A public clock out of service for over 20 years could finally be restored under plans set to be considered by Edinburgh councillors .

The council-owned clock on Portobello Baptist Church was pulled down in 2003 for repairs – but has stayed down since then for a variety of reasons.

Among them is a historic dispute over who actually owns the clock – the council or the church – though archival research concluded in 2019 found it was the council’s property.

Now, councillors are being recommended by officers to approve an approximately £150,000 spend to put the clock back up.

According to a report to go before the Finance and Resources Committee on Thursday, some £13,250 in stoneworks on the church itself will be needed to remount the clock.

The church has historically refused to fund

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