Drum Brae/Gyle ward covers the communities of Barntongate, Bughtlin, Clermiston, Clerwood, Drum Brae, East Craigs, Forrester Park, North Gyle, Parkgrove, South Gyle and West Craigs.
Working as a team with Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP and Christine Jardine MP, local councillors Robert Aldridge and Ed Thornley are strong voices for the area and fight hard to get things done locally.
You can contact them at:
cllr.robert.aldridge@edinburgh.gov.uk / 0131 529 4992
cllr.edward.thornley@edinburgh.gov.uk / 0131 529 4152
The long-promised works to upgrade the junction of Maybury and Craigs Roads, originally promised to take place in April last year, have been hit by delay after delay.
The long-awaited Council report on how it proposes to deal with rat-running and the road surface on Parkgrove Drive is due to finally come forward at the end of April.
Works to upgrade gas network pipes on Glasgow Road have now begun, leading to lane closures on Maybury and Glasgow Roads and significant traffic delays.
An update on the proposed Cramond/Gyle bus, and a new limited stop bus along Queensferry Road.
Work to improve path surfaces in the park, led by the Friends of Gyle Park, is underway.
Your local Lib Dem councillors recently secured road repairs on Parkgrove Loan after the original works were botched.
With promised upgrades hitting delay after delay, the Council needs to take residents' safety concerns seriously.
At the end of January, enforcement began on the new Pavement Parking Ban.
The promised new bus link between Cramond and the Gyle Centre, via Maybury Road, has come one step closer.
The local Lib Dem team have started a petition to gather signatures in objection to the develop proposals to turn over hundreds of acres of greenbelt land to more housing.
The new lights at the junction of Drum Brae and Drum Brae Drive have now been in place for a few months, and it’s become clear which elements are and are not working.
The planned upgrades to the path running from Torwood Crescent to Meadow Place Road have been further delayed.
Robert has been a councillor for Drum Brae/Gyle for over 30 years and he lives locally in Barntongate.
Robert was unanimously elected as Edinburgh's Lord Provost, meaning he chairs meetings of the Council and is also the civic head of the city and the ex-officio Lord Lieutenant of Edinburgh.
Robert has a long record of service and action for and with the local community and he has a strong reputation for getting things done.
For all his time as a councillor, Robert has fought to protect local green spaces from development. Most recently he opposed the recently rejected development proposals for yet more housing on greenbelt at Cammo.
Ed believes in ensuring our communities across Drum Brae / Gyle ward receive the best possible Council services. A well-known face on the doorstep, Ed has been standing up for West Edinburgh and has helped ensure local people are listened to at all levels of government.
Together with Councillor Robert Aldridge, he is campaigning for:
He sits on the Culture and Communities and Governance, Risk and Best Value Committees.
