Forsyths – Wee Dub Festival – Leith High Flats – National Library of Scotland exhibition – Greyfriars tartan
Some people may remember when the building in our photo was Forsyths. Now it is owned by Sir Philip Green’s company Arcadia and houses Top Shop.
In 2012 The Scotsman reported that the tycoon had ‘baulked’ at the cost of replacing the spire which used to be on top of the building. Well it is still not there.
Does anyone else think that it is time to force the building to be restored to its former beauty with its spire back in place?
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The Wee Dub Festival gets going today until Sunday.
“It is by far our best line-up yet, featuring giants of UK dancehall culture, top live bands, and hot upcoming talent.
For the artist line-up including artist bios, links, videos and tracks go here, and for the full festival programme go here (which is the Wee Dub Festival website) Have fun if you’re going along, and do tell us below in our comments section which bit you enjoyed best.
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Edinburgh Tenants Federation are holding a meeting down in Leith on 20 March 2014 to find out about setting up a tenants group there. More information here.
| If you live in any of the Leith high rises, why not come along to this Public Meeting, meet other folk and have a chat about setting up tenants and residents group for the Leith High Rises? Residents welcome from: ALL WELCOME to this informal meeting. To find out more, please contact Justine at Edinburgh Tenants Federation on 0131 475 2509 or email justine@edinburghtenants.o |
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The Wha’s Like us exhibition at the National Library of Scotland includes information about Miss Jean Brodie, a fictional character created by Muriel Spark.
The exhibition runs until 18 May 2014. More details here.
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Have you seen the new Greyfriars Tartan? The Grassmarket Community Project has developed it and made it into dog coats. There is a cute photo of the dog from GCP over here wearing one of them.
WE closed our storyboard about dogs as not many of you wanted to share photos of your pets with us, but you could add a photo of your cat either with or without its tartan coat to our EdinburghReportage storyboard…. Go on show them off!
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