We will be shouting it from the rooftops…please do help to spread the word. Susie Gray and Jenny Mungall, Bid Directors for Leith 2028
This is what good news sounds and feels like. Say it loud. Leith has been shortlisted for the new UK Town of Culture award.
Edinburgh’s historic port – a proud town in its own right – is one of just 15 chosen from a total of almost 400 across the UK who entered their bid for the inaugural title in 2028.
Continue reading “All together for Leith Town of Culture 2028.”A serious incident in the national news makes a different emotional impact when it happens close to home. Charlie Ellis explores uncomfortable home truths in Leith.
“There are plenty of legitimate concerns in Scottish and British public life. The success of the radical right has been to create the impression that almost all our collective ills are the sole result of mass immigration” In this guest post, Charlie Ellis analyses local online responses to the Edinburgh incident that made national news – and what they reveal.
A serious incident in the national news makes a different emotional impact when it happens close to home.
Leith Walk is a street I walk, or take the bus or tram down, every single week. Seeing such hatred and rage in such a familiar place is unsettling.
Continue reading “‘A great William Wallace’…on Leith Walk”
