The Leither

Hotel Indigo opens on York Place

The Leither — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:44:42 +0000

This month sees the opening of another new business in Edinburgh; Hotel Indigo Edinburgh on York Place. An upscale boutique hotel, part of the successful international IHG group. Set behind the Georgian facade of five original residential properties The Hotel Indigo Edinburgh combines historic interest and contemporary design which reflects the culture and history of [...]

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A new skin for the old ceremony

Billy — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:06:11 +0000

In which your correspondent looks like he took a wrong turn on the way to the drunk tank

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Protempore…

Protempore — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:01:37 +0000

...Is tired and emotional and for once that is not a euphemism

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Of Bucket Lists & Caramac

a Contributor — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:59:15 +0000

Daniel Gray on rigged Pass the Parcel and 10 things he wants to do

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Elegy for the Great Unwatched

Colin — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:55:05 +0000

Colin Montgomery pens a requiem for the DVD titles that time, and a willing audience, forgot...

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A Thousand Tiny Thank Yous

Gordon — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:46:43 +0000

Chair of Leith Festival, Gordon Munro, reckons you should all stand up and take a big, deep, bow

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Two Barflies at The Barony Bar

a Contributor — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:43:52 +0000

Lucy Christopher talks to Grid Iron Theatre about Barflies and the upcoming Leaving Planet Earth

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The Wonderful World of FAB

a Contributor — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:37:14 +0000

Older than Hibs and more successful (2 trophies in the last 4 years!), Tam Heinitz on Leith Cricket Club. Oh, and genocide...

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Reinventing the New

a Contributor — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:25:12 +0000

Kennedy Wilson looks at the shock of the new and asks, who knew there was so much new?

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Incredible Mr Toad!

Michael — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:20:19 +0000

Michael Pedersen talks to Mathew Young about his esoteric and wondrous record label

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The Chairman of the Bored

Rodger — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:09:02 +0000

Rodger Evans suggests that your boredom will not be alleviated by fumbling around in his trousers

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A Virtual Big Bang

a Contributor — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:03:03 +0000

If there is one thing that the on-going Arab Spring uprising has demonstrated it is that the internet is a powerful tool with which a group can derail oppression and disappointment. It is an implement they are using to direct a brighter democratic future of their own envisioning. The World Wide Web is a rapid [...]

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A little night music

Ryan — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:00:06 +0000

The first time I heard Ren Harvieu was a Monday afternoon on Radio 4. She was in the studio reviewing new music releases. Cheryl Cole’s latest offering was up first. “Um, yeah, it’s… alright?” was Ren’s evasive verdict, delivered in the softest Salford brogue. When pressed she added “Yeah, it’s OK, let’s leave it at [...]

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Leith Jazz Festival 15-17th June

a Contributor — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:55:28 +0000

After a long pause of more than a decade, a coterie of bars in the Shore area have set their sights on reprising the long dormant but not forgotten Leith Jazz Festival. Organisers are expecting between 15 and 20 local watering holes to host as many as 60 gigs over the course of the weekend [...]

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Culinary Adventures on Leith Walk

Carine — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:52:39 +0000

One of my favourite things about living and working near Leith Walk is the wide variety of foodstuffs on offer. As an avid cook, I like exploring different ingredients from the plethora of multicultural grocers on the Walk. In fact I rarely need to visit Scotmid, as the local grocers meet most of my culinary [...]

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An Inconvenient (Un)Truth

a Contributor — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:49:43 +0000

Dave McGuire plays devil’s advocate on fakery in music and asks whether it is always necessary to keep it real?

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Leither in London – Issue 85

Carrie — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:46:48 +0000

Being kissed awake isn’t something I’m all that used to these days so when I was nuzzled out of my Saturday morning slumber it took me a second to recall how I’d ended up here. Oh yes, Rudy. The very drunk yet charming man I’d met in the pub last night. I still don’t know [...]

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Mark Lazarowicz Speaks…

The Leither — Sat, 12 May 2012 11:11:26 +0000

Mark Lazarowicz MP for Edinburgh and North has attacked the failure yet again of the UK Government to lay the foundation for economic recovery. Neither in the Queen’s Speech nor in last month’s Budget was there any sense of vision or attempt to boost the economy. In particular, he highlighted the delay in investment in [...]

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Cute Pic Alert

The Leither — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:09:15 +0000

The resident Japanese macaque (snow monkey) troop at the Highland Wildlife Park recently welcomed new arrivals when a trio of babies were born. The three latest additions belong to mums Mang, Djangal and Angara. Still only 3 weeks old, the babies are staying close to their mums and it will be a while yet before [...]

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Dragon Boats in Leith

The Leither — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:56:25 +0000

Leith Rotary Club have partnered with The Retail Trust and Ocean Terminal to host a Charity Dragon Boat Race on Saturday 23rd June at Ocean Terminal. The Race will feature up to 50 boats (with as many as 1,000 participants) competing over a 250-metre course throughout the day. The event hopes to raise tens of thousands of [...]

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