St Mark's Path

The start of a new year is often a moment for reflection rather than reaction. 

St Mark’s Path reopened yesterday and will remain open for most of the construction period between now and completion in spring 2027.

Charlie Ellis enjoys some Broughton byways 

My walk from Stockbridge toward Leith began not by the river but on a tangent: a gentle wander along Heriot Row and past the Scotland Street Little Library, a charming, if chronologically confusing, trove containing the latest Spurtle alongside ‘vintage’ issues from early 2012. 

Continuing along East Claremont Street, the morning’s rhythm broke only when a hearse emerged from Claremont Crescent: a sharp, unexpected moment of reflection.

Dennis O’Keeffe is an independent construction and infrastructure advisor acting for Broughton Rd coffee-kiosk proprietor Yossi Mazon over the ‘sudden and unconsulted closure’ of St Mark’s Path (see our report

Having spoken to the Powderhall development's site manager, Councillor Jack Caldwell (Ward 12) has now contacted the New Town & Broughton and Leith Central Community Councils, and other interested locals, with the update below.