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Housing associations aim to revive higher density Shrubhill plan 24 Aug 2013 | 04:14 pm
In a new twist in the never-ending Shrubhill redevelopment saga, it turns out that two city housing associations are working on a plan to build 341 mid-market rent homes on the eyesore browfield site....
Pilrig Park to get new benches and new bins 24 Aug 2013 | 12:31 am
It’s been quite some time since the removal of some of the benches from Pilrig Park caused some consternation among regular users of the park. Therefore, we’re pleased to be able to share news of som...
Does Forth Ports have a Leith Docks flooding contingency plan? 23 Aug 2013 | 06:40 pm
Forth Ports own and manage a lot of land in North Edinburgh. They also manage a Port and despite being a private company, still have statutory responsibilities that it inherited from its predecessor –...
Video: The making of the Halmyre Street mural 22 Aug 2013 | 01:42 pm
This excellent video documenting the creation of the Halmyre Street mural was made by Cagoule.
Leith and Restalrig areas fail to make the litter grade, again 22 Aug 2013 | 01:36 am
The latest independent litter survey results for Leith have been released, and they show that two local wards, Leith and Restalrig and Craigentinny, have failed to make the national litter standard of...
What’s ripening at the Leith Links Children’s Orchard? 17 Aug 2013 | 03:29 pm
Recently, we took a wee trip to look at the Children’s Orchard and see how it’s doing. The Orchard is now in its third summer, and despite a cold spring, some hard pruning and the disruption caused b...
Trader receives anti-English abuse after flying St Georges cross from shop 15 Aug 2013 | 04:16 pm
Local trader, Keith Hales, has said he is “totally shocked at the extreme attitudes,” from some people in Leith after he received a barrage of anti-English abuse for flying a St George’s Cross flag an...
Leith supermarkets: Cycle facilities rated again, two years later. 5 Aug 2013 | 04:27 am
Back in May 2011, one of our readers inspired us to put a post together looking at cycle facilities at the main supermarkets in Leith. That post successfully persuaded Sainsbury’s at Meadowbank to in...
The Low Carbon Property Festival, a juggler free zone 2 Aug 2013 | 07:16 pm
The Edinburgh Low Carbon Property Festival may not be tipped to draw the largest crowds during festival season, but it is at least likely to be a juggler free zone. Between the 13th and 15th of Augus...
Trial a hot desk in Leith’s Creative Exchange 2 Aug 2013 | 01:26 am
Desk Union, a coworking and office space provider based in Edinburgh, is offering the chance to win a hot desk in Leith’s new business incubator, the Creative Exchange. The Business Incubator was est...
