So how's your street?

[Doris]

Bath Street still a hazzard for both pedestrians and cars. Not a grit bin or lorry in sight. Small group of us managed to make some headway with our pavement but it's hard when there's nowhere to put the broken up ice.

Some nutters still speeding up and down the street! Heard on Forth One this morning that cars were having to slow down on the A7 because there was a woman walking on the road pushing a pram between Dalkeith and Sheriffhall Roundabout.

[wangi]

Yup, there's so much ice it constrains things a bit!

Council has been pretty good with sending out updates. I'm getting them via Maureen Child's email list (don't know if she's unique in forwarding them on?).

Looks like from the most recent there are quite a few grit dumps; but perhaps a bit thin on the ground on the main drag in porty?

Weather Response Update No.16 from East Neighbourhood - 1700 hrs Wednesday 8 Dec

I hadn't expected some 13 days ago to be still doing this but we are deploying everything we have to deal with snow and ice clearance and gritting. Around 70 staff have been working in our area since early this morning focussing on priority locations - it is important that resources are used in this way to make the most impact locally. Where possible teams will respond to emergency or individual situations however we are receiving calls and requests through a number of channels and our city wide and local co-ordinating teams are managing these requests. I would urge continued patience at this time as I can assure you that staff are working round the clock and are themselves working in very difficult circumstances. Where possible grit bins are being replenished and grit dumps put down for communities to use - see the updated list below of 63 locations. This is in addition to 89 grit bins which are being topped up.

I would encourage local communities, if safe to do so, to clear pathways for themselves and neighbours - please refer to the Scottish Government advice - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Justi ... ddriveways - on dealing with winter weather. I am heartened to hear of groups and communities who are clearing their local paths and would like to acknowledge and commend these efforts.

Where there is an urgent medical priority or risk to life and limb then please let us know and we will assess for extra help - this includes such things as attending a scheduled chemotherapry or radiotherapy session, planned operations or medical treatments.

Activity for today and tomorrow detailed below.

Squad 1 - Working around the Lady Nairne vicinity clearing footways

Squad 2 - Working around the Abercorn/ Wosleley and Brands/Christians vicinity clearing the ice/ snow and gritting the roads

Squad 3 - Working on the footpath between Magdalene's & Asda (Jewel)

Squad 4 - Brunstane & Gilbertstoun Area gritting roads

Squad 5 - Servicing grit dumps and bins

Squad 6 - snow clearance and gritting at:

* Hamilton Drive
* Hamilton Park
* Duddingston Road
* Duddingston Road West
* Restalrig Crescent
* Findlay Area - to be continued tomorrow.
* Bus Stops (various)
* Pedestrian Crossings (various)
* St Johns Primary School (pavements)
* Portobello High School (pavements)
* Duddingston Primary School (pavements)
* Holyrood High School (pavements)


Waste Disposal

To assist domestic waste collection until a normal refuse collection service can resume we now have large skips situated at the locations below. Residents are encouraged to take any excess bagged waste to these for disposal. In addition, brown (garden waste) bins should be used for domestic waste also.

* Marionville Road/ adjacent to old Kwik Fit car park - EH7 5TX or EH7 5TY
* Greendykes Road/ Drive - EH16 4EY or EH16 4JJ
* Duddingston Park South - EH15 3LJ
* Musselburgh Road/ Joppa Toilets - EH15 2..
* Adelphi Place - EH15 1BG
* Peffermill Court - Craigmillar Castle Gardens - EH16 4AA
* Newcraighall - Park View carpark - EH21
* Duddingston Park South, Miners Welfare Car Park - EH15 3LJ

The location below is yet to be confirmed:

* Abercorn Crescent - EH8 7HZ

GRIT DUMPS

1. Abercorn Crescent
2. Abercorn Drive (corner near Ulster Drive)
3. Abercorn Drive and Abercorn Crescent (at corner)
4. Bailie Terrace (at junction of) Bailie Path
5. Bailie Grove (at junction of) Bailie Terrace
6. Bellfield Lane
7. Bingham Avenue (at school car park)
8. Bingham Crescent (at junction of) Bingham Avenue
9. Brand Drive
10. Brunstane Crescent
11. Christians (at junction of) Brand Drive
12. Craigmillar Library
13. Craigmillar Medical Centre
14. Duddingston Avenue (at junction of) Milton Road West
15. Duddingston Row (at junction of) Duddingston View
16. Duddingston Row (at junction of) Bingham Way
17. Duddingston Row (at junction of) Bingham Way cul de sac
18. Durham Medical Centre
19. Findlays
20. Findlay Gardens (at junction of) Findlay Medway
21. Hamilton Drive (at junction of) Hamilton Park
22. Inchview
23. Lady Nairne Grove
24. Lady Nairne Loan
25. Lilyhill Terrace (bottom of Abercorn Road)
26. Lochend Avenue
27. Lochend Avenue (at junction of) Hawkhill
28. Lochend Avenue (at junction of) Restalrig Road
29. Magdalene Avenue (at junction of) Magdalene Drive - near Milton Road
30. Magdalene Drive (opposite Magdalene Place)
31. Magdalene Drive (at junction of) Magdalene Gardens
32. Magdalene Gardens (at junction of) Magdalene Loan
33. Magdalene Gardens (at junction of) Magdalene Medway
34. Marionville Crescent
35. Meadowfield Bank
36. Meadowfield Drive
37. Moira Park Medical Centre
38. Moira Terrace
39. Mountcastle Bank
40. Mountcastle Medical Centre
41. Mount Castle Drive North (at junction of) Mount Castle Drive Crescent
42. Mount Castle Drive North (at junction of) Mount Castle Drive Terrace
43. Mount Castle Drive North (at junction of) Mount Castle Drive Gardens
44. Newcraighall Drive (at junction of) Park Terrace
45. Northfield Broadway Medical Centre
46. Northfield Drive (at junction of) Northfield Grove
47. Paisley Avenue
48. Paisley Crescent (corner near Ulster Drive)
49. Paisley Drive
50. Paisley Drive (at junction of) Paisley Avenue
51. Piershill Library
52. Restalrig Road (at junction of) Restalrig Crescent
53. Restalrig Crescent (at junction of) Findlay Gardens
54. Restalrig Crescent (at junction of) Findlay Avenue
55. Restalrig Avenue (at junction of) Sleigh Drive
56. Scone Gardens (corner at Wolseley Crescent)
57. Sydney Terrace
58. The Causeway (The Sheep Heid)
59. Ulster Crescent
60. Ulster Gardens
61. Vexhim Park
62. Willowbrae Avenue (Junction of Paisley Crescent)
63. Wolseley Crescent (corner at Abercorn Road)

might be worth arranging for something nearer Bath St?

Also attached is Members Briefing 252.

L/

[Maria]

Suspect there are more grit dumps than just those on that list. For example, there was some placed on Brighton Place, near the bridge.


Perhaps slippy pavements aren't the only thing we should be wary of in Portobello .....http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topst ... 6655090.jp