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Tollcross Open for Business

Tollcross Traders Association are happy with the outcome of a recent walkabout in the area with the Edinburgh Councils' Parking Operations Manager. They now have over 40 new pay and display parking spaces.

"Parking is always going to be an issue in a big busy city like Edinburgh so to get another 40 spaces for our customers is a big plus."

"Although the spaces are not free like most out of town shopping centres, at least customers can park safely knwing that their cars will not be subject to a fine or even getting them towed away."

So the message is - Tollcross is open for business.

The new pay & display parking spaces are located at:-

Wrights Houses (behind Barclay Church) - extended to accomodate 8 cars.
10 new spaces in Gilmore Place outside the shops at Lochrin buildings and another 10 west of Hailes Street outside the old TA building.
Gilmore Place nearer Viewforth has 10 new spaces.
Tarvit Street - extended to accomodate 9 cars
Lochrin Place at the Home Street end has now got 10 spaces that are shared use (both pay & display and permit holders).

Have a look at our PARKING GUIDE which gives you a better idea of their location and number of spaces in each street.

Plastic Fantastic

What do you do with the tons of used plastic water bottles that are sent to the dump in vast quantities every day?

plastic bottles

Korma Blimey!

Earlier this month the Independent newspaper reviewed Mezbaan South Indian Restaurant in Brougham Street, Tollcross. Read more to find out what reporter Tracey MacLeod had to say about her experience.
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License to Kill Cafe Culture

Normally this letter would be posted on the Traders Forum. We felt it was worthy of being shared by all our website visitors. Please pop into Two Thin Laddies, sign their petition and give them your support.

Fellow Traders

It was our intention to write before now to let everyone know about the
situation at Two Thin Laddies regarding the Outside Tables and Chairs
Permit which has rocketed from £110 to £780 this year. We kept waiting
for someone else to register a complaint but the whole issue just
seemed to have slipped under everyone's radar and so finally, and very
reluctantly, we mounted our own protest which involved many phone
calls, e-mails, a petition and several frustrating dead-end calls with
the different departments at the Council.

We did receive great support from Alison Johnstone, the local Green
Councillor whom I think many TTA members have already met, and then on
Friday the Evening News got involved. It seems Saturday's front page
story "License to Kill Cafe Culture" has stirred up some strong
feelings - other restaurants and cafes are beginning to speak up, and
rumour has it the Council may yet think again about its pricing
policy. We don't know what will happen, but even if we end up having
to find the £780, at least more people are aware of the situation now.
We really want to thank everyone who has come in to Two Thin Laddies
over the past week to sign our petition and express their support.

It's great to meet some of the other Traders in person and heartwarming
to receive such great support. Many thanks to you all - we'll let you
know if there are any developments!

Campbell Barrie & Rebecca Kilbey (Two Thin Laddies)