Communal Area Works in Drum Brae
After visiting several sites with both residents and council officers, the team are taking forward work to get areas across Drum Brae cleared up and better looked after.
4 Apr 2024
Drum Brae / Gyle ward
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
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The latest updates from your local Scottish Liberal Democrat team and Cllr Robert Aldridge and Cllr Ed Thornley
Fauldburn Path Lighting
The team have secured a commitment from the Council to install an additional street light on the path running between Fauldburn and Craigmount Avenue North.
4 Apr 2024
Drum Brae / Gyle
Maybury/Craigs Road Junction
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.
4 Apr 2024
Drum Brae / Gyle
Parkgrove Drive Update - April '24
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.
4 Apr 2024
Maybury Junction Roadworks
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.
4 Apr 2024
Local Bus Services Update - March '24
An update on the proposed Cramond/Gyle bus, and a new limited stop bus along Queensferry Road.
12 Mar 2024
Paths and Parking in Gyle Park
Work to improve path surfaces in the park, led by the Friends of Gyle Park, is underway.
5 Mar 2024
Parkgrove Loan Repairs
Your local Lib Dem councillors recently secured road repairs on Parkgrove Loan after the original works were botched.
5 Mar 2024
Drum Brae / Gyle
Council must tidy up Torwood Path
With promised upgrades hitting delay after delay, the Council needs to take residents' safety concerns seriously.
7 Feb 2024
Drum Brae / Gyle
Pavement Parking Ban - Drum Brae/Gyle
At the end of January, enforcement began on the new Pavement Parking Ban.
7 Feb 2024
A Bus to the Gyle Centre
The promised new bus link between Cramond and the Gyle Centre, via Maybury Road, has come one step closer.
7 Feb 2024
Drum Brae / Gyle
Lib Dems fight latest Cammo development plans
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.
5 Feb 2024
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.
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
- A lights-controlled crossing at the junction of Drum Brae North and Drum Brae Drive
- Improvements to the reliability of the 31 bus
He sits on the Culture and Communities and Governance, Risk and Best Value Committees.
