Port Edgar Marina is on the market for a new occupier.The prime...
Emergency sewer repairs in South Queensferry
Emergency sewer repair work continues in South Queensferry Scottish Water are carrying out emergency repair work to a damaged sewer, 4m below ground, in a section of the High Street in South Queensferry. There is...
Loony Dook 2019 – in pictures
And what a picture some of them were. The participants processed to the sea and then jumped in the River Forth. Yes it is madness, but with a good reason behind it. They are...
Where to eat – Manna House Bakery in South Queensferry
MANNA HOUSE NUMBER TWO CRUISES TO A FANTASTIC FIRST SUMMER OF TRADINGWith around two cruise ships coming in and around South Queensferry every week in the summer months, Manna House Bakery, which set up...
Jobs still available at new restaurant opening at Port Edgar
There are fifteen jobs left at Scotts bar and restaurant which will open at Port Edgar Marina in South Queensferry later this month out of the original 75 vacancies.This is Buzzworks Holdings’ eleventh addition to...
Work begins on new restaurant at Port Edgar Marina
A new restaurant and bar is being created at Port Edgar Marina in South Queensferry, offering you another reason to get out of town.Scotts will open later this summer and owned by hospitality group...
Take the Maid of the Forth to Inchcolm this summer
As we are travelling out from the Hawes Pier skipper Duncan takes a little time to explain that the boat will call at Inchcolm Island, where there is not only an Abbey but also...
Body recovered at South Queensferry confirmed as singer Scott Hutchison
Police in Edinburgh told us this afternoon that the body recovered at Port Edgar, near South Queensferry, at around 8.30pm last night is that of Scott Hutchison reported missing earlier in the week.The 36-year-old...
Loony Dook 2018
The two directors of Underbelly, organisers of Edinburgh's Hogmanay, took part in the Loony Dook on New Year's morning, and in the madness of the moment Charlie Wood managed to lose his glasses in...
