CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) has announcedTthat its Edinburgh Pub of the Year is The Dreadnought. The pub, which was only opened in its current guise in 2016, takes over from the Stockbridge Tap, which had won the award for the last four years.
Continue reading Leith’s Dreadnought is CAMRA’s Edinburgh Pub of the Year
The remains of around eighty 17th Century plague victims discovered underneath an Edinburgh school playground have been laid to rest. Pupils from St Mary’s Primary School in Leith helped the city council hold a memorial service on Friday. Continue reading School holds funeral service for plague victims discovered under playground
Granton Parish Church, North Edinburgh Arts, Leith Cops in Pots and ELREC are among fourteen city projects to share grants totalling £15.3 million in the latest round of Climate Challenge Funding. The initiative supporting action to combat climate change has now helped in excess of 1,000 projects – and provided more than £100 million funding over the past decade. Continue reading Climate Challenge cash bonanza for local projects
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STAND UP FOR LEITH: Leith Central CC to oppose ‘invasive’ development
Another invasive development could be coming to Leith Walk. If you live in Leith and want to make your voice heard, please attend the Leith Central Community Council meeting on Monday 19th March. We need to strongly and visibly oppose this. Continue reading Leave Leith alone!
Next stop Newhaven? Another key milestone towards completion of the Final Business Case for taking trams to Newhaven has been reached with the shortlisting of four bidders for the Infrastructure and Systems contract.
Continue reading All aboard: four bidders short-listed for Newhaven trams contract
The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced that the UK and Ireland Tour of Matilda The Musical will extend into 2019, touring to six more cities and accompanied by a specially devised education programme, Change My Story, for schools. Continue reading Matilda The Musical: Scottish premiere at Edinburgh Playhouse
Communities across Scotland are to benefit from a share of £26 million to support local regeneration – and Edinburgh’s share goes to Duncan Place Resource Centre project in Leith, which will receive £1.2 million. Continue reading Boost for Leith as £26 million allocated for local regeneration
Former staff and students of Leith Nautical College are asking the country’s seafaring communities to help track down old colleagues, classmates and friends for a reunion event in Edinburgh in September. Organisers are trying to find people linked with the college, whose maritime careers have taken them across the world. Continue reading Former Leith Nautical College staff and students invited to set sail for Edinburgh reunion
The Window Wanderland concept, which transforms everyday streets into outdoor art galleries, is coming to the streets of Leith for the first time this month (on 17 March from 6 – 9PM), giving the community the chance to show off their creative talents. Continue reading Leith to become a Window Wanderland
