Southside/Newington ward
Pauline represents the Southside/Newington ward, covering Blackford, Grange, Nether Liberton, Newington, Prestonfield, Sciennes, Southside, St. Leonards and West Mains.
She sits on the Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work Committee and the Licensing Board and is also the Liberal Democrat Group Bailie.
Pauline believes in the long held Liberal Democrat principles of localism, and builds from a ground-up approach; Pauline stands for empowerment and advocacy. She has a long association with Edinburgh going back to student days, has taught at the University of Edinburgh Life-Long Learning Department, and lives in the Ward. Pauline is a self-employed theatre practitioner and teacher, and has worked in the third sector training volunteers for HIV Response Projects. Pauline is a creative thinker, not just in the realm of the Arts, but as a method for understanding different perspectives and promoting unity.
From Councillor Pauline Flannery.
Residents regularly express frustrations with overrunning utility works, especially when it appears there is no one working on the site.
It was with great pleasure that I received letters from P5s now P6s, who as part of their programme learning about democracy and local government, wrote to me recently.
Completion of the old Children's Hospital site is now predicted to be May 2025.
Cllr Flannery has been working with Waste and Cleansing officers to look for alternative locations.
'Welcome Week' is the new name or Freshers Week and we wish students the best of luck as they begin their studies and their new lives in Edinburgh.
It is proposed that the Council prioritises support for Community Centre Management Committees, and development of a new strategy for Community Centres.
This was a great opportunity for people to experience life as a Producer, Director, Scriptwriter, Editor and Presenter at the Sky News Studios, organised by the indefatigable team at Cameron House for the P5/6 age range.
A request has been submitted to the Scottish Government Investing in Communities Team for an update on its funding status.
In September 2020, the Culture and Communities Committee agreed to introduce an Edinburgh Cemetery Tour Guide Registration scheme.
There will be engagement for ETROs, with reference to Clinton Road and Whitehouse Loan by council officers.
After initial discussions with Police Scotland, it is unlikely that the toilets at Nicholson Square will re-open soon.
The Short-Term Lets Licensing policy has been revised.
