Latest news stories from Hyperlocal sites tagged with 'Leith Links' :: Page 1
April 20 2012, 8.41PM Greener Leith
Pedal On Parliament Leith feeder ride
Following some Twitter chat between local cyclists we decided that there really should be some sort of a Leith feeder ride for the Pedal on Parliam...
September 26 2011, 8.42PM Greener Leith
Community Force Vote needed for the Leith Links Children's Orchard
Here's a way that you can support Greener Leith, and help improve Leith Links from the comfort of your own home. All you have to do is vote o...
September 17 2011, 8.01PM Greener Leith
New Leith Links path revealed
Yes, it was way back in 2007 that we first started campaigning for improvement to the path link between Leith and Portobello. Although there is a t...
August 24 2011, 9.52PM Greener Leith
Leith left out of play park plans?
Improving the quality of local play facilities in Leith has long been high on local residents agenda for neighbourhood improvements. Recently the c...
August 14 2011, 2.37PM Greener Leith
The mystery of the Leith Links Aveling-Barford
Regular morning visitors to Leith Links may be familiar with the sight of this marvelous hulk of industrial heritage trundling about the park, prep...
July 21 2011, 4.15PM Deadline News
Edinburgh Mela Launch
A colourful celebration of the world’s different cultures returns to the capital, bursting at the seams with a jam packed three day programme. Th...
July 17 2011, 9.55AM Greener Leith
Links Links orchard getting more fruitful by the day
This is just the second growing season for many of the trees in the Leith Links Childrens Orchard, but as you can see from these photos this year i...
July 15 2011, 6.30PM Greener Leith
A miscellany of neighbourhood notices in July
Here's some photos of things that other people want you to know. The Dog Watch Some anonymous people are setting up an email newsletter for l...
July 11 2011, 5.19PM Greener Leith
How many times must Leithers pay for failed regeneration projects?
Once upon a time a waterfront promenade would have run over here. In early May, Ray Perman, posted an excellent blog post calling for a new v...
May 17 2011, 9.52PM Greener Leith
Government agencies line up to criticise Leith Biomass plans
It is no secret that Forth Energy have few friends when it comes to their giant power plant proposals for Leith. However, now that the election is ...
April 5 2011, 10.38PM Greener Leith
Leith Links Children's Orchard Volunteer Day
With spring certainly on its way, April the 5th saw volunteers turnout to help the Leith Links Childrens Orchard a spring clean. A team of voluntee...
March 25 2011, 3.13PM Greener Leith
Leith Links orchard spring volunteer day
Last spring, along with loads of other local volunteers, we planted more than 100 trees in Leith Links - and much to our surprise the slugs got to ...
January 22 2011, 10.12PM Greener Leith
Leith Links Statue Update
In April last year, Greener Leith shared news from the Leith Rules Golf Society about their plans to erect a statue of John Rattray on Leith Links....
January 11 2011, 8.36PM Greener Leith
In praise of jogging
After the coldest December ever in history or whatever it was, we thought we could do with a hand getting outside and getting active again. Greener...
January 11 2011, 5.04PM Greener Leith
Cool Wool
Leith Festival are always planning some exciting new wheeze for our amazement and entertainment. When we heard about their latest guerilla knitting...
December 3 2010, 9.12AM Greener Leith
Work to start soon on Leith path network upgrade
The City of Edinburgh Council has just released details of a confirmed plan to upgrade the existing cycle/pedestrian path running from Easter Road ...
October 19 2010, 12.02PM Greener Leith
The Big Leith Clean-up: Leith Links
Greener Leith would like to thank everyone who turned out at the weekend for a brisk clean-up of Leith Links. The weather held out for us, and the ...
October 10 2010, 9.15AM Greener Leith
The Big Leith Clean-up: Victoria Park
Thanks to everyone who turned out on Saturday to help give a quick clean to Victoria Park, especially the little people who were all very enthusiat...
September 27 2010, 12.11PM Greener Leith
Fixing the Seafield Stench
Last Friday, there was a Seafield 'Stakeholders' meeting. The meeting brought together representatives from Leith Links Community Council, Leith Li...
September 22 2010, 3.40PM Greener Leith
First plans for new tennis courts released
Ever since Greener Leith ran the Leith Links Ask we've been working to improve Leith Links, based on the priorities that local people identified as...
September 19 2010, 9.48PM Greener Leith
Cash for environmental improvements approved
Last week, the Housing and Built Environment Sub-group meeting of the Leith Neighbourhood Partnership agreed thousands of pounds to take forwards l...
September 3 2010, 8.36AM Greener Leith
Beaten to it!
Even though we only planted the Childrens Orchard on Leith Links in May, there is already a small amount of fruit there. As the slideshow above sho...
August 27 2010, 9.19AM Greener Leith
New dreams for an old waterfront
On Thursday the 26th of August, Greener Leith was lucky enough to be invited to a Charrette (that's a workshop in Architect speak) organised by the...
June 5 2010, 12.11PM Greener Leith
St Marys Pupils Lend A Hand
When we planted the Leith Links Childrens Orchard a few weeks ago, kids from the nearest Primary School - St Marys - missed out. This was because t...
June 4 2010, 1.28PM Greener Leith
Leith Festival - Our Picks.
Well, the Leith Festival is only a week away. And so, with more than 100 events, in 50 venues, within 1 square mile, we thought we ought to do a fe...
May 6 2010, 9.12AM Greener Leith
Planting the Childrens Orchard in pictures
Here's a Flickr slideshow of photos that show how the Leith Links Childrens Orchard is shaping up. We'll add to it as the Childrens Orchard develop...
April 30 2010, 9.11AM Greener Leith
Help us plant the Leith Links Childrens Orchard
BTCV volunteers have already started building the fence that will help to protect the young treesLocal school pupils will be joining forces ...
April 28 2010, 9.39PM Greener Leith
John Rattray to return to the Links
The Leith Rules Golf Society have announced detailed plans for a £150,000 statue, designed to create "an internationally revered place f...
