Edinburgh’s Saughton Park turns even greener

A PUBLIC park in Edinburgh has turned even greener after installing a hydro-electric scheme and two ground-source heat pumps to power and warm its buildings. Carbon dioxide emissions from Saughton Park are expected to be cut by the equivalent of 90 tonnes thanks to the new equipment. City of Edinburgh Council will also cut its…

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Leith Theatre stays shut to secure longer-term future

LEITH Theatre has announced it will stay shut until the spring in order to secure its finances – but will use the time to plan for the longer term. Managers have spent weeks planning scenarios and calculating financial risks and have concluded that they need to remain closed so the theatre can remain viable. Most…

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Trailer lands for Scottish Opera’s fishy tale

SCOTTISH Opera will next week unveil its latest work online – and it’s released a trailer to whet your appetite. The Narcissistic Fish is set in the kitchen of a seafood restaurant in Leith. The 12-minute film is a collaboration between Scottish Opera composer in residence Samuel Bordoli, The Panopticon author Jenni Fagan and the company’s…

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Leith Theatre gets £11,000 grant and support package

WORK to reopen Leith Theatre is taking a further step forward after the category B-listed building was awarded a grant from Theatres Trust. The theatre, which lay empty between 1988 and 2016, has been awarded £11,000 to support Leith Theatre Trust with business planning, leadership training and a package of consultancy work to strengthen its…

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A delicious lemon mousse dessert recipe to enjoy

Tim and Anna Dover enjoy cooking up a treat. Tim Dover has honed his cookery skills in some of the world’s finest kitchens, through spells at The Witchery in Edinburgh, The Peat Inn in Fife, Daniel in New York and with Martin Wishart in Leith. Tim and Anna’s children are already passionate about cooking, and…

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Edinburgh named global hotspot for wellbeing

Scotland’s capital has been named as one of the world’s top 20 major cities for wellbeing – ahead of London – according to a new study. As part of its Wealth Report 2020, independent property consultancy Knight Frank has developed a new City Wellbeing Index which considers a range of factors – including lifestyle, healthcare,…

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Scottish holiday company aims to grow in the US

A Scottish adventure holiday firm is planning to boost its business in America. Flavours Holidays, specialists in activity holidays in Italy and Spain, celebrated reaching a turnover to £3.5m by unveiling expansion plans, which includes targeting the US market, purchase of a new larger office on the Water of Leith and creating eight jobs, thanks…

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Floating hotel sails into top food and drink award shortlist

One of Edinburgh’s most iconic luxury hotels has been shortlisted for a top national food and drink award only one year after opening. Fingal, which is berthed in Edinburgh’s historic Port of Leith, has been shortlisted in the prestigious Best Hotel category as part of the GQ Food & Drink Awards 2020. Open to non-residents…

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Get ready for a Burns bagel with a difference – Irn Bru!

To celebrate Burns Day, Bross Bagels have created a special bagel – with Irn Bru! They have teamed up with Fetlor Youth Club and Scran Academy on a joint partnership project to create a Burns themed bagel which will feature as their special within Bross’s Leith shop only on Saturday, 25 January, for one day…

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Time capsule with a love of Robert Burns discovered

A time capsule discovered in Leith containing relics from the 19th century has offered a glimpse into locals’ love of the national bard, on the eve of Burns Night. The cache of mementos was unearthed by contractors working on the City of Edinburgh Council’s Trams to Newhaven project in December, when the Robert Burns statue…

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