Drum Brae / Gyle ward

Drum Brae/Gyle Councillors.
Drum Brae/Gyle Councillors.

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.

Councillor Robert Aldridge

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.

  • He campaigned successfully with local residents for the Drum Brae Leisure Centre and for the Drum Brae Library Hub, which have both been hugely successful.
  • He chaired the Neighbourhood Partnership’s Environment Committee leading to improvements in parks across the Drum Brae/Gyle area and targeted anti-litter campaigns.
  • He has championed more local decision making – especially in promoting the Youth Decides initiative locally, where young people recommend local projects for funding.
  • He championed the new gym hall at East Craigs Primary school and the development of the new Buttercup Farm Park.

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.

Contact details on edinburgh.gov.uk

Councillor Ed Thornley

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:

  • Action to tackle the terrible state of local roads, paths and pavements
  • More investment in our parks and green spaces
  • Better lighting in green spaces so people can feel safe when walking
  • Improvements to the reliability of the 31 bus

He sits on the Culture and Communities and Planning Committees.

Contact details on edinburgh.gov.uk

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Latest news

The latest updates from your local Scottish Liberal Democrat team and Cllr Robert Aldridge and Cllr Ed Thornley

41 Bus and Cramond/Gyle Link Bus

The 41 bus is to be replaced by the 47, the 43 will be more frequent at peak times, and a new supported service is to be tendered for between Cramond and the Gyle.

9 May 2023
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Bus Delays are "Unacceptable"

The 31 bus service is proving an unreliable service in East Craigs, with many residents telling us that the bus has been extremely late or not turned up at all. The 12 is also facing serious problems.

9 May 2023
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Drum Brae / Gyle

Duart Crescent Post Office

Following the news that the operators of the Duart Crescent Post Office have decided to sell, Christine visited to learn about how many postmasters are having to make difficult decisions. 

4 Apr 2023
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No. 31 Bus Update

The 31 bus service continues to suffer from delays and sometimes not turn up at all. We are working with Lothian to improve this.

3 Apr 2023
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Parkgrove Drive

For years, the state of the road surface on Parkgrove Drive and Loan has been truly awful – and it has been the single issue that residents in Parkgrove have raised with us most frequently.

1 Mar 2023
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No. 31 Bus

The reduction in service of the 31 to every 15 minutes has not resulted in the promised improved reliability.

1 Mar 2023
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