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Summertime Streets 

We have enjoyed three Open 

Street events in Edinburgh in 

recent months with streets in 

the Old Town closed to vehicular 

traffic. The area was very much 

open to pedestrians, cyclists and 

anyone who wanted to try out 

some yoga or Tai Chi or any of the 

other treats on offer. 

Another Open Streets event is 

planned for the first Sunday in 

October, but during the summer 

months the council has decided 

that similar restrictions will apply 

to streets in the Old Town - and all 

for public safety reasons. 

Councillors hope that the 

package of measures called 

Summertime Streets will help 

during the busy month. 

Victoria Street, Cockburn Street 

and parts of the Royal Mile will 

be vehicle free for part of the day 

while the High Street between 

South Gray’s Close and St Mary’s 

Street and top of Blair Street will 

be fully closed to vehicles. 

There will also be restricted 

access to the Cowgate and 

Candlemaker Row. 

These actions arise from 

concerns raised in a report to the 

Council's Culture and Communities 

Committee, Managing Our Festival 

City, which highlight challenges 

posed by increased crowds and 

narrow pavements, including a 

lack of pedestrian amenity and the 

potential for conflict with cars. 

Read more on page 2. 

WHAT'S ON 

Edinburgh Art Festival 2019 has 

begun already and runs until 25 

August Story on Page 16 

FEATURE 

Wild and Majestic has opened 

at the National Museum of 

Scotland Story on Page 15 

FOOD 

Juliet has been out eating again 

Stories on Pages 24 and 25 

TRAVEL 

Viking Jupiter visited Edinburgh 

for the first time Story on Page 

25 

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Edinburgh Collected shows the 

cast of the 1972 production of 

Skerryvore at the Church Hill 

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Summertime Streets 

Continued from front page 

Transport and Environment 

Convener, Councillor Lesley 

Macinnes, said: “We are very 

fortunate to live in such a popular, 

vibrant city, boasting an excellent 

calendar of events and worldfamous 

attractions. 

“However, with this comes the 

pressure of ensuring the safety 

and wellbeing of the many 

residents and visitors who pass 

through our streets every day. 

"These temporary adaptations 

will reduce pressure on busy 

pavements making it much easier 

for local residents to carry on with 

their daily lives, whilst creating 

a more relaxed, welcoming 

atmosphere at a time where 

Edinburgh is at its busiest. 

“This ties in with our broader 

aims to make Edinburgh a more 

attractive, people-friendly place, 

prioritising walking and cycling. 

However, we’re also committed 

to maintaining transport links 

for the people who live and work 

here and have been liaising with 

residents and businesses to make 

sure these measures allow them 

to continue with their usual daily 

routines.” 

Those with blue badges and 

others with mobility issues can get 

vehicular access at key locations 

and businesses will be able to get 

deliveries during the hours that the 

streets are open. 

The measures will remain in 

place until 1 September by which 

time the festivals are over. 

Controlled Parking Zones 3 and 

4 operate in the Old Town. To park 

on-street in these zones you need 

to hold a valid resident's permit, or 

use pay and display parking bays. 

From 10.30am to 6.30pm, 

parking will be suspended on 

Cockburn Street zone 3 and 

Victoria Street zone 4. During 

these hours, permit holders will be 

able to park in other streets in the 

same permit zone. 

Service 2 route will continue to 

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Cleaning 

up after the 

storm 

The council had to step in and 

act when the owners of the Water 

of Leith Basin refused to clean 

up debris there after last month’s 

flooding. Water of Leith 2000 

which owns the basin is run by 

managing director Ron Kitchin, 

father of chef Tom. 

A fox was stranded on the 

floating waste and was rescued by 

the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service 

as well as the Scottish SPCA and 

the community protested that 

there could be no further delay in 

the clear up operation. 

The council talked to Forth Ports 

who own the docks and appointed 

a contractor to do the work at the 

joint expense of the council and 

Forth Ports. 

Council Leader Adam McVey 

said: “I’m sure I speak for the 

community when I say it’s a 

massive relief to see the clean-up 

under way and I’m very glad we 

and Forth Ports were able to agree 

a plan to clear away the debris. 

"The community and the local 

wildlife should not have had to 

put up with this eyesore and 

potential health hazard for so 

long, especially at the height of 

the summer season when this 

fantastic, iconic area is such a 

draw. 

“The Council has been willing 

to facilitate the clean-up of the 

basins but all stakeholders have 

responsibilities to address the 

situation. 

"We are disappointed that 

despite being responsible for 

managing the basin, the owners 

Water of Leith 2000 have not 

helped to support our joint efforts 

to resolve the situation following 

recent high rainfall. 

“We will bring all parties 

together urgently to agree a 

permanent solution to this 

The Scotsman really is 

up for sale 

After an announcement by Reach 

plc (formerly Trinity Mirror) about 

a potential deal to buy parts of 

JPI Media, the NUJ called the 

move “alarming” and warned of the 

potential impact on journalists and 

media plurality. 

Notwithstanding earlier claims to 

the contrary, David King, the CEO 

of JPI Media, owner of many titles 

which includes The Scotsman 

and The Edinburgh Evening News, 

confirmed to journalists in the 

middle of last month that the titles 

were indeed up for sale. 

Daily Business confirmed in May 

that talks were already underway 

between the US bondholders 

who own The Scotsman and the 

i newspaper to look at a potential 

sale. 

An NUJ spokesperson said: "If 

parts of JPI Media are sold to 

Reach there will be an adverse 

impact on the market and those 

employed within it. 

"A takeover of this kind would 

limit the scope for future jobs in 

the entire sector. 

"Any deal that includes JPI 

Media’s flagship regional titles 

would lead to the market being 

dominated by just two companies 

- Reach and Newsquest. 

"Both organisations have been 

relentless in reducing original 

content and the provision of local 

professional journalism. 

"The union is concerned that 

decisions on editorial policy and 

news gathering and practice will 

be concentrated in the hands of 

fewer and fewer people and so we 

are calling on parliamentarians 

to investigate the lack of media 

plurality in Britain. 

"The NUJ has been warning for 

years about the trend towards 

growing media monopolies and 

the reducing number of companies 

that own all newspaper titles and 

their associated websites. 

"It has a profoundly damaging 

impact on public debate and 

democracy. 

"This latest move is alarming; 

the NUJ is calling for meaningful 

engagement with the company 

and is seeking specific guarantees 

on realistic, sustainable staffing 

levels and job security." 

longstanding problem and ensure 

they meet their environmental 

responsibilities to the community.” 

Custom House Leith tweeted 

once the work was done : 

"What a difference!...... 

the Water of Leith is looking so 

much better." 

Surgeries for 

carers 

The Eric Liddell Centre at Holy 

Corner in association with VOCAL 

(Voices of Carers Across Lothian) 

is hosting health and benefits 

surgeries for carers in August. 

The surgeries will be held at the 

Eric Liddell Centre at Holy Corner 

and they are designed to help 

make sure that carers really know 

what benefits they are entitled to. 

The health surgeries offer an 

opportunity to speak about carers' 

own health and wellbeing with an 

NHS nurse. 

The surgeries are all free to 

attend. 

John MacMillan, Chief Executive 

of the Eric Liddell Centre, said: 

“We are committed to ensure 

that unpaid carers within our 

communities are provided with 

appropriate support and are proud 

to be working alongside VOCAL to 

deliver these advice surgeries.” 

The health surgery takes place 

on Tuesday 6 August 2019. 

The benefits surgeries take place 

on 13 and 17 August. 

Call Martha (0131 357 1271) or 

Sally (0131 357 1270) direct for 

an appointment time or to discuss 

options. 

Summer Pass 

If you don't want to commit to a 

monthly pass or you're just here 

visiting the city for the many 

festivals, Edinburgh Leisure's 

Summer Pass has everything you 

need for a sport filled summer. 

As the biggest club in town, it 

offers unlimited access to the 

city’s 14 gyms, 9 swimming pools, 

over 800 Fitness Classes, saunas, 

steam rooms, Turkish Baths and 

climbing at the EICA for £60 only. 

The pass lasts six weeks from 

the date of purchase, with the last 

day a customer can purchase a 

pass being 31 August 2019. 

The pass is available to 

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Bus Strikes 

There could be industrial action 

by Lothian bus drivers this month 

after a recent vote to take strike 

action. 

93% of the 1700 members of 

Unite the union who turned out to 

vote supported industrial action in 

the long running dispute with the 

management of the bus company. 

Most recently the union was 

conducting a workplace ballot on 

an offer tabled by the employer 

just as we went to press. 

Lyn Turner of Unite explained : 

“As well as remuneration a raft of 

things were proposed and agreed 

at ACAS including how behaviour 

will be dealt with. An external 

organisation will come in to deal 

with the issue of managerial 

behaviour if these proposals are 

accepted. It is time for agreement 

and action.” 




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NEWS 


Milestone in project to replace 

Burnshot Bridge at Kirkliston 

Foundations have been laid for 

the £3 million scheme to replace 

the Burnshot Bridge on the A90 

near Kirkliston. 

Motorists using the A90 are 

reminded of the speed limits put in 

place to protect the construction 

workers. 

There is a 40mph speed limit in 

place permanently to the south 

of where the bridge is being 

constructed and an additional 

50mph speed limit between 

Dolphington and Burnshot 

Junctions. Police Scotland are 

regularly patrolling the road, but 

the Transport Convener Lesley 

Macinnes would like to remind 

everyone about the people working 

on the bridge. 

She said : “It’s fantastic to see 

this project progressing, which 

will see a key route restored to the 

area, benefiting a range of road 

users. 

“This is an extremely complex 

scheme, which has involved 

close communication with local 

residents, businesses and active 

travel groups, so I know how 

much its completion means to the 

community. 

“As the bridge begins to 

take shape, I want to take the 

opportunity to remind drivers 

to take workers’ safety into 

consideration when passing the 

site, by adhering to the speed limit 

in place.” 

When the bridge is finished there 

will be a segregated eastbound 

cycle lane and a shared use path. 

New Town planning 

The City Centre Transformation 

consultation ran until 7 July. This 

is one of the council’s big plans 

and sits alongside the possible 

introduction of Low Emission 

Zones and the introduction of 

a Meadows to George Street 

pedestrian and cycle route. 

The scheme includes proposals 

to make Waverley Bridge a 

pedestrian walkway, to prioritise 

active travel rather than vehicular 

traffic and suggests ideas such 

as business deliveries by electric 

vehicles or cargo bikes. 

Anyone could have their say on 

the plans and community councils 

are always invited to do so. 

The New Town and Broughton 

Community Council explained 

their views including a welcome 

to the ‘integrated strategy and its 

objectives’. They pointed out that 

it will only work if residents and 

visitors make different transport 

choices. 

They regard the number of 

people who live in the city centre 

as one of the things that makes 

Edinburgh unique and believe that 

it should be ‘valued as a priority’. 

They recommend that public 

transport should be electrically 

driven as soon as possible so that 

pollution is not simply moved from 

one area to the other by reducing 

the number of vehicles in the city 

centre. 

They also suggest that the 

council should aim at a better 

balance between the visitor 

economy and other economic 

activities and warn that failure 

to do so may militate against the 

standard of public realm and the 

city’s economic future. 

The council's Transport and 

Environment Committee next 

meets on 12 September 2019. 

Any member of the public can 

attend these meetings at the City 

Chambers. 

Planning Matters 

In one part of the city a property 

developer has managed to 

almost clear their property of its 

tenants. So even though Drum 

Property Group do not have 

planning permission to demolish 

and rebuild (this was refused in 

January 2019) the likelihood is 

that the building at Stead’s Place 

will fall into disrepair and be 

demolished in the fullness of time. 

The last remaining tenant at 

local music venue Leith Depot 

now has until the end of October 

to remain in their premises, and 

despite their protestations, it is 

probable that the live music venue 

will close too. 

In the west of the city 

developers attempted to get 

planning permission for a student 

development at Richmond Terrace 

behind Dalry Colonies. 

At the same time Scotmid 

applied for planning permission 

for a large student development 

on Gorgie Road and a housing 

development on Leven Street. 

Local residents got a campaign 

group together and branded 

the proposed development as 

'dangerous'. 

They raised 96 objections with 

the council during the consultation 

period. 

Suddenly in July the developers 

withdrew their application for the 

student accommodation. 

The local councillor Ashley 

Graczyk is delighted. 

She told us: “I’m delighted 

that the proposed 38 student 

accommodation at the back 

of Richmond Terrace has been 

withdrawn. 

"It was a wildly inappropriate 

development for the local 

community which caused 

unnecessary distress to my 

constituents as the developers 

tried to cram in a high-profit 

development in a tiny space with 

only one access. 

"I’m immensely proud of the 

Gorgie Dalry residents for rallying 

together in our local community to 

ensure our voice was heard loud 

and clear, this planning victory 

belongs to them.” 

Festival Trams will be running late 

Edinburgh Trams offer you the 

freedom to stay out till the sun 

comes up by running an all night 

service throughout August. 

Trams run on Fridays and 

Saturdays all night long from 3 

to 25 August 2019 with services 

every 20 mins between midnight 

and 5.30am. 

Restrictions at Ingliston Park and 

Ride have been lifted on Friday 

and Saturdays so no one need 

miss a single beat of the drum, 

side-splitting joke or dramatic 

dance move. 

Sarah Singh, Operations 

Manager, said: “For three weeks 

in August we see a huge surge 

in customers wanting to come 

into the city, and as festival fever 

begins to grip Edinburgh Trams 

is ready to help you enjoy the 

extravaganza without having to 

worry about getting home. 

"What’s more, the cost of 

travelling by tram at night will be 

the same as during the day, with 

a return ticket in the City Zone 

costing just £3.20 for adults.” 

Brigadier David Allfrey, Chief 

Executive and Producer at The 

Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, 

said: “Thank you! It is brilliant 

that Transport for Edinburgh - our 

trams and our buses - are making 

special and extra provision over 

the summer. 

"Whether our guests are coming 

to The Tattoo or enjoying a 

hundred and one other things on 

an evening in our extraordinary 

Festivals City, it is great to know 

that getting home at the close will 

be easy.” 

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NEWS 7 

Edinburgh Seven graduate at last 

At the graduations last month 

in Edinburgh there was one with 

special poignancy. The Edinburgh 

Seven were seven women who 

enrolled to study medicine in 

1869. Mary Anderson, Emily 

Bovell, Matilda Chaplin, Helen 

Evans, Sophia Jex-Blake, Edith 

Pechey and Isabel Thorne were 

never allowed to graduate owing 

to pressure from their male peers. 

150 years later the University of 

Edinburgh awarded the degrees 

posthumously. 

Professor Peter Mathieson, 

Principal and Vice-Chancellor at 

the University of Edinburgh, said: 

“We are delighted to confer the 

degrees rightfully owed to this 

incredible group of women. The 

segregation and discrimination 

that the Edinburgh Seven faced 

might belong to history, but 

barriers still exist that deter too 

many talented young people from 

succeeding at university. We must 

learn from these women and strive 

to widen access for all who have 

the potential to succeed.” 

Current medical students 

Holiday lets need regulation 

by Cliff Hague Chair of Cockburn 

Association 

The Scottish Government and 

our city council here in Edinburgh 

are trying to play catch-up as they 

chase the tails of the booming 

short-term holiday letting industry. 

Words like “horse”, “stable door” 

and “bolted” come to mind. 

It was early in 2018 that the 

Cockburn Association flagged 

up concerns about some of 

the negative impacts of the 

unregulated conversion of whole 

flats into mini-hotels. 

Our report then recognised that 

short-term letting has a role to 

play, both for tourism and for 

business support, but also showed 

that “the proliferation of ‘AirBnB’ is 

having a significant impact on 

resident amenity and community 

cohesion.” Our conclusion was 

that effective regulation was 

urgently needed. 

Instead of action we have 

had consultation and even 

equivocation. 

Of course, consultation is a good 

thing and can make decisions 

better informed. 

However, in the case of the 

business of converting homes in 

Edinburgh to holiday rentals, a 

speedy response was needed. 

The Scottish Government’s 

three-month consultation just 

ending has happened while the 

number of Edinburgh properties 

used for short-term lets has 

been growing exponentially. If 

there was a problem 18 months 

ago, it is a much bigger problem 

now. 

In responding to the Scottish 

Government’s consultation paper, 

the Cockburn has said that whole 

property letting is the main issue 

that needs to be regulated. There 

should also be a presumption 

against short-term letting in 

tenements, where the introduction 

of commercially let properties can 

have a disruptive impact on the 

collected the degrees on behalf of 

the Edinburgh Seven. They are in 

the photograph here : 

Megan Cameron, Simran 

Piya, Professor Lorna Marson 

(Professor of Transplant Surgery), 

Ella Crowther, Professor Peter 

Mathieson (University Vice 

Chancellor and Principal), Siena 

Paramananthan, Professor Moira 

Whyte (Head of the College 

of Medicine and Veterinary 

Medicine), Caitlin Taylor, Mei 

Yen Liew, Izzie Dighero PHOTO 

Douglas Robertson 

communal nature of this type of 

building. 

This presumption might be lifted 

if most individual property owners 

agreed with such a use. 

We are also concerned that, in 

tenements, insurance cover and 

Title Deeds might restrict the 

use of a property for short-term 

lettings, meaning that in the 

event of major fire or flood the 

insurance might be deemed to 

be null and void, with serious 

implications for other owners on 

the stair. 

With regard to key safes, we 

believe that addition regulation 

for tenement properties is 

required due to the communal 

nature of common stairs. 

Consent of all owners/occupiers 

in a stair should be sought before 

any key safes are fixed to any part 

of the building. 

Read the full article by Cliff 

Hague on our website. 

NEWS IN BRIEF 

DOORS OPEN DAYS 

Remember that Edinburgh & 

East Lothian Doors Open Days 

2019 will be held on 28th and 29th 

September with a series of talks 

leading up to the weekend itself. It 

allows you access to some of the 

buildings across Edinburgh which 

are not usually open to the public 

or where a fee would be payable. 

It also allows you to find out more 

about the wonderful architecture 

that we enjoy every day. 

ORGAN DONATION 

Legislation to introduce an 

opt-out system of organ and 

tissue donation for deceased 

donors will come into force in 

Autumn 2020. The new law will 

add to the package of measures 

already in place which have led to 

significant increases in donation 

and transplantation over the last 

decade. 

It will follow a public awareness 

campaign of at least 12 

months which will provide more 

information about what the 

changes mean and what choices 

people will have. Under the new 

law, if an adult does not opt-in 

or opt-out of donation they may 

be deemed to have authorised 

donation for transplantation. This 

is subject to the safeguards in 

the Act which seek to ensure that 

donation will not go ahead where 

it would be against the person’s 

wishes. 

guitarguitar 

Until 15th September, customers 

at the Corstorphine store have 

a chance to win some music 

related prizes including a guitar by 

signed Noel Gallagher and a gift 

card worth £1500. The shop is at 

283-287 St John’s Road EH12 7XF. 

FAVOURITE DOUGHNUT 

Since opening their doors the 

Hermiston Gait and Fort Kinnaird 

stores have welcomed more than 

1,087,044 doughnut-lovers. In 

that time over 4,252,413 of Krispy 

Kreme’s a-glaze-ing doughnuts 

have been purchased – that’s 

roughly four doughnuts per 

person. It’s the classic that reigns 

supreme - the Original Glazed was 

voted number one by Krispy Kreme 

fans at both stores. 

TRAINS ON TIME 

Scotrail tell us that over 90 

per cent of trains have run on 

time during the best four week of 

performance since September last 

year. 

These trains arrived at their 

destination within 4 minutes and 

59 seconds of their timetabled 

arrival time. And they called at 

all their scheduled stations. The 

new timetable introduced in May 

has meant 'significantly fewer 

cancellations and improved 

capacity every day'. 

THE PEOPLE’S STORY MUSEUM 

IS 30 

Thirty years ago The People’s 

Story opened its doors for the first 

time. It centres around the story of 

ordinary people whose lives were 

lived here. This summer there is 

a brand new exhibition called The 

Making of the Museum exploring 

the story behind the creation of 

the museum itself. There are some 

objects you can actually get your 

hands on and others which are too 

precious : The Edinburgh Harriers 

Challenge Cup, a box of shirt 

collars and two suffragette badges 

from around 1910. 

SAUGHTON PARK 

Saughton Park will officially open 

at the end of this month. Events 

on 31 August for the Saughton 

Park Grand Opening will include: 

Guided tours of the beautifully 

refurbished park by members of 

the Friends of Saughton Park 

Kids’ activities like face painting, 

hula hooping, magician 

A raffle with prizes 

Gardener’s Question Time event 

with George Anderson of The 

Beechgrove Garden fame and 

David Knott of RBGE 

Activities run by The Orchard 

Project including foraging walks, 

a bicycle-powered juicer, fruit 

giveaways 

Some refreshments/ food demos 

by the Garden Bistro 

Fun for all the family guaranteed! 

Duncan - to Napier and beyond 

The creative thinker who sent Buzz 

Lightyear into space received an 

honorary degree from Edinburgh 

Napier University last month. 

Former Disney executive Duncan 

Wardle received a Doctor of 

Business Administration at the 

Usher Hall. 

Wardle graduated from Edinburgh 

Napier in 1986. He spotted an 

advert for a job at Disney on a 

campus noticeboard and went on 

Operation Summer 

City 

The 'Summer City' initiative, 

which runs each year, is Police 

Scotland’s campaign to keep the 

public safe over the duration of the 

Edinburgh International Festival. 

Each year, the capital's 

population doubles, as hundreds 

of thousands of people from 

across the world visit to enjoy the 

various events and experiences 

that take place within the Festival. 

A dedicated policing team will 

be out on patrol within the city 

centre over the coming weeks 

to engage with the public, deter 

criminal activity and respond to 

any incidents, which may arise. 

In addition, the popular 

'Unofficial Fringe Venue 999' - a 

to secure a permanent position. 

During his 30-year career with The 

Walt Disney Company, he worked 

all over the world, masterminding 

PR for the theme parks and 

founding the Creative Catalyst 

Team on his way to becoming 

Vice President of Innovation and 

Creativity. 

He was involved in sending Buzz 

Lightyear on NASA’s space shuttle 

Discovery, from where he took 

mobile police station, will once 

again be situated in Princes Street 

Gardens, with a further unit based 

in the Hunter Square area. Anyone 

wishing to obtain crime prevention 

and personal safety information, 

or to report a crime, is welcome to 

drop in. 

Launching this year's campaign 

at the Radisson Blu Hotel on the 

High Street, officers wanted to 

stress that in addition to tackling 

the usual crime trends such as 

theft and disorder, particular 

focus is being given to deterring 

offences such as hate crime, 

serious violence and sexual 

assault. 

part in broadcasts back to earth, 

to launch the Toy Story Mania 

attraction. 

Dr Wardle said: “I could not be 

more honoured nor proud to 

receive this most prestigious 

award from Edinburgh Napier 

University. If I could offer one 

word of inspiration to my fellow 

graduates, it would come from my 

mentor, Walt Disney – ‘If you can 

dream it, you can do it!’” 

Plans for Custom House 

Scottish Historic Buildings Trust 

(SHBT) and The City of Edinburgh 

Council have appointed Richard 

Murphy Architects to work on 

Custom House in Leith. 

They have asked the firm to 

conduct a feasibility study to find 

ways of securing the building’s 

future for the benefit of the 

community of Leith and beyond. 

This will provide a masterplan 

for the building to create a 

sustainable model. 

It will be completed by the end of 

2019. 

Una Richards who is Chief 

Richard Dixon - now 

Doctor Doctor! 

Dr Richard Dixon, the 

environmental campaigner, 

received an honorary degree in 

science from Edinburgh Napier 

University last month. 

Well known as Director of Friends 

of the Earth Scotland he got 

his fourth degree for combining 

his scientific knowledge with 

passionate campaigning. 

Although he already has a PhD 

he was made a Doctor of Science 

in recognition of his contribution 

to sustainability. 

Dublin-born Dr Dixon, who 

studied astronomy, astrophysics 

and energy systems and 

environmental management at 

university, joined FOE as head 

of research in 1994, working on 

Executive of Scottish Historic 

Buildings Trust, said:“The work 

that SHBT has undertaken so far 

to bring the building to life and 

draw people to the site has been 

very successful. 

"As a result, Custom House is now 

a vibrant artistic hub, and we have 

brought new life to the Shore and 

to Commercial Street. 

"This will continue to grow as 

the capital project to restore the 

building is developed. 

"The feasibility study will set out 

the future vision for the Custom 

House and will see it given its 

place back in the heart of Leith, for 

issues as diverse as fish farming, 

climate change and bathing 

beaches. 

Dr Dixon said: “I am really 

delighted to receive this very 

special honour. As the young 

people striking for the climate 

have clearly demonstrated, 

protecting the environment is 

particularly vital for them. 

“The decisions we make today 

will fundamentally shape the 

future world they live in and 

Edinburgh Napier University is 

helping with the vital task of 

creating the next generation 

of climate-conscious decision 

makers and innovators. I am 

proud to be associated with such 

an important contribution to 

society.” 

the community." 

Cllr Donald Wilson, Convener of 

Culture and Communities for 

the City of Edinburgh Council, 

said: “This is an important 

moment for Custom House and 

the Leith community. 

"The building and the surrounding 

area share a rich history, with 

Custom House once acting as the 

main site of imports in Leith. 

"The appointment of Richard 

Murphy Architects is the next 

step in developing the long-term 

masterplan for the future of 

building to the benefit of the Leith 

Community and beyond.” 



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Chief Inspector Murray Starkey is pictured 

alongside PS Janie Harman and PC Greig 

Stephen on the Royal Mile

8 POLITICS 


POLITICS 9 

Ash Denham MSP 

Christine Jardine MP 

Daniel Johnson MSP 

Gordon Macdonald MSP 

Ian Murray MP 

Sick of waiting 

by Daniel Johnson MSP 

The indefinitely delayed opening 

of the New Hospital for Sick 

Children is the latest in a line of 

issues affecting hospitals across 

Scotland. 

While a safety review has now 

been ordered to look at the 

reasons for the latest delay, staff, 

parents and children will be left in 

limbo and that simply isn’t good 

enough. 

This has all followed repeated 

assurances throughout 2019 by 

the Cabinet Secretary for Health, 

that the opening would go ahead 

as planned on 2 July. 

We were previously told the 

problems affecting the new 

building were all sorted and there 

was nothing more to worry about. 

Then, just a matter days before 

the opening the indefinite delay 

by Ash Denham MSP 

I recently visited Age Scotland's 

national head office in the capital 

to learn more about the charity 

and to add my support to their 

campaign to retain the TV licence 

for over-75s. 

Despite free TV licences being 

a key pledge of the Conservative 


was announced. 

If the problems affecting the new 

building are so serious to cause an 

indefinite delay, then how is it that 

the Cabinet Secretary only knew 

about them a few days before the 

planned opening? 

Some serious questions need to 

be asked during the review. 

This is technically the third delay 

to the project. 

A project based on the 

beleaguered Queen Elizabeth 

University Hospital in Glasgow. 

A project where unorthodox 

payments have been made to the 

contractor, who was also used to 

construct the Queen Elizabeth. 

These are the fundamental 

questions that Jeane Freeman 

should be asking. 

Keep TV licences free! 

Party's election manifesto at 

the last General Elections, the 

decision has now been made to 

only offer free licences to over-75s 

who receive Pension Credit, with 

the new system set to be rolled 

out next year. 

I'm supporting their campaign to 

keep TV licences free for all over 

75s as I know that many people in 

this age group suffer from social 

isolation and loneliness. A TV can 

give them comfort and keep them 

connected to what's going on in 

the world. 

It's vital that we keep TV licences 

free for over-75s as the cost of 

buying a TV licence could be a real 

barrier to many people. 

Sign the Age Scotland petition to 

retain the TV licence www.ageuk. 

org.uk/ 

Disabled people deserve better 

by Christine Jardine MP 

Many disabled people have 

negative experiences just trying to 

get on or off aircraft. 

Last month I met representatives 

from EasyJet and Airlines UK to 

discuss how to solve this issue, 

and we agreed that we need to 

tighten up existing standards and 

properly enforce them. 

Everyone should be able to 

travel without suffering indignity, 

by Ian Murray MP 

We all knew it was coming, but 

still nothing could quite prepare 

us for the confirmation that 

Boris Johnson is our new Prime 

Minister. 

This is the man whose campaign 

bus during the Brexit referendum 

promoted the downright lie that 

leaving the EU would fund the NHS 

and I’ll be taking my campaign 

to government ministers once 

Parliament reconvenes after the 

summer. 

From the welfare system to 

aircraft accessibility, disabled 

people have been treated unfairly. 

A report published by the charity 

Scope, The Disability Price Tag, 

showed that our benefits system 

has left disabled people four 

time worse off financially than 

non-disabled people. 

by an extra £350million a week. 

If he wants some real facts, 

this is what the EU means for 

Edinburgh: 5 per cent of all jobs 

are filled by workers from EU 

countries. 

Edinburgh University received 

over £40million in EU research 

funding in 2017-18 and the 

financial services industry 

This is shocking and 

unacceptable. 

I agree with the Disability Benefit 

Consortium, we need urgent 

reform. 

Benefit cuts can mean people 

are unable to live independently 

and make their health conditions 

worse. We should be supporting 

vulnerable people rather than 

guiding them into poverty. 

The inevitable Prime Minister 

Disabled people deserve better. 

provides £5billion for the economy 

and employs 50,000 people. 

Boris Johnson wants to put all 

that at risk. 

I remain firmly opposed to 

Brexit. It is in the best interests of 

Edinburgh, Scotland and the UK 

to work together across nations 

to solve the pressing issues of the 

day. 

MEP protesting for 

cleaner air 

Newly elected Liberal Democrat 

MEP Sheila Ritchie organised a 

protest along with Corstorphine 

Climate Action on St John's 

Road to bring the poor air quality 

to everyone's notice. There 

are figures from The Scottish 

Government which were analysed 

by Friends of the Earth Scotland 

showing that St John's Road is 

one of the country's most polluted 

routes. 

MEP said: “St John’s Road is one 

of the most highly polluted roads 

in the whole of Scotland according 

to Friends of the Earth. Despite 

pollution causing over 2,500 early 

deaths in Scotland every year, 

nitrogen dioxide limits set by the 

EU continue to be breached. 

"There is a financial burden 

too with estimated costs to the 

Scottish economy over £1.1 

billion annually. Air pollution from 

traffic fumes has a major impact 

on health, especially on children 

and people with existing health 

conditions. 

"Low emission zones offer a 

real opportunity but they must 

be properly designed, apply to 

the most polluting vehicles and 

be supported by measures to 

make public transport, walking 

and cycling the best choice for 

everyone." 

Sheila Ritchie MEP (centre) with Christine Jardine MP 

and clean air campaigners. 

The limit on nitrogen dioxide 

emissions that should have been 

met was set by the European 

Union. Sheila says this target limit 

for tiny particles known as PM10s 

is a Scottish statutory standard 

that was supposed to have been 

met by the end of 2010. 

Edinburgh should lead 

against child poverty 

by Councillor Scott Arthur 

Labour councillor for Colinton/ 

Fairmilehead. 

There can be no doubt that child 

poverty in the UK is rising. Under 

the Brown/Blair Government it fell 

dramatically as a result of very 

significant additional spending on 

benefits and tax credits. 

Since then things have gone 

backwards. The number of 

children living in poverty will 

hit 37% this year – more than 1 

in 3 children. This exceeds the 

previous high of 34% recorded in 

the ‘90s. 

The causes of child poverty 

are complex and the impact long 

lasting, but the combined impact 

of wage stagnation, high rents, 

unemployment and welfare reform 

combine to create the perfect 

storm in Edinburgh. 

Recently the Edinburgh Trade 

Union Council (ETUC) wrote to a 

cross-party group of councillors 

raising concerns about “holiday 

hunger” in our capital. 

The Council is trying to address 

the issue via income maximisation 

(making sure families claim what 

they are entitled to) and via the 

excellent “Discover!” programme. 

This complements the diverse 

range of work being undertaken 

across the city by charities, 

community groups and, no doubt, 

grandparents. It is estimated that 

Discover! will reach less than 10% 

of those eligible for free school 

meals – and it operates only 3 

days a week from just 4 hubs in 

our capital. 

Once the summer recess is over, 

I hope to again bring a motion to 

Council which will ask that we 

learn from Dumfries and Galloway 

Council, North Lancashire’s “Club 

365”, North Ayrshire’s “Wrap, Run 

and Fun” and “Fife’s “Cafe inc“. 

Edinburgh should be leading on 

fighting child poverty, not following 

others. 

Local Politicians have their say 

Fringe Benefits 

by Deidre Brock MP 

Here’s a good thing, something 

to cheer you up. A couple of days 

ago I had a fabulous time down at 

the Citadel Youth Centre with the 

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. 

The Society is reaching out and 

giving children and their families 

a chance to engage with the huge 

arts festival that visits us every 

year. 

With a bit of funding from 

the Scottish Government and 

Edinburgh Council the Fringe 

Society has got a new member of 

staff in place and a community 

outreach scheme. It wants 

to spread the benefits of the 

Fringe to the people who live in 

Edinburgh, especially children who 

don’t usually engage with it. It’s a 

fabulous thing to do. 

The Citadel was alive with 

all kinds of workshops and 

by Tommy Sheppard MP 

Last year 1187 people died in 

Scotland from a drug related 

death. This is a crisis. And the 

vast majority of these deaths did 

not need to happen. 

Drugs laws are made at 

Westminster for the whole of the 

UK. The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 

hasn’t seriously been reviewed for 

nearly fifty years. It’s no longer fit 

for purpose. As a member of the 

Scottish Affairs Committee – I’m 

seeing the evidence of that in our 

current inquiry on drugs. 

We’ve been hearing from experts, 

people with lived experience of 

addiction and those on the front 

line about how drugs policies in 

Scotland have been working – or, 

more accurately, not working. 

The revolting youth of 

today 

by Councillor Gordon Munro 

The youth of today are revolting 

and they are right to do so. 

In her Edinburgh Medal address 

in April this year, Christiana 

Figueres, a recognised world 

leader on global climate change, 

told her audience that the young 

are seeking “intergenerational 

justice.” 

Greta Thunberg is leading the 

way with her school strikes which 

are happening right here, right now 

as youth take up her call to get the 

grown ups to act, well, grown up. 

They have a hard task as we don’t 

appear to be listening and we can’t 

say we were not told. 

It is worth acknowledging here 

the significance of the Edinburgh 

Medal award which was instituted 

by the City of Edinburgh Council 

activities, street shows, food and 

excitement. Willy Barr is always 

the driving force at the Citadel but 

he was something else entirely 

when the Fringe visited – and he 

was obviously enjoying himself 

as well. 

There will be free vouchers 

and bus tickets for some Citadel 

participants to get into the Fringe, 

too, so there might be some young 

folk getting inspired who might 

have missed out otherwise. There 

might even be a new performer 

or two in years to come – who 

knows? 

This is an excellent thing to 

do; congratulations to the Fringe 

Society for getting it going and 

well done to the Citadel for hosting 

it so well. 

I hope it makes you feel as happy 

as it made me. 

The Drugs Laws Don’t 

Work 

People are dying. We can’t keep 

waging a War on Drugs that we 

can never win. We need policies 

and laws based on evidence. 

Harm reduction must be our chief 

aim. Where countries have taken 

bold action, like decriminalisation 

and drug-consumption rooms, 

drugs-related deaths have 

dropped sharply. And contrary 

to opponents’ claims, there’s no 

evidence of more people taking 

drugs. 

Only 10% of users have a 

problem with drugs. It’s frequently 

those who’ve already been let 

down by society who become 

‘problem’ users – people who’ve 

experienced trauma in childhood 

or mental illness. Stigma is rife. 

We need to provide treatment, not 

punishment. And we need it now. 

in 1988. It is given annually to 

men and women of science and 

technology whose professional 

achievements are judged to have 

made a significant contribution to 

the understanding and well-being 

of humanity. 

In April, this year’s 

winner Christiana Figueres told 

us that the 0.5 degrees meant the 

difference between increasing 

impacts such as water security, 

forced migration, environmental 

degradation in our seas and on our 

land. 

But Greta Thunberg tells us, and 

the science backs this up, that 

lowering emissions is not enough. 

We have to stop now if we are to 

reach the 1.5/2.0 target, or face 

the consequences detailed by 

Figueres. 

Take up volunteering 

by Gordon Lindhurst MSP 

Lothian MSP Gordon Lindhurst 

calls on people to volunteer 

at Cancer Research UK’s 

Corstorphine Superstore. 

I visited the superstore last 

month where I met with their 

dedicated staff and volunteers 

working to support Cancer 

Research UK’s vital work. 

During my visit, I was told about 

the need for volunteers to ensure 

fundraising efforts can continue, 

with even a couple of hours per 

week going a long way to helping 

out. 

I saw first-hand how staff and 

volunteers support the work the 

charity do every day. 

The superstore are in need of 

volunteers to help ensure that vital 

fundraising efforts which helped 

to raise £250,000 last year at the 

store can continue. 

I would encourage everyone who 

by Joanna Cherry QC MP 

It is a shocking fact that in my 

Constituency of Edinburgh South 

West 1400 pensioner households 

in are failing to collect some £4 

million pounds. Many are suffering 

poverty. 

This money is available through 

Pensioner Credit but you must 

apply for it. In Scotland just six out 

of every 10 households entitled to 

Pensioner Credit have claimed it, 

meaning £332 million a year goes 

uncollected. 

Age Scotland has launched 

a campaign which allows 

pensioners to check if they are 

eligible for Pension Credit by 

simply phoning their free Helpline 

on 0800 12 44 222. 

Last year, their advisers helped 

is able to give volunteering a go, 

even if it is just for a couple of 

hours a week. 

The volunteering experience 

itself is hugely rewarding and can 

have many benefits for volunteers 

themselves.” 

You can find out more about 

the volunteering opportunities 

by popping into the store 

at the Corstorphine Retail 

Park or applying online www. 

cancerresearchuk.org 

Radical move to deal 

with Child Poverty 

by Gordon Macdonald MSP 

Just before The Scottish 

Parliament broke up for Summer 

Recess, I was thrilled to hear the 

news that a new social benefit is 

being introduced, designed to lift 

children across Scotland out of 

poverty. 

It’s a radical and very welcome 

announcement from The Scottish 

Government, and it’s been branded 

by anti-poverty campaigners as a 

“gamechanger”. 

By the end of 2022, eligible 

families across Edinburgh will 

receive an extra £10 a week for 

every child under 16 – low income 

families with children under the 

age of six will receive the benefit in 

early 2021. 

This means that eligible families 

with two children will receive 

£1,000 a year for day to day 

essentials from clothing to school 

equipment. 

Once fully rolled out, the payment 

will benefit up to 410,000 children 

across Scotland. 

This will not only support those 

in poverty but will also prevent 

those on the breadline from sliding 

under. 

There is no cap on the number of 

children in eligible families. 

Over 10,000 children and their 

families are set to be adversely 

affected in Edinburgh by the UK 

Government’s Two-Child Limit. 

This move is exactly what we 

need if we are to reduce child 

poverty in the face of ongoing 

welfare cuts from the Tory 

government. 

Helping pensioners 

overcome poverty 

callers claim almost £600,000. But 

large numbers of older people are 

missing out on money they are 

entitled to. 

You can help by urging friends 

and family who are pensioners 

to find out if they are entitled to 

the extra benefit by speaking to 

Age Scotland's friendly helpline 

advisors. 

It's shocking that thousands 

of pensioners in Edinburgh are 

missing out on money they 

deserve. They've worked hard, 

contributed throughout their 

lives and are entitled to a decent 

standard of living in retirement. 

I'd encourage anyone who thinks 

they might be entitled to Pension 

Credit to call the free Age Scotland 

helpline for a benefit check. 

Jeremy Balfour MSP 

Joanna Cherry QC MP 

Tommy Sheppard MP 

Deidre Brock MP 

Gordon Lindhurst MSP 

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BUSINESS 11 

Costume company 

expands with Amazon 

Owen Milloy from MORPHSUITS 

poses with Alin Popa from 

Amazon during a recent visit to the 

Dunfermline distribution centre. 

The Edinburgh based company 

sells spandex costumes and is still 

growing fast even after a decade 

in business. 

As the company has expanded 

their original warehousing and 

shipping arrangements have also 

had to increase their capacity. 

They now use a service called 

Fulfilment by Amazon which 

makes selling internationally a lot 

easier for smaller companies. 

A business sends their products 

to Amazon who store them and 

then give the products Amazon 

Prime listing status. 

Amazon deal with all the 

shipping arrangements making it 

easier for smaller firms to trade 

more efficiently. 

PHOTO © Andy Buchanan 2019 


Jimmy Martin Travel in 

Stockbridge has scooped the title 

of Scottish Agency of the Year 

(small) in the Agent Achievement 

Awards for the second year in a 

row. 

The awards celebrate 

achievement in the front-line travel 

trade and the ceremony took 

place in London. More than 850 

industry professionals attended 

the prestigious event. 

Jimmy Martin Travel is based in 

Raeburn Place in Stockbridge in 

the capital and was established in 

2001. 

The owner himself has more than 

30 years’ experience as a travel 

agent. The firm employs five staff 

with some having been there since 

the day the agency opened its 

doors. 

Jimmy Martin, a former president 

of the Scottish Passenger Agent’s 

Association, said : “To win this 

award for the second year in a row 

is fantastic. 

"Being recognised by our 

peers as the best in Scotland is 

Holyrood Distillery now open 

The newest Edinburgh distillery 

(and the first single malt whisky 

distillery in the city for a century) 

is now open. 

You can book a range of daily 

guided tours with tickets for adults 

starting at £14. 

The last single malt distillery 

here, The Edinburgh Distillery or 

Glen Sciennes, closed in 1925. 

Holyrood Distillery will start with 

gin and move onto whisky in the 

fullness of time. It has been built 

within an 1831 railway goods shed 

on the edge of Holyrood Park. 

There will be a shop as well as 

a distillery making this a new 

visitor attraction. Canadian Rob 

Award winning travel agent in 

Stockbridge 

Carpenter is behind the new 

venture. He established the 

Canadian branch of The Scotch 

Malt Whisky Society with his wife 

Kelly and the Holyrood Distillery 

is a joint venture with David 

Robertson who has a quarter 

of a century's experience in the 

industry. 30 jobs have been 

created. 

great for our team and for our 

clients. In a world of value for 

money, increasing solo travel 

and concerns around traveling 

post Brexit, travel agents are 

Edinburgh St James now has 

four brands from global retail 

group Inditex, including fashion 

powerhouse Zara, as tenants in 

the 1.7m square feet mixed-use 

destination at the heart of 

Edinburgh. 

Zara will have a 37,000 sq 

ft store over three floors at 

Edinburgh St James, and Bershka, 

Stradivarius and Pull&Bear will 

take individual stores under 10,000 

square feet all located within the 

main multilevel shopping galleria. 

Next a five-screen Everyman 

Cinema, the city’s first W Hotel 

– W Edinburgh – and a luxury 

Roomzzz aparthotel. 

Due to open its retail and 

restaurant element in 2020, the 

£1bn development is one of the 

most significant regeneration 

projects currently underway in the 

UK, and certainly the biggest in 

Edinburgh. 

Martin Perry, Director of 

Development at Edinburgh St 

James, commented: “Edinburgh 

St James is being created to 

reflect Edinburgh’s position as 

undergoing a renaissance and a 

resurgence in business. People 

value independent advice from 

experts and the safety net which a 

travel agent provides. 

Edinburgh St James 

sign up new tenants 

a pan-European opportunity 

city with a thriving economy 

and unique appeal. The signing 

of four Inditex brands to take 

prime locations within Edinburgh 

St James reinforces the 

development’s significance and 

highlights its appeal to leading 

international brands. Our vision is 

to deliver a destination that builds 

on Edinburgh’s famous calendar 

of events with our nine events 

spaces, and delivering a collection 

of handpicked brand partners 

in order to curate a world-class 

offering.” 

New hotel is a capital bloomer 

The hotel group which is 

renowned for its passionate staff 

and thoughtful service, the Red 

Carnation Hotel Collection will 

open a hotel in Scotland for the 

first time. 

Red Carnation aim to turn the 

former Royal Overseas League 

into the number one hotel in 

Edinburgh. The luxury hotel 

collection has plans to renovate 

100 Princes Street, transforming it 

into a highly exclusive retreat. 

With uninterrupted views of 

Edinburgh Castle, 100 Princes 

Street will have the boutique 

atmosphere of Forbes Five 

Star-rated sister property Hotel 41, 

which has retained the position 

of TripAdvisor’s number one hotel 

in London for over ten years as 

well as the TripAdvisor Traveller’s 

Choice Best Hotel in the UK for the 

last three. 

The award-winning hotel 

company behind the loving 

restoration of Ireland’s Ashford 

Castle, once home to the Guinness 

family, will bring the same 

meticulous care and attention 

to the listed building’s interior, 

embracing its history and heritage 

and using the finest local artisans 

and suppliers. 100 Princes 

Street will reopen in 2020 as Red 

Carnation Hotels’ 19th property 

worldwide. 

The hotel group is run by the 

Tollman family, principally by 

Mrs Bea Tollman who opened 

the first Red Carnation Hotel 

the Chesterfield in London in 

1984 with her husband Stanley. 

Although she is now in her 

eighties, she is very hands on 

receiving reports on all of her 

hotels each day. She is also 

reputed to be a generous giver of 

Christmas presents to each one of 

her 4,000+ staff, so this hotel may 

be a good place to work when it 

opens next year. 

Jonathan Raggett, Managing 

Director of Red Carnation Hotels, 

the award-winning hotel company 

which restored Ireland’s Ashford 

Castle, said: “It has been a 

dream of ours to open a hotel in 

Edinburgh for some time, and with 

the best address in the city, it was 

well worth the wait." 

Now in Scotland! 

New garage at the 

Gyle 

D&G Autocare, Scotland’s leading 

independent garage group, with 

sixteen locations across Fife, 

Tayside, the Lothians and the 

Central Belt, has increased its 

presence in the capital with a new 

£100.000 garage facility at South 

Gyle Crescent. 

The multi award winning garage 

group, launched in Dunfermline 

YOTEL Edinburgh 

YOTEL Edinburgh, the 

tech-inspired hotel group’s first 

city centre hotel in Europe, 

officially opened its doors on 

Queen Street just before the 

festivals started. 

To celebrate its opening it has 

launched One Night Stand-Up , 

an incredible city first initiative 

– offering free hotel rooms 

to Edinburgh Festival Fringe 

performers throughout the festival. 

The 276-room property will offer 

10 complimentary cabins (YOTEL 

speak for rooms) per night, with a 

total of 240 throughout August. 

YOTEL Edinburgh will give both 

up-and-coming and established 

Fringe performers looking for 

much needed accommodation, 

the chance to enjoy a night in 

Edinburgh’s newest and perhaps 

smartest hotel. 

fifteen years ago by George 

Simpson and David Hunter, already 

has a garage in Edinburgh, based 

at Stevenson Road. 

The new South Gyle garage, 

headed up by experienced 

autocare professional, Kenneth 

Miller, offers a full servicing 

provision, and includes an MOT 

station for both Classes 4 and 7. 

The initiative invites accredited 

Fringe performers to take part in a 

series of open-mic sessions, from 

12 noon – 1.00pm each day for 

the entire Festival (2 – 26 August), 

for a chance to win a free night’s 

accommodation. 

Those who receive the best 

reception from hotel guests will 

be rewarded with a complimentary 

stay that night in the hotel, 

becoming some of the first guests 

to experience YOTEL Edinburgh. 

• Convenient, 

central locations 

• Spacious, comfortable 

bedrooms 

• Complimentary 

high-speed WiFi 

• Meeting & Events Suites 

• Wedding Venues 

• Onsite Parking* 

• Leisure Centre* 

*Select hotels 

Leith Walk Police Box Pop up space 

Tuesdays & Thursdays - 

Moo pie Gelato - small batch ice cream 

produced in Leith. 

Please check social media for times and dates. 

www.leithwalkpolicebox.com 

Wednesdays & Fridays and selected Sundays 

11.00am to 6.00pm - Tipico quality nuts, dried 

fruits plus delicious Sicilian confectionery 

Saturday mornings - Edinburgh Tool Library 

10.30am to 12.30pm Join up and borrow 

tools. Workshop space and classes. 

Gift memberships 

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NEWS 


Dignity Boxes scrub up their own 

look 

Charity Dignity Boxes got a 

new look after collaborating with 

graphic design student Emily 

Geraghty and Myles Robertson, 

Business Management and 

Entrepreneurship student, from 

Edinburgh Napier University. 

They have both worked with 

Isabel Dosser who is founder of 

the charity to produce a new look 

including a new logo, posters and 

other graphics and a website to 

help spread the word. 

Isabel is a lecturer in palliative 

care within the University’s School 

of Health and Social Care. She 

launched Dignity Boxes last year 

to provide free basic toiletries to 

those who need them. 

The first box was presented at 

leading homeless charity Social 

Bite’s Shandwick Place shop in 

September last year and in the last 

10 months it has been joined by 22 

other boxes across Edinburgh and 

West Lothian. 

These boxes supply products 

such as shampoo, conditioner, 

deodorant, soap, shower gel, 

toothpaste and toothbrushes free 

of charge to those who cannot 

afford them. 

After 15 years of service at 

Edinburgh Napier and 30 years in 

nursing practice prior to joining 

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dignity. 

No Families! 

by David Bol 

Local Democracy Reporter 

Bus bosses have been accused 

of “discriminating against 

families” after it emerged a 

long-delayed contactless payment 

method can only be used to buy 

adult tickets. 

Scottish Water on the 

beat 

Police officers on the beat during 

the summer months have been 

issued with a new piece of kit to 

help them top up from the tap. 

The 150 officers who will patrol 

Edinburgh’s city centre streets in 

August have all been issued with 

new water refill bottles. 

Scottish Water has gifted the 

blue metal bottles to the all 

members of Police Scotland’s 

Operation Summer City to 

encourage them to stay hydrated 

and to top up from the tap while 

on duty. 

Some of the team came along 

to fill up their new bottles at the 

utility’s water refill point outside 

the Scottish Parliament – and said 

the lightweight bottles would help 

them stay hydrated on the go. 

Chief Inspector Murray Starkey, 

Lothian Buses launched a new 

contactless payment service on 

Wednesday – but parents have 

been left fuming after it was 

confirmed that child and family 

tickets cannot be paid for with the 

contactless technology. 

In other cities including Glasgow, 

contact payments can be used to 

purchase all tickets, including for 

families. 

Mother of two, Jane Bushell, said 

the failure to allow child and family 

silver command for the operation, 

said: “I know all too well how tiring 

foot patrol can be when you are 

a police officer and having ready 

access to free and clean drinking 

water and a refill bottle can make 

all the difference, particularly 

during the summer months. 

"We are extremely grateful to 

Scottish Water for supplying refill 

bottles to our officers who will 

be deployed as part of Operation 

Summer City when the population 

of the city doubles as visitors 

come to see shows and enjoy the 

party atmosphere. 

"With the addition of the 

top-up tap outside the Scottish 

Parliament – which is part of our 

festival route - we can ensure our 

policing teams stay hydrated while 

they serve the community." 

tickets was “very disappointing”. 

She added: “It’s completely 

useless to me if I cannot pay for 

myself and a child. 

"They have missed a great 

opportunity to make life easier for 

parents.Sometimes if you are out 

with your child and they are tired, 

you just want to hop on a bus. 

"We’ve ended up walking home 

instead because I haven’t had the 

right change.” 

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On the shortlist for Kelpies Prizes 

Floris Books just announced 

the shortlists for the Kelpies 

Prize and Kelpies Illustration 

Prize 2019. These awards aim to 

recognise new Scottish writing 

and illustration for children. 

Entrants were asked to provide a 

selection of writing or illustrations 

suitable for a children’s book. A 

spokesman said : “We’ve been 

delighted to receive more entries 

than ever before - there was so 

much skill and talent on display. 

The winners will be announced at 

the Edinburgh International Book 

Festival on Thursday 15th August. 

Each winner will receive a year 

of mentoring with Floris Books, a 

publishing deal and £1,000 cash.” 

We met a couple of the finalists - 

one writer and one illustrator. 

Christopher Mackie a dentist 

from Edinburgh who tells stories 

to his young patients to put them 

at their ease. He met with us 

and told us of his motivation for 

writing. 

"I started writing books about 

four years ago. I was working at 

a practice down in England when 

I first started and it was getting 

renovated so we had a lot of free 

time while that was happening. So 

I originally started writing books 

for children and then the book I 

was writing became something 

more appropriate for young adults 

and teenagers. 

"It was just to put put patients 

at ease and relaxing them. As I 

wrote a bit more I was getting 

more interested in mental health 

so the book that I submitted for 

the competition is about mental 

health in teenage boys and young 

men. A lot of it is based around 

the rise of young male suicides in 

recent years and how the family 

who are left behind deal with this. 

This includes a younger boy who 

is the younger sibling. 

"I became interested as a result 

of a personal experience when 

I knew of a family in England. 

The older brother had committed 

suicide and I became aware that 

the family were dealing with the 

fall out from that. I started looking 

into the suicide rates and decided 

to write about it from the point of 

view of a young teenager and how 

they might deal with it." 

Far from being a depressing 

read this is a book with comedy 

and light heartedness in it. But 

Christopher admits it has a grim 

opening. He continued : "The 

book opens with that event and 

from there it becomes a bit more 

of a mystery or adventure where 

the teenage boy who has mental 

health issues of his own is trying 

to understand his older brother 

and what happened and why his 

older brother took his own life.” 

Aimée Ferrier is a teacher and 

often uses hand made textures in 

her work. She is from Portobello 

and has always loved drawing. 

She did not start illustrating until 

three years ago when she decided 

to take a break from teaching and 

study for an illustration HND at 

Edinburgh College. At present she 

is in Japan teaching English. 

She explained : "I'm a big fan of 

creating lots of messy textures 

and then manipulating them 

digitally, a bit like collage work. I 

also teach English in high school 

and to young learners from abroad 

so I've always loved using picture 

books and illustration to help 

foster literacy. 

"I submitted illustrations from a 

picturebook I've been writing and 

designing since college which 

is called 'King Ott'. It's about a 

gigantic otter who is discovered 

living in a loch in the Highlands, 

pretending to be a crannog, so my 

illustrations show him erupting 

from the water and holding a little 

girl in a tiny wee boat to show 

just how massive he is. I wanted 

to express not just interesting 

human and animal characters but 

to reflect the natural beauty of the 

places I used to visit as a child 

up on the West Coast like Arisaig, 

Glen Coe and Morar. 

"Winning would mean a lot to me 

because I've always been inspired 

by the power picturebooks have 

to connect not just with children 

but with the adults reading them 

too. As a teacher and auntie, I love 

reading stories to my students 

and nieces and being able to see 

how a book is making them feel 

Henning Wehn 

1-4, 8-11, 15-18, 22-25 

Aug 

£16.50 

7pm 

(1 Aug preview £13.50) 

and sharing their emotions as we 

read together. To be able to see 

my own stories, these little pieces 

of my imagination being shared 

and enjoyed by others would be a 

dream come true. 

"I'm currently in Japan teaching 

English to young women who 

are aiming to become teachers 

themselves. I've been using 

picturebooks in my lessons and 

showing them how to create 

activities and crafts using the 

stories to engage young learners 

in using English. I've been 

creating pop-up monster cards 

with them and showing them 

how to 'perform' when reading a 

picturebook, so it's been giving 

me some great ideas for future 

projects! 

"I'm coming home soon though: I 

love Japan but I miss Scotland too 

much!" 

At the Galleries 

This month there is a lot of art 

and culture in Edinburgh some 

of which is part of Edinburgh Art 

Festival. 

There are major international 

surveys and retrospectives on 

Bridget Riley and Cut and Paste 

400 Years of Collage, both 

presented by National Galleries 

of Scotland, Trisha Brown:Time 

Space Gravity at Jupiter 

Artland; Russia : Royalty and the 

Romanovs at The Queen’s Gallery 

and Wild and Majestic : Romantic 

Visions of Scotland at National 

Museum of Scotland 

We are looking forward to 

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November when the new exhibition 

Classical Edinburgh opens at City 

Art Centre. It will connect the work 

of architectural photographers 

Edwin Smith and Colin McLean 

whose images - created half a 

century apart - celebrate all of our 

beautiful buildings in the capital. 

There will also be an 

accompanying photography 

competition. 

Dundas Street galleries have 

got together to create a series of 

breakfast events this month on a 

Thursday morning at 8.30. 

Booking essential - details below 

The Big Yin’ brings stand-up 

comedy tour to the Big Screen 

Legendary Scottish comedian, Sir 

Billy Connolly, is bringing a snapshot 

of his career in comedy to the 

big screen, with an exclusive film 

performance of Billy Connolly: The 

Sex Life of Bandages. 

Hailed as the UK’s most influential 

comedian of all time, Connolly’s final 

stand-up tour will be shown in Vue 

Edinburgh Ocean and Vue Edinburgh 

Omni on 10 October 2019, as part of 

a one-night-only screening. 

The brilliantly witty routine from his 

Australian tour in 2015, dictates a 

riotous journey filled with outrageous 

tales and blistering observations of 

everyday absurdities. 

This brand new exhibition tells 

the story about tartan, bagpipes 

and rugged, wild landscapes 

now established as enduring, 

internationally recognised 

symbols of Scottish identity. 

Scotland has become 

established as a land of 

wilderness, heroism and history, 

and after a visit to NMS you will 

understand why. 

Wild and Majestic: Romantic 

Visions of Scotland covers the 

timeline from the final defeat of 

the Jacobites at the Battle of 

Culloden in 1746 to the death of 

Queen Victoria in 1901. 

Efforts were made to preserve 

and revive Highland traditions 

after that time. Scotland’s 

relationship with the European 

Romantic movement transformed 

what people thought about the 

Highlands and allowed he birth of 

Scottish tourism. 

Over 300 objects are on display, 

drawn from the collections of 

National Museums Scotland and 

by Rosemary Kaye 

Edinburgh is a reader's paradise. 

Few other cities can beat it for 

the variety and quality of its 

bookshops; new, old, specialist, 

weird – you can browse them all 

here. 

This August two of the very 

best, Golden Hare Bookshop, 

Stockbridge and Lighthouse 

Books, West Nicolson Street, are 

getting together to offer you the 

Edinburgh Book Fringe. 

The Book Fringe was started in 

2009 by Elaine Henry, owner of 

The whip-smart screening 

will muse upon Connolly’s 

38 lenders across the UK. The 

objects tell a story with a stellar 

cast, including Queen Victoria and 

Prince Albert. It was Victoria who 

loved the Highlands and made 

a home at Balmoral where she 

retreated to after the death of the 

Prince Consort. 

Dr Patrick Watt, exhibition 

curator, said: “This is a contested, 

complex history, and also a 

fascinating one. There are 

competing claims, still, over the 

extent to which those symbols 

of Scotland we see today are 

Romantic inventions, or authentic 

expressions of an ancient cultural 

identity. 

"Using material evidence, we 

will examine the origins and 

development of the dress, music, 

and art which made up the 

Highland image. We will show how 

cultural traditions were preserved, 

idealised and reshaped to suit 

contemporary tastes against a 

background of political agendas, 

and economic and social change.” 

Edinburgh Book Fringe 2019 

Word Power Books (Lighthouse 

Books’ previous incarnation) 

to bring together readers and 

writers, some of whom would not 

get a platform elsewhere, in a 

comfortable and intimate setting, 

and to encourage a real exchange 

of ideas and information. Early 

speakers included Mark Thomas, 

Blake Morrison, Tom Leonard, 

Holly Baxter and Rhiannon Lucy 

Cosslett. 

Accessibility was and remains 

key. Admission to all events is 

free. 

career in comedy, which was 

filmed exclusively for cinema 

audiences prior to his Billy’s 

retirement in 2016 following his 

diagnosis with Parkinsons Disease. 

Johnny Carr, Event Cinema 

Manager at Vue commented: “We 

are delighted to bring this exclusive 

screening to venues across the UK. 

“The Sex Life of Bandages is a big 

screen tribute to an iconic funny-man 

whose sharp wit and anarchic 

storytelling is still as hilarious as 

ever.” 

Tickets are available now at www. 

myvue.com or at your local venue. 

Wild and Majestic : Romantic 

Visions of Scotland 

Until 10 November 2019 

at National Museum of Scotland, 

Chambers Street 

nms.ac.uk/wildandmajestic 

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Events take two forms: 

Golden Hare hosts panels and 

conversations in early-evening 

slots, while Lighthouse offers 

lunchtime events at 1.00pm. The 

programme reflects the character 

of each shop, with this year’s 

topics set to cover everything from 

exile literature and queer writing to 

translated fiction, polemic, poetry, 

politics and history. Speakers 

will include Deborah Levy, Rawan 

Yaghi, Derek Owusu, Elif Shafak, 

Bedtime Stories Collective, 

Mia Violet, Marina Warner, Dan 

Richards and James Meek.

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Our Pick of the Fringe 

THE DOTS 

Helen has an unhealthy 

obsession with her group. After a 

traumatic break-up a few years ago, 

she focused all of her energy into 

The Dots. The stakes are VERY 

high and this Edinburgh show 

means EVERYTHING to her. Not 

only does it have the potential to 

make The Dots a household name, 

but Helen’s happiness depends 

on it! It CANNOT be cancelled. So 

who will these replacements be? 

Literally who is available? Are you? 

Regardless, the show MUST go on! 

Come join The Dots for old 

fashioned slapstick with a modern 

twist, an assortment of musical 

genres and a good dollop of The 

Play That Goes Wrong. Will 

they strike the right chord? Will 

they B flat? Can Helen stave the 

day? Venue 119 - The George Hotel 

- Princes Suite 3-25 August 2019 

8.00pm 

BRICE: BIN WONDERING 

Brice is back but he’s not the 

same. Still silly, but not the same… 

After a turbulent year of choices 

that couldn’t be unmade, and 

drinks that couldn’t be undrunk. 

Ali Brice decided to start living the 

life he wanted, to be the change 

he wanted to see in his world, but 

6 months later Ali is in his pants 

and in a bin. He’s on his own, but 

Ali’s rarely stumped for company. 

Join him for his sixth show of 

whip-sharp crowd work, charming 

storytelling with his trademark 

absurd characters. 

Directed by Jonny Freeman who 

is returning to the Fringe having 

previously co-written and directed 

The Kagools first smash-hit 

Edinburgh shows Kagoolio. Star of 

stage and screen, his recent credits 

include Four Weddings and a 

Funeral, Midsomer Murders and he 

is also the man in a kaftan (current 

Monzo advert). 

“This is my tenth fringe. I’ve finally 

done some soul searching, so I 

got in a bin… where I found all my 

flyers.” 

Venue 327 Heroes@The 

SpiegelYurt at 5.00pm 1-25 August 

(not 13th) 

THE KAGOOLS CIRQUE DU 

KAGOOL 

Multi award-winning UK physical 

comedy duo, The Kagools, bring 

their exciting new show 'Cirque du 

Kagool' to Edinburgh. 

Roll up! Roll up! And step into 

a fantastical world of ridiculous 

circus stunts, inspired illusions 

and impromptu strong woman 

competitions. How will they get 

over their vertigo for the trapeze? 

What are we going to do now the 

ringmaster has passed out? Why 

is there a darts competition in a 

circus? 

Join The Kagools as they 

continue to propel silent comedy 

into the 21st Century with their 

trademark anarchic antics. It's a 

circus, but not as you know it. 

The Kagools said: “Brand new 

show Cirque du Kagool is our 

fourth, most ambitious and idiotic 

show yet. We learnt hula-hoop, chin 

balancing and forward rolls for this 

circus extravaganza, it's deathdefying 

stuff. Better see it before 

one of us gets a blister.” 

31 July – 26 August 6.15pm (1hr) 

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose – 

Downstairs (Venue 24) 3 Chambers 

Street, EH1 1HT 

DAVE BIBBY: CRAZY CAT LAD-y 

Critically acclaimed comedian 

Dave Bibby (Channel 4, Netflix 

and Comedy Central) is back 

with a one-man variety show 

with a conveyor belt of comedy 

characters, stand up, sketches, 

storytelling, cat stories and sick 

ass rhymes. 

A comedy show about LAD 

culture, millennial masculinity and 

how it affects mental health... but 

funny. Dave said: “I think this show 

sums up what the Free Fringe is all 

about. It's the most heartfelt and 

ambitious thing I've ever written yet 

completely and unashamedly silly. “ 

3 – 25 August (not 13) 4.45pm 

PBH Free Fringe – The Globe Bar 

(venue 161) Niddry Street, EH1 1LG 

MIGRANT’S SON 

While enjoying a traditional Greek 

feast you’ll traverse 100 years from 

Russia to the Australian outback 

– following the hardship, ingenuity, 

tragedy and triumph present in all 

migrants’ stories. Michaela Burger 

was the recipient of the award 

for Best Cabaret Adelaide Fringe 

2016, Best Cabaret weekly Adelaide 

Fringe 2019, inaugural Frank Ford 

Award 2019 and a Helpmann 

Award-nominee for Best Cabaret 

Performer 2016 and 2019. 

She is the co-writer and star of 

the hit show Exposing Edith - which 

has appeared to sell out audiences 

throughout Australia, New Zealand 

Edinburgh Art Festival 2019 - our 

top choices 

Deer Dancer is a project by 

Finnish-English artist, vocalist 

and musician Hanna Tuulikki 

presented by Edinburgh 

Printmakers from their fabulous 

new building previously the 

North British Rubber Company in 

Fountainbridge. 

The project investigates deer 

mimesis within traditional dance 

and is an audio-visual installation. 

It is presented alongside a new 

series of prints 

Collective presents Migratory 

Motor Complex by 2014 Turner 

Prize nominee James Richards 

in the newest contemporary art 

gallery on Calton Hill. 

Richards’ exhibition features 

Migratory Motor Complex (2017), 

a six-channel electro-acoustic 

installation that explores the 

capacity of sound to render 

artificial spaces and locate sonic 

and melodic events within them. 

The work is tuned in situ to create 

a cinematic and multi-sensory 

experience. 

Gateway by Portuguese sculptor 

Joana Vasconcelos is a new 

addition to Jupiter Artland’s 

landscape. It is an intricately 

designed pool set within a 

landscaped formal garden and 

accompanied by a delicate glass 

dome space. Expect 11,500 

hand-painted and glazed tiles 

traditionally manufactured in her 

native Portugal with swathes of 

brightly coloured motifs. 

Intimate at The Fine Art Society 

is a group exhibition of portraiture, 

depicting sitters with whom the 

artist is close. Works from the 

early 20th century through to 

pieces by contemporary artists 

including John Byrne, Jennifer 

McRae, Norman McBeath, Niall 

McDiarmid, Ishbel Myerscough, 

Eduardo Paolozzi feature 

Sculptor Nicole Farhi presents 

Writing Heads, a sculpted and 

painted series of 25 busts of 20th 

century novelists and playwrights, 

from Françoise Sagan to Muriel 

Spark and Samuel Beckett. 

The City Art Centre presents an 

exhibition devoted to the work of 

one of Scotland’s most celebrated 

artists, Victoria Crowe. 

Embracing every aspect of her 

practice, Victoria Crowe:50 Years 

of Painting includes over 150 

paintings, covering her whole 

career to date with student 

paintings to the more recent 

landscapes and portraits. 

and the UK. 

Other career highlights include 

Rumpelstiltskin (Southbank Centre 

London, Windmill & State Theatre 

of SA), The Merry Widow (State 

Opera of SA), Can You Hear Colour? 

(Adelaide Festival/Patch Theatre), 

Brel (Adelaide Cabaret Festival) and 

Cranky Bear (Patch Theatre). 

Venue 119 : Imagination 

Workshop – The George 19-21 

George Street EH2 2PB 

Dates: 14 to 26 August 2019 

Time: 5.30pm (7.00pm) 

Box office: 0131 507 0669 

COMFORT FOOD CABARET 

Yes it really has food in it! 

Michelle sings, she cooks and 

now Australia's singing cook is 

set to return to Edinburgh with her 

award-winning musical cooking 

sensation 

Imagination Workshop - v119 | 

The George Hotel, 19-21 George 

Street, EH2 2PB 

4-13 August (not 5 or 10) 5:15PM 

(90 minutes) Includes 3-course 

dinner. 

After a sold out 2018 Fringe 

debut the popular cabaret cooking 

sensation will be performed as a 

three-course dinner 

Pearson’s unique musicalfoodie 

experience merges 

home style dining with cooking 

demonstrations and traditional 

musical cabaret. The Aussie 

songstress weaves together her 

heartfelt and hilarious tales as well 

as her personal recipes which are 

served to the audience over three 

courses as they enjoy live music 

and song. 

CHERIE MY STRUGGLE 

Cherie comes to the Edinburgh 

festival in a brand new show: 

‘Cherie – My Struggle’ 

Barrister, mother, prime ministerial 

consort and all-round superwoman, 

Cherie has never received the 

appreciation she deserves. She 

was the most talented ‘other half’ 

ever to occupy Number 10, and yet 

she was constantly vilified in the 

press. 

Cherie puts the record straight. 

‘Cherie – My Struggle’ 

is an intimate, gossipy 

memoir recounting Cherie’s 

amazing journey from an obscure 

Liverpool convent to the epicentre 

of power in Westminster. 

She spills the beans on the 

New Labour years, and delivers 

her uncensored thoughts about 

Alistair Campbell, Carole Caplin, 

John Smith, Jeremy Corbyn, Diane 

Abbott, the Queen, Princess Anne, 

Margaret Thatcher, Gordon Brown, 

and of course her dad, the TV star, 

Tony Booth. 

The show is lightly comedic but 

it’s not a satire or a spoof. The 

gossip and the historical details 

are drawn from verifiable sources. 

Cherie herself would enjoy the 

show. (Gordon wouldn’t). 

Imagination Workshop George 

Hotel 19-21 George Street EH2 2PB 

10.30am 2-25 August (not 9 or 19) 

August at the cinema 

by Adam Zawadzki 

In August expect a feast of both 

small arthouse features and action 

packed big hitters. 

Inspired by the music of Bruce 

Springsteen, ‘Blinded by the Light’ 

opens on 9 August 2019. Directed 

by Gurinder Chadha (Viceroy’s 

House), this coming-of-age 

musical comedy takes inspiration 

from the life of British journalist 

Sarfraz Manzoor who co-wrote the 

screenplay. 

It tells the story of how the music 

of Springsteen changes the life 

of a British-Pakistani Muslim 

teenager forever. 

With Jacob Tremblay (Room) 

in the main role, you could be 

forgiven for believing ‘Good Boys’, 

released on 16 August 2019, to 

be a nice little film that is suitable 

for children but with Seth Rogan 

(Pineapple Express) co-producing, 

it is anything but. 

Rated R in the United States, it 

means 12-year-old Tremblay won’t 

be old enough to watch it. I predict 

a riot! 

Former Edinburgh lawyer 

Gerard Butler (The Phantom of 

the Opera) returns to our screens 

as the eponymous character of 

American Secret Service agent 

Mike Banning in ‘Angel Has Fallen’, 

which hits the silver screen on 

21 August 2019. In this third 

installment of the Olympus Has 

Fallen film series, he is framed 

for a failed assassination of 

President Allan Trumbull played by 

Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank 

Redemption). 

With a high pedigree of talent 

that includes Rosamund Pike (A 

Private War), Clive Owen (Closer), 

Joel Kinnaman (Robocop) and 

Common (Selma), ‘The Informer’ 

will arrive on 30 August 2019 with 

the thrilling promise of crime, 

power and undercover operations 

that will hopefully match the 

quality of its ensemble cast. 

Pick of the Fringe - Army @ The Fringe 

Army @ The Fringe is at Hepburn 

House Reserve Centre at 89 East 

Claremont Street Venue 210. As 

well as the shows there is the 

Mess Bar and Field Kitchen for you 

to enjoy. When the weather is good 

you can sit out in the courtyard bar 

- how perfect! 

Here is a selection of what you 

might go and see : 

Unicorns Almost 

Unicorns Almost will celebrate the 

life and poetry of Keith Douglas 

who is widely regarded as the best 

poet of the Second World War. 

He had four engagements and 

died just three days after the 

Normandy D-Day landings. 

This play tells the story of his 

desperate race to get his poems 

printed. 

Written by Welsh poet, playwright 

and novelist Owen Sheers, this has 

had a successful run in Hay-on- 

Wye and in Normandy during the 

75th anniversary celebrations. 

Dead Equal 

In an innovative move this Fringe 

show uses opera to give the 

unsung heroes of the British Army, 

the women, their voice. 

Dead Equal is a pioneering 

production brought to the Fringe 

by Palmer & Hall. 

The story weaves together 

testimonies from servicewomen 

of today with the untold story 

of Flora Sandes and Emily 

Simmonds. They were volunteer 

nurses who saved thousands of 

lives on the Balkan Front during 

the First World War. 

Bomb Happy 

Bomb Happy marks the 75th 

anniversary of D-Day and brings 

to life first hand accounts of five 

Normandy veterans. It toured 

in 2017 and generated many 

excellent reviews 

These are ordinary lads who 

find themselves in extraordinary 

circumstances. Veterans who are 

now in their nineties, Ken Smith, 

Ken Cooke and Bert Barritt will 

come to Edinburgh with the cast. 

Hallowed Ground 

We are very familiar with Dr Elsie 

Inglis here in Edinburgh. She 

founded the Scottish Women's 

Hospitals and was so eminent 

during her lifetime that her funeral 

was held in St Giles Cathedral. 

Now Army@TheFringe bring her 

story back to Edinburgh. 

One of the women who worked 

in the hospitals was Australian 

surgeon Lilian Violet Cooper. 

Her story as well as those of 

others who showed courage and 

endurance features in Hallowed 

Ground. 

The Happiness Project 

This play relates the stories of five 

people. The cast is from Creative 

Electric who originally performed 

it at the Biscuit Factory. The idea 

is to explore the fact that the 

majority of 16-30 year-olds only 

experience physical contact when 

they are having sex. There is no 

platonic handholding or cuddling 

up to your pals watching TV. 

Expect moments of awkwardness 

need and violence! 

www.armyatthefringe.org 

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Edinburgh hosts the world’s oldest Fringe Festival and on the same day each year there are celebrations for all of the 200 festivals which take 

place from New Zealand to Hawaii. Here the fringe is an open access festival allowing anyone with a story to tell and a venue to host them to 

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At The 

Queen’s Hall 

Henning Wehn 7.00pm (1-4, 

8-11, 15-18, 22-25) Henning is a 

stalwart of Live At the Apollo and 

Have I Got News For You. He is the 

German Comedy Ambassador and 

you must not miss this show. 

7 August 8.00pm Phamie Gow 

& Phriends is billed as classical 

Celtic and African/Jazz Twist. 

She is one of the most gifted and 

versatile composer-performers 

who has played in many cities 

around the world including New 

York's Carnegie Hall. One night 

only. 

12 August 8.00pm The Singing 

Sixties: Featuring Ian McCalman 

and Barbara Dickson. Possibly 

this will be beyond your own 

memory but 40 Scottish folk stars 

remember singing in Sandy Bell's 

and will be performing the same 

songs they sang then. 

13 August 8.00pm Scottish 

Jazz & Beyond (Parts 1/2/3) 

Graeme Stephen's The River, The 

Fergus McCreadie Trio and Tom 

Bancroft's In Common. Jazz and 

Blues. Simple. 

14 and 21 August 8.00pm Blazin’ 

Fiddles with Emily Smith. A 

special Fringe night with the Scots 

Singer of the Year. 

19 August 9.00pm Blue Rose 

Code: This is Caledonian Soul. We 

have said before that The Queen's 

Hall has some of the best gigs. 

Well that is never more true than 

tonight. Ross Wilson who is BRC 

will be helped out on stage by a 

14-piece band and some special 

guests - oh like Julie Fowlis.... 

20 August 8.00pm Anais Mitchell 

from Vermont is steeped in 

narrative folksong, poetry and 

balladry. She is the writer behind 

the simply magnificent and 

prophetic Hadestown. The musical 

was staged at the National 

Theatre in London before it 

transferred to Broadway to win no 

fewer than 8 Tony Awards. If you 

are headed for New York it has to 

be on your list. 

Mitchell is an award winning 

singer who has headlined all over 

the world.

18 

WHAT'S ON 

Theatre Art Music Shows Festivals 

The Trojan Women at EICC 

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe has 

an open door policy - anyone can 

put on a show here. 

And this was never more 

appropriate than for the cast of the 

play The Trojan Women. 

The women are Syrian refugees 

and got together through theatre 

workshops. 

The workshops helped them 

forge new relationships, learn 

English and get through bouts of 

depression and loneliness. 

They have already staged the play 

Edinburgh Art Festival 2019 

The Future is Inside Us, It’s not 

Somewhere Else by artist Nathan 

Coley is displayed in Parliament 

Hall as part of Edinburgh Art 

Festival 2019 Commissions 

Programme Stories for an 

Uncertain World 

The 16th edition of Edinburgh 

Art Festival is officially underway, 

running from 25 July – 25 August 


The major platform for the visual 

arts as part of Edinburgh’s worldfamous 

summer festival season, 

EAF 2019 features the work of 

over 300 artists from Scotland and 

across the world, presenting over 

50 exhibitions. 

There are more than 140 events 

across a hugely diverse range of 

galleries, venues and historic and 

unexpected spaces throughout 

the city, includng the interior of St 

Bernard's Well. 

Sorcha Carery EAF Director said 

she was excited to be opening 

up new parts of the city such as 

Parliament Hall and the French 

Institute which is home to EAF. 

(Pick up a useful map there!) 

in Glasgow to standing ovations 

and now they are bringing it to 

Edinburgh for one performance 

only. 

You can donate to a crowfunder to 

help with costs. 

7 August 2019 EICC at 4.30pm 

Summer Fair 

Party 

Join Edinburgh Leisure on 8 

August 2019 for two hours of all 

the fun of a summer fair plus soft 

play at Clambers, where little ones 

can climb their walls and burn off 

all the pent-up energy, plus a disco 

plus a free healthy slush to keep 

cool. 

As well as the usual fun, there’ll 

be all the summer fair favourites 

including hook a duck, coconut 

shy, wet sponge throwing and 

much more. 

At Royal Commonwealth Pool, 

Dalkeith Road, EH16 5BB 

To book:call 0131 667 7211 or in 

person at the venue 

Cost: Non-members - £10; Soft 

play members - £7.50; 0-11 

months - £5.00 

At Topping & 

Company 

The newest bookshop in town 

will be Topping & Company 

Booksellers on Blenheim Place 

which will open this month. Before 

then you can buy tickets for some 

literary events. 

On 16 August Sir Max Hastings 

will talk about the Dambusters at 

Ps and Gs Church 10 Broughton 

Street EH1 3RH. Doors will open at 

7.30pm 

This event begins at the 

bookshop at 2 Blenheim Place 

at 6.00pm when you may get a 

tour of the finished bookshop. 

Then the event continues at the 

church in Broughton Street where 

Hastings will offer a fresh account 

of the Dambusters raid during the 

Second World War in his latest 

book Chastise:The Dambusters 

Story 1943. 

On 29 August 2019 there will be 

an event with the Queen of Crime, 

Val McDermid. 

At 6.00pm you are invited for a 

‘glass of something’ and a tour of 

the bookshop. Then the audience 

will gather at Greenside Church 

just up the hill on Royal Terrace 

for an evening in the company of 

the author of the new book How 

the Dead Speak. Val will talk about 

the story involving her characters 

Tony Hill and Carol Jordan who 

make a shocking discovery… 

You can buy a ticket for the 

event which includes a copy of 

the book for £18.99, but an early 

bird ticket for £8 can be redeemed 

against a copy of the book. And 

the scholar ticket for students and 

school pupils at £5.00 each is also 

redeemable against a copy of the 

book. In September they welcome 

Gyles Brandreth, David Stafford, 

William Dalrymple, Robert Harris, 

Nikita Gill, Ambrose Parry, Chris 

Ryan and Shamil Thakrar one of 

the founders of Dishoom. 

Phew what a line-up! 

Topping & Company have shops 

in Ely, St Andrews and Bath with 

the opening at Blenheim Place of 

their latest shop. 

edinburgh@toppingbooks.co.uk 

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NEWS 21 

Out and about in Edinburgh 

During the last month we have 

been out taking photos as ever, 

Here are some of the things we 

have seen (and in admiration and 

remembrance of Rutger Hauer 

who died just as we were going to 

press “Chew, if only you could see 

what I have seen with your eyes.”) 

On Page 20 there are photos taken 

during the Open Streets event in 

the city centre on 7 July. 

The bottom photo on this page 

shows Craig and Charlie Reid on 

stage at one of the Concerts at the 

Castle. We also welcomed Kylie 

and Paul Weller who got warm 

welcomes on the esplanade. 

The photo on Page 21 of two 

ladies holding a kimono aloft 

features Lorna MacGregor and 

Charlotte Canby of Bonhams 

showing off Lot 45, one of the 

items to be included in the Asian 

Auction in July at Bonhams 

Edinburgh showroom. 

This is a furisode silk kimono 

and obi (sash) and it is the most 

formal style of kimono. 

Made of very fine, brightly 

coloured silk, it is worn by young 

unmarried women in Japan, most 

commonly when celebrating 

Coming of Age Day the year they 

turn 20. 

So these are some of the places 

we have been - do share your 

photos with us on Facebook 

or Twitter. And have a look at 

this month's Reader's Photo for 

inspiration! 

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22 FEATURE 


FEATURE 23 

Cityfibre - digital advice and cultural support 

The company behind the city's 

fibre rollout not only teaches 

people about the digital age, but it 

also enables cultural inclusion by 

paying for free tickets to Fringe 

events. 

People of all ages from across the 

Capital have learned the essentials 

of the modern digital world and 

how to stay safe online – thanks 

to CityFibre’s partnership with the 

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. 

CityFibre – which is investing 

more than £100m to bring full fibre 

digital connectivity to Edinburgh 

as part of its strategic partnership 

with Vodafone – has given its 

backing to the ‘Fringe Days Out’ 

scheme. 

More than 30 community groups 

and charities from across 

Edinburgh benefit from the 

scheme, which provides Fringe 

Photo by Ian Georgeson 

vouchers and Lothian Bus tickets 

to participants, giving them an 

authentic festival experience. 

LGBT Youth and Citadel Youth 

are two groups involved with the 

scheme and CityFibre is providing 

them with financial support to 

attend Fringe events, the means 

to travel and access to workshops 

to promote digital skills and 

confidence. 

The workshops, delivered as 

part of the ‘Get Online’ initiative 

from the City of Edinburgh 

Council’s libraries team, provides 

participants with the means to 

stay safe online and build the 

skills they need for the future. 

Citadel Youth workshop 

participants were taught how 

to use and navigate online and 

mobile apps, including that for the 

Fringe so they can find events to 

attend and book tickets. Those at 

LGBT Youth focused on learning 

tips to stay safe online, digital 

security and their digital data trail 

or “footprint”. 

Elaine Doherty, CityFibre’s City 

Manager for Edinburgh, said: “Our 

world is becoming an increasingly 

digital one, both at work and at 

home. 

"Full fibre connectivity is the 

digital foundation for today and 

tomorrow and it’s critical that 

everyone can benefit from it. 

“Full fibre will be a hugely positive 

force in all areas of day-to-day 

life, including education and 

employment. 

"We are proud to partner with the 

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society 

and The City of Edinburgh Council 

to provide these workshops to 

ensure that those of all ages have 

Kenny Sharkey (CEC libraries) and Elaine Doherty (CityFibre) with Callum Ronald 14 and Rhianyn Ross 12 from Citadel 

the skills they need to succeed.” 

Shona McCarthy, Chief Executive 

of Edinburgh Festival Fringe 

Society, said: “We are delighted 

to be working with CityFibre 

in supporting our Fringe Days 

Out scheme, which enables 

community groups across 

Edinburgh to experience the 

wonders of the Fringe. 

“The digital workshops with 

Citadel Youth and LGBT Youth are 

a welcome addition to the work we 

are doing in ensuring that people 

from all backgrounds have access 

to everything the festival has to 

offer.” 

Citadel Youth Centre, which 

provided an ideal venue for the 

day’s activities, is situated in 

Leith – one of the first build areas 

in CityFibre’s roll-out. Ultimately, 

the project will extend Edinburgh’s 

existing full fibre network and put 

it within reach of almost every 

home and business in the city. 

Willy Barr, Manager at Citadel 

Youth Centre, added: "We are 

really excited to be involved in the 

partnership between CityFibre and 

the Edinburgh Fringe. We have 

had the CityFibre team down to 

the Citadel to run digital media 

workshops and they helped 

support a book launch by our 

young mums. 

“We are now gearing up for the 

'Fringe Days Out' scheme, where 

children and their parents and 

carers can enjoy Fringe Acts here 

in Leith. We have also been given 

huge support with tickets and 

travel to ensure local families can 

enjoy performances in the main 

Edinburgh Fringe without being 

excluded for financial reasons." 

Arctic Tern - amazing and old! 

Scottish National Heritage 

confirmed last month that they 

found the remains of the oldest 

Arctic tern ever recorded. They 

had ringed the bird as a chick at 

Buddon Ness in Angus and 32 

years later discovered the bird 

at the SNH nature reserve in 

Aberdeenshire. 

On average these birds live for 

13 years, although previously a 

bird was recaptured on the Farne 

Islands at 30 years old. 

Arctic terns migrate pole to pole 

which is the longest known annual 

journey by any animal. They fly 

around 44,000 miles each year. 

Daryl Short, Reserve Officer at 

Forvie, found the bird. Daryl said: 

“It’s incredible to think that the bird 

I found flew the equivalent of to 

the moon and back, and then back 

to the moon and some way home 

again! 

“Arctic terns are amazing 

animals. The birds are currently 

protecting their chicks at Forvie 

and other nature reserves around 

the country and they’re not afraid 

to give you a bump on the back 

of the head if you get too close 

to their nests. But unfortunately 

for them, terns are prey for some 

other seabirds, such as falcons 

and large gulls. So there was 

certainly an element of luck to this 

bird’s long life.” 

Stuart MacQuarrie, Head of 

Nature Reserves for SNH, said: 

“This incredible little bird was 

first ringed on a Special Area of 

Conservation and found again 

32 years later, not too far away, 

on one of our national nature 

reserves. As well as evidence that 

the bird regularly returned to this 

part of Scotland to rear its chicks, 

this shows the importance of 

our protected areas and nature 

reserves for wildlife. 

“Scotland’s nature reserves are 

beautiful places for people to visit. 

They are also carefully managed 

for conservation and important 

places for research, making a 

real contribution to tackling 

biodiversity loss. Our reserves 

constantly surprise and delight 

in equal measure and this little 

bird captures something of what 

makes them so special.” 

Pandas are movin' on up the hill 

Edinburgh Zoo’s male giant 

panda, Yang Guang, took his first 

steps outside in his new home last 

month. 

The new enclosure is being 

opened to the public gradually, 

allowing time for both pandas to 

settle in so if you plan a visit then 

check with the zoo if you can see 

the pandas. 

Darren McGarry, Head of Living 

Collections at Edinburgh Zoo, 

said: “It was fantastic to see Yang 

Guang out for the first time and 

exploring his new home. He was 

very excited to take a good look 

around, climb up the nearest tree 

and get up on the climbing frame. 

“Both our pandas need some 

time to get used to their new 

surroundings, so we are gradually 

opening outdoor viewing to the 

public over the next few weeks as 

they become more confident. 

“Moving the pandas gave us 

an opportunity to apply what we 

have learned over the past eight 

years and make the most of the 

fantastic natural setting at the top 

of the hill.” 

You can see female giant panda 

Tian Tian on the Zoo’s Pandacam. 

Photos of Yang Guang by 

Stewart Attwood 

Top decorating tips for 

landlords 

Decorating a rental property is 

different from decorating your own 

home. 

You’re trying to create something 

that suits everyone and anyone, 

while being hardwearing 

and durable enough to be 

cost-effective. 

Nicky Lloyd, Head of ESPC 

Lettings, offers her top tips : 

Stick with neutral paint colours 

Go for white or the alternative of 

light grey throughout. 

This allows tenants to easily add 

their own colourful touches with 

items such as cushions and rugs 

to make it feel like home. 

Install good lighting 

If the property is a bit dark, install 

good lighting to counter that. 

Bright and airy properties tend 

to let quickly. Good lighting is 

particularly important in the 

kitchen and living room. 

Affordable kitchen upgrade 

ideas 

Before you decide to rip out a 

dated kitchen and start again, 

consider replacing the cupboard 

doors and work surfaces. 

That might be enough to make 

it look new and attractive to 

prospective tenants. 

Bathroom tips 

Install a shower over the bath, 

rather than a shower tray. 

Shower trays can be leaky, and 

leaks are expensive to deal with. 

Get an electric shower so that if 

something goes wrong with the 

boiler your tenants will still be able 

to have a hot shower. 

Flooring ideas 

If your preference is for carpets, 

opt a darker neutral colour, which 

should hide spills and stains better 

than lighter colours. 

Choose laminate flooring for the 

kitchen, bathroom and hallways. 

It’s easy to clean and, provided 

you get good quality laminate, 

shouldn't rip or wear. 

And remember... 

Don’t overindulge in decorating 

the property. A rental property is 

different from your own home. You 

want to make sure it’s clean and 

presentable but there’s no reason 

for lavish fixtures and fittings. 

It won’t make that much 

difference to the rent you can 

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24 FOOD 


FOOD 25 

Recipe of the month 

This month’s recipe is by Glenn 

Roach, Regional Executive Chef 

of the Surf & Turf restaurants 

situated in Macdonald Rusacks 

Hotel, St Andrews & Macdonald 

Holyrood Hotel, Edinburgh. 

The Surf & Turf concept will 

also be launching soon in the 

Macdonald Marine Hotel in North 

Berwick. 

Monkfish with Asparagus, Morel 

Mushrooms & Wild Garlic 

Wild Garlic Oil 

Ingredients: 

500g wild garlic 

500g vegetable oil 

Method: 

Place picked wild garlic and 

vegetable oil in to a high-powered 

food processor and blend until it 

splits 

Pass through a fine sieve and 

allow to hang in the fridge until oil 

the oil has drained through. 

Once complete transfer the oil 

into a squeezy bottle and always 

keep in the fridge. 

Morel mushroom 

Pick and wash fresh morel 

mushrooms and be very gentle as 

they are delicate. 

Wash morel in water and leave to 

dry out on a j-cloth 

Asparagus 

• Wash asparagus in cold water 

• Trim the asparagus by snapping 

the woody end off. 

• Blanch in boiling salted water 

for 3-4 minutes. Blanching is a 

cooking process whereby a food 

is scalded in boiling water or 

oil, removed after a brief, timed 

interval, and finally plunged into 

iced water or placed under cold 

running water to halt the cooking 

process. 

• Place asparagus in colander. 

Monkfish 

Ingredients: 

110g fillet of monkfish 

50g unsalted butter 

10ml vegetable oil 

Method: 

In a hot non stick pan add 10 ml 

of vegetable oil once the oil is hot 

Place the fillet in to the oil and fry 

New look at Brown's 

Brown’s on George Street has 

just reopened after an extensive 

and impressive remodel, giving the 

city centre dining location a stylish 

new look, including an art deco 

themed bar taking inspiration from 

the 1920s. 

Open all day, from breakfast 

through to dinner, visitors to the 

newly refurbished Browns will be 

able to enjoy classic British dishes 

and fresh seasonal delights, as 

well as a delicious afternoon tea 

that’s the perfect treat for any day 

of the week. 

Diners can also choose from 

fresh market fish and Scottish 

mussels delivered daily, and an 

ever-changing daily specials 

menu including fresh lobster on 

Thursdays, oysters on Fridays, 

Chateaubriand on Saturdays and 

comforting traditional Sunday 

Roasts at the weekend. 


on one side until golden. 

Add 50g of unsalted butter and 

base the fillet for 2 minutes add 

lemon juice and Maldon salt to 

the pan and remove and plate on a 

resting tray. 

Dish assembly 

Place asparagus on the bottom 

of the plate creating a bed, slowly 

cook mushroom is butter and 

season and place on resting tray 

with fresh wild garlic, 

Place mushroom and garlic onto 

the bed of asparagus leaving a 

small amount back on the tray, 

The cooked fish is placed on top 

of asparagus and mushrooms and 

drizzle the wild garlic oil on top 

and around the plate. 

Place the rest of the mushroom 

and wild garlic on top of the fish 

and serve 

For the full recipe with more top 

tips read this article online! 

Clippety Clop! 

by Juliet Lawrence Wilson 

You could say my Silver Fox 

boyfriend is ungrateful for small 

mercies. Reaching the modest, but 

hair defining, age of 41 he feels 

his silver thatch might age him 

somewhat. How many 41 year old 

men would do cartwheels down 

the Royal Mile to have a full head 

of any colour of hair? 

Ah well, small mercies aside, 

he’s always grateful for the petit 

indulgence of little ol' moi. 

Any amount of turns round the 

sun is due a celebration in my 

book, so I took SF to The White 

Horse and Oyster Bar for his 

birthday tea. 

At a prime (but not the naff) 

part of the Royal Mile, this 

restaurant is popular and oh so 

Instagrammable, such are the 

prettiness of the sharing dishes. 

Yes, one day someone’s going to 

come up with the novel concept of 

having a whole meal to oneself. 

Did we enjoy the food? Oh 

yes, baby! It was all delicious, 

particularly the octopus, so tasty 

that we ordered another. The 

oysters were fab, the side of 

seaweed seasoned fries crispy 

and the Champers and wine on 

point. In all we must have tried 

eight plates and were impressed 

by every one. 

The restaurant has a buzz but 

not where you’d go to have a multi 

course relaxing dinner, certainly 

not on a busy Saturday. 

When I return it will be for 

oysters, a couple of plates and a 

light supper. Its a lively place: the 

tables are tight and the music on 

the higher bpm side. Perfect for an 

exceptional and interesting meal 

on the way to a Festival show but 

not for gazing into the eyes of the 

birthday boy. 

SF was in the mood for stopping 

out and we repaired to Monteiths 

for a couple of nightcap cocktails, 

the cosiness and intimate 

atmosphere being just what was 

desired. 

Not only did I purchase SF a golf 

top for his birthday I also recently 

took him to a bar to watch the UK 

Open. 

It’s like it’s his birthday every day. 

Gallery and gift shop 

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Sunday 11am – 5pm 

Fifty artists in one gorgeous space: 

art, jewellery, fashion, homewares, 

gifts, candles, cards... 

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0131 629 9123 

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Juliet's Food Diary 

Having once owned and cooked 

in one myself you’d think I’d know 

how to behave in restaurants. 

Arriving at The Ivy for their new 

fandangled Butterfly Afternoon 

Tea with my chum, Jing Jing, 

it might have occurred to me 

in advance that she’s lactose 

intolerant. 

To be fair to myself I’d 

completely forgotten, possibly 

because every restaurant seems 

to cater for veganism and every 

other millennial food intolerance, 

whether diners need a refined 

menu or not. 

I’m happy to report that The 

Ivy do not do a vegan, dairy free 

afternoon tea as standard: go Ivy! 

Yet the staff here are indeed the 

best in the business and went 

out of their way to give my chum 

a great three tiered selection of 

loveliness. My dairy-do tea was 

delightful, especially the scones 

which were almost as good as my 

dear old grans. 

But Ivy, may we please have 

raspberry jam rather than 

strawberry compote? We're in 

Scotland, after all. The Ivy on 

St Andrew Square is a glam 

experience and I love the 

maximalist decor. In honour of 

their butterfly theme they even 

have a large butterfly you can 

by Robin Gauldie 

Viking Cruises' brand new cruise 

ship dropped anchor in the Firth 

of Forth last month on its maiden 

voyage from Norway, where Viking 

Jupiter was officially named by 

star Norwegian soprano Sissel 

Kyrkjebo. 

The ship is the sixth oceangoing 

vessel to join Viking's fleet. 

Jupiter is a 'small ship' by cruise 

line standards (that means she 

has space for 930 guests in 456 

staterooms) but with her vast 

central atrium and huge glassed-in 

lounges, bars and restaurants she 

never feels crowded. 

All staterooms have exterior 

balconies and cruise fares include 

all meals and perks that Viking 

claims are worth more than $200 

per person per day, including beer 

and wine with meals, WiFi, spa 

access and shore excursion in 

each port of call. Most rival cruise 

lines charge for such extras, Viking 

claims. 

Viking's ocean cruise programme 

for 2020-2021 ranges from shorter 

seagoing cruises such as an 

11-day Greek Odyssey itinerary 

stand in the middle of to create an 

Instagram worthy pic. The original 

Ivy was a restaurant where the 

famous went to be discreet and 

the new where we take selfies. 

Is that progress? However the 

service is of the top tier here and 

if the brand can hold onto such a 

standard that’s something to be 

proud of. A Dublin branch recently 

opened too. 

To the Waldorf and Mark 

Greenaway’s latest restaurant, 

‘Grazing'. A table of four, we 

decided to order one of each of the 

sharing plates. I’ve noticed that 

chefs have a wheeze to make their 

life easier by presenting the dishes 

‘as they are ready’, but here Mark 

goes old school, bless him, and 

gets the whole lot out at once. The 

beef tartare was the biggest hit for 

me, there was something about 

the texture. There’s no denying 

that Greenaway is a brilliant chef 

although he has had a reputation 

for mucking about with perfection: 

deconstructed lemon meringue 

pie, for example. The only food 

I’d like to see off this menu is the 

duck fat butter. Imagine taking 

possibly the best tasting food 

known to humanity and adding 

duck fat to it? Its like giving a 20 

year old Brigitte Bardot botox. 

When the food is great and the 

menu clever you need to know 

when to stop. 

On the subject of getting the 

balance right, I’m quite a fan of the 

Nauticus on Leith's Duke Street, an 

old boozer turned cocktail bar but 

still with a pub feel. Ok, some of 

the bar staff would appear to have 

waxed moustaches but they’ve 

kept the hipster element in check. 

My perfect Manhattan was indeed 

so. 

starting and ending in Athens, an 

Iconic Adriatic Antiquities voyage 

from Venice to Rome, a threeweek 

West Indies and Western 

Mediterranean transatlantic 

crossing and an epic 140-day 

Viking World Discoveries odyssey. 

New highlights of Viking's 

popular river cruise programme 

for 2020 will include a Danube 

cruise featuring the once-a-decade 

Oberammergau Passion Play, 

a Black Sea and River Dnieper 

itinerary including Kiev, Odessa, 

Bucharest and Istanbul. 

Prices start at an affordable 

£1,195 per person for a sevennight 

Danube Waltz river cruise 

and £1,940 for the Iberian Explorer 

ocean cruise. 

You'll need a lottery win (or at 

least a new mortgage), though, for 

the 161-day 2020-21 Viking World 

Cruise, featuring 75 ports in the 

Caribbean, South Pacific, Asia, the 

Middle East and the Med. It starts 

in Miami, finishes in London – and 

starts at £45,995 per person. 

For more information on Viking 

Cruises call 0800 458 6900 or go 

to www.vikingcruises.co.uk 

“I hope you’re going on 

somewhere because you're a 

bit over dressed for us.” said no 

Glaswegian Maitre ‘D ever. Yet this 

was my welcome into one of the 

smarter Edinburgh restaurants. 

He wasn’t joking either. Edinburgh 

residents have never been 

known for their glamour but I’ve 

recently noticed a celebration of 

scruffiness. Wearing shorts to a 

restaurant is never acceptable, 

even on holiday. 

I long for a restaurant where 

gentlemen are denied entry 

without a tie and the sight of utility 

bra straps a thing of the past. 

Viking Jupiter comes to Edinburgh for the first time

26 

FEATURE 


Time to curl up with a book and a cup of tea 

The Scottish Book Trust have 

a great section on their website 

where they suggest books for 

you to read. One of the lists puts 

forward some to read with a cup 

of tea. So brew yourself your 

favourite drink and have a read of 

this! 

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird 

Lane by Lisa See 

Li-yan and her family align their 

lives around the seasons and the 

farming of tea. 

There is ritual and routine, 

and it has been ever thus for 

generations. Then one day a jeep 

appears at the village gate--the 

first automobile any of them have 

seen--and a stranger arrives. 

Tea Time for the Traditionally 

Built by Alexander McCall Smith 

It is a troublesome fact on which 

even Mma Ramotswe and her 

assistant Mma Makutsi agree: 

there are things that men know 

and ladies do not, and vice versa. 

It is unfortunate, for example, 

when Mma Ramotswe's newest 

client is the big-shot owner of the 

ailing Kalahari Swoopers, that one 

thing lady detectives know very 

little about is football. 

And when the glamorous Violet 

Sephotho sets her sights on Mma 

Makutsi's unsuspecting fiancé, 

it becomes exasperatingly clear 

that some men do not know how 

to recognise a ruthless Jezebel 

even when she is bouncing up 

and down on the best bed in the 

Double Comfort Furniture Shop. 

Death by Darjeeling by Laura 

Childs 

When a man is poisoned by tea, 

Theo is the prime suspect. Now 

she has to prove her innocence 

and track down the real killerbefore 

someone else takes their 

last sip. Just the right blend of 

cozy fun and clever plotting. 

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1. Distraught about new set-up (5) 

4. Straightens out snare made from 

undergarments (6) 

9. Raced me round and round and 

created a froth (7) 

10. Ill-feeling about raconteurs set to 

disappear (7) 

11. In the middle of humid street (5) 

12.Wearing this skimpy garment might 

direct chill on to other parts (4-5) 

13. Rarer heat might create such 

oxides of metal (4-5) 

14. Wear a puzzled look, but be 

conscious of it (5) 

15. A smug sort of sorcerer (5) 

17. Western junction in a tangle ? (9) 

20. Slight son, like David perhaps, might 

make use of such a weapon (5-4) 

22. Reduplicated, but not updated, 

ancient object (5) 

23. Nude elf somehow lacks 

something that is required (7) 

24. Make a great deal of money out of 

ECU plan (5,2) 

25. Badly erased then burnt (6) 

26.Citadel - not in EC - affected by 

waves (5) 

7 8 

Down 

1. Common uprising is completely 

inflexible (14) 

2. Red lens makes one appear thin and 

willowy (7) 

3. Tests perm out - she is hard to resist ! (9) 

4. Trail of dirt led to little fish (7) 

5. Sharing out the embellishment (7) 

6. In Brighton I can find a nice pick-me-up 

(5) 

7. Racoon moves into a ring of light (6) 

8. Charcoal pipe is appropriate for a high 

cleric (14) 

14. Hot, barren surroundings are 

extremely disliked (9) 

16. Tie rag round leg, like this covering (6) 

17. Chorals composed by a learned 

person (7) 

18. I act and use this to settle my 

stomach, (7) 

19. Lead not badly clawed (7) 

21. Flag officer not involved in frolic ? 

What a mistake ! (5) 

Crossword by David Albury 

Answers on page 29 

Book review - Greyfriars Bobby 

by David Albury 

“Greyfriars Bobby A Puppy’s 

Tale” by Michelle Sloan with 

illustrations by Elena Bia 

The wee statue of Bobby atop a 

drinking fountain at the junction of 

George IV Bridge and Candlemaker 

Row is undoubtedly the smallest 

and most-visited of Edinburgh’s 

many statues, and is our smallest 

listed building! The story of the 

faithful Skye Terrier who sat by 

his master’s grave for many years 

is widely-known.This sweet book, 

with many delightful illustrations, 

tells the story, developing from 

Bobby’s early days to his final 

resting place near John Gray’s 

grave. This will be a delight for 

young children, and would be an 

ideal present. 

Published by Kelpies, an imprint 

of Floris Books paperback £7.99 

ISBN 978 – 178250 – 590 – 7 

Praising our digital library service 

by the Rt Hon Lord Provost Frank 

Ross 

Edinburgh’s public libraries may 

have been serving the capital 

since 1890, but things have moved 

on dramatically since then! 

The city now has one of the best 

downloadable library services in 

the UK with ebooks, audiobooks, 

newspapers and magazines 

all available for free to library 

members. 

Library2go is Edinburgh’s 

Digital Library Service and it has 

thousands of ebooks for adults, 

teens and children accessible 

through OverDrive on your tablet, 

phone or computer. These cover 

a range of books from fiction by 

best-selling authors to non-fiction 

such as travel, self-help and 

cookery books. This is perfect for 

holidays as you can borrow ten at 

a time and while you are abroad 

you can download even more. 

There’s something for everyone 

with Edinburgh’s four audiobook 

services. Whatever task you are 

doing, audiobooks will help make 

it more enjoyable, and if you have 

eyesight problems, they will also 

enable you to continue enjoying 

books. 

Access daily news 

on PressReader with over 6000 

newspapers and magazines on 

the app. Get papers such as The 

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they have even reached the 

newsagents (and of course The 

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There are over 150 UK 

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and publications from 100 

countries. There is a great 

selection of best-selling British 

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titles ranging from Hello!, 

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Photographer and New 

Scientist you’ll be spoilt for choice. 

All you need to access the 

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If you are not yet a member, then 

join online. 

Full information at the Your 

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at weekly drop-in sessions in 

Central Library or contact the 

Digital Team on 0131 242 8047 or 

informationdigital@edinburgh. 

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50 Years after the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon, photographer Tom Duffin says he thought it would be fitting to capture the moon rising from behind Edinburgh Castle. He daid : " 

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castle, which you can see on my social media channels, but I think I prefer the atmosphere of this wider shot with the dome of West Register House in Charlotte Square." Tom Duffin is an 

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Crossword Answers 

Across: 1 Upset, 4 Tights, 9 Creamed, 10 Rancour, 11 Midst, 12 Loin-cloth, 

13 Rare-earth, 14 Aware, 15 Magus, 17 Spaghetti, 20 Sling-shot, 22 Relic, 

23 Needful, 24 Clean up, 25 Seared, 26 Tidal. 

Down: 1 Uncompromising, 2 Slender, 3 Temptress, 4 Tiddler, 5 Garnish, 

6 Tonic, 7 Corona, 8 Archiepiscopal, 14 Abhorrent, 16 Gaiter, 17 Scholar, 

18 Antacid, 19 Taloned, 21 Gaffe. 

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Iconic Victorian pool closing for major investment 

Leith Victoria Swim Centre at 

Junction Place will be partially 

closed for refurbishment from 12 

August 2019. 

Edinburgh Leisure plan to phase 

the works so the pool and studio 2 

will be closed until February 2020. 

The gym, cycle studio and studio 

1 will all remain open until then. 

Access will be by the Bonnington 

Road entrance and car parking will 

be reduced while the work is being 

carried out. 

Nicola Duffy, Leisure Manager 

at Leith Victoria Swim Centre 

said: ‘We’re unique in having 

five B-listed Victorian pools in 

our portfolio but from time to 

time, these historic venues need 

some ‘tlc’. The investment will 

future-proof the building so that 

customers can continue to enjoy 

its facilities for many years to 

come, as they have done for 

previous generations. We will, 

however, still maintain certain 

characteristics of ‘Viccie Baths’ 

to ensure they keep their charm, 

which is so loved by the people of 

Leith and, indeed Edinburgh.” 

Duffy continued: ‘The part 

closure will obviously mean 

disruption to many of our 

customers. We have plans in 

place to provide customers with 

alternatives and we do hope our 

customers stay active with us here 

at ‘Viccies’ or at another Edinburgh 

Leisure venue. 

Councillor Lezley Marion 

Cameron, Vice Convener for 

Finance and Resources at the City 

of Edinburgh Council, said: “We’re 

delighted to be investing in this 

major work at the much-loved 

Leith Victoria Swim Centre. The 

work will secure the safety and 

sustainability of the building for 

years to come and, importantly, 

Hibernian lend players to Strollers 

Words by John Hislop 

Photos by Thomas Brown 

Loan agreements were confirmed 

last month for three Hibs’ 

Development Squad prospects. 

Seventeen-year-old left-back 

Callum Yeats, who has also 

featured in midfield, and 18-yearold 

central midfielder Jack Hodge 

both moved on loan last month to 

Lowland League outfit Civil Service 

Strollers for the season ahead. 

The two young players both 

made an impression in a 

Development Squad friendly 

against Newcastle United’s 

Under-23s . Importantly, they also 

both remain eligible to feature in 

these specially arranged games. 

They will continue to train day in, 

day out at the Hibernian Training 

Centre along with 18-year-old 

central midfielder Gregor Woods 

who has sealed a similar loan 

switch to Spartans. They will also 

compete in this season’s Lowland 

League. 

The two young players tested 

themselves against Stirling 

Albion, Huddersfield’s Under-23s, 

Middlesbrough’s Under-23s and 

Newcastle’s Under-23s in recent 

times. 

The Hibs Development Squad 

will be back in action this month 

against Tranent on 20 August 


will continue to provide 

opportunities for the people of 

Leith, Edinburgh and the many 

visitors to be active.” 

Hibs Football Memories 

by John Hislop 

Members and volunteers at the 

Hibernian Historic Trust Football 

Memories meeting enjoyed a very 

special treat last month. 

Hibs, Arsenal, Aston Villa and 

Scotland legend Alex Cropley 

brought a jersey with him. This 

was not just any piece of random 

clothing but it was the jersey he 

wore when Villa won the League 

Cup in 1977. He brought it 

by Thomas Brown 

Liverpool u23s lifted the Ronnie 

Swan Trophy at Ainslie Park after 

beating Spartans 1-0 in front of a 

packed crowd last month. 

The visitors enjoyed most of 

especially to show to the group. 

Alex, who was inducted into the 

Hibernian FC Hall of Fame two 

years ago was a member of the 

great 'Turnbull's Tornadoes' side 

of the early 1970s that won two 

Drybrough Cups and a League 

Cup, beating Jock Stein's Celtic in 

each final, beat Sporting Lisbon 

6-1 and Hearts 7-0 at Tynecastle. 

His performances brought him 

to the attention of English giants 

Spartans lose to Liverpool 

the possession in the first half 

but didn't really trouble Blair 

Atkinson's goal. 

Into the second half and Dougie 

Samuel's men had chances 

to score but couldn't find a 

breakthrough. 

Arsenal and subsequently Aston 

Villa. 

There he was a hugely popular 

member of a highly entertaining 

team that won silverware, beating 

Everton in the final after two 

replays. 

Due to an increase in popularity, 

the Trust now hold two meetings 

each month at Easter Road, on 

the first and third Monday of each 

month between 10.45pm and 12 

noon. 

The project has run for a number 

of years. 

Volunteers spend time with 

people living with dementia who 

have an interest in football, and 

memories of past players and 

matches are shared. 

It is a partnership between the 

HHT, Alzheimer Scotland and the 

Scottish Football Museum. 

There are quizzes, films, and 

Q&A sessions with former players. 

Refreshments are also provided 

and those attending can have a 

free lunch provided by Edinburgh 

charity Cyrenians. 

Founder member and club 

historian Tom Wright is keen to 

point out that the meetings are 

not restricted to Hibs' fans, but 

supporters of every team are made 

welcome. 

Jack Bearne snuck a winner for 

the Merseyside men with just five 

minutes to play after slotting the 

ball beyond Carswell and into the 

net. 

After the match Spartans 

manager Dougie Samuel said: "I 

thought we acquitted ourselves 

well. In the first ten minutes when 

they were zipping it about and the 

right-back was getting high, I was 

thinking it was going to be a long 

night, but once we settled, I think 

the players backed themselves. 

"When they had the chance to 

pass it they did, and they kept and 

it managed to get in behind once 

or twice. 

“It was disappointing to lose the 

nature of the goal that we 

did, because it was our own 

making really, especially when 

Blair had played really well all 

night. 

"We've got a tough one up 

straight away. Like ourselves we've 

Edinburgh Dodgeball 

need new players 

The new Edinburgh Dodgeball 

team, fresh from their fourth place 

finish at their first ever Scottish 

Championships, are looking to 

build for the future. So if you know 

your five D’s, can think on your 

feet or always hit your targets 

Edinburgh Dodgeball want to see 

you at training! 

This is a newly founded 

community Dodgeball club based 

in Leith. The club is gearing up 

for the new Scottish Dodgeball 

season over the summer break. 

Head coach Danny Carroll 

commented “Players will need 

to know the famous five D’s of 

dodgeball Dodge, dip, dive, duck 

and dodge as well as being ready 

had a few changes. I think it will 

be our most difficult season in the 

Lowland League since it started. 

"There are teams who have 

invested a lot of money. We'll be 

doing our best to stay competitive 

and hope to surprise a few people." 

to work as a team to take on the 

best of the rest of Scotland this 

season.” 

This is the first Dodgeball club 

in Edinburgh and the members 

want to develop and grow further 

so they are in a position to claim 

the crown as Scotland’s best 

dodgeball club. 

Dodgeball is an inclusive sport 

and everyone is welcome to come 

along and give it a go. The adult 

team (16+) trains Wednesdays 

from 6 pm at Leith Community 

Education Centre and the first 

session is completely free. 

Edinburgh Dodgeball are looking 

to field male, female and mixed 

teams for next season.

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