Our ex-chair and long-serving member of Merchiston Community Council Bridget Stevens (seen in the photo with our current Chair Ian Doig) was awarded the MBE in the King’s Birthday honours list last summer for her services to the Arts, in…
All residents are welcome at our next meeting, which will be held in person on Tuesday February 17th from 7-9pm at the Merchiston Tennis and Bowling Club, Polwarth Terrace, EH11 1NA.
Your voices, your concerns, your solutions We want to start by saying thank you. When we launched our survey about the Merchiston Avenue/Merchiston Place/Rochester Terrace junction in January 2026, we hoped for a good response. Indeed, we received 102 responses…
Lothian buses have issued a service update due to the resurfacing works planned for Gilmore Place. This affects the bus routes 10 and 27 between the roundabout at ColintonRoad/Polwarth Terrace and Home Street (Cameo Cinema), starting on 26th January *not…
The recent newsletter from the community policing team can be found below
Most of Merchiston Districts Community Council area is now in the Edinburgh Central constituency (see map above) and the Edinburgh and Lothians East region for the upcoming May elections. More details here.