Tag: Sighthill
Scottish Government announces millions of investment in Sighthill
The Scottish Government has announced investment of £12 million in redeveloping and regenerating an industrial park and warehousing units which promises new jobs.Around 125,000 square feet of industrial space and hundreds of jobs...
Proposals for new Capital Park making progress
Plans to develop a large area at Sighthill have made progress this week.Grayfield House on Bankhead Avenue is currently around 90,000 square feet of offices. But the developers Chancerygate along with their joint...
Colin is a real-life superhero
14-year-old Charlie Bright of Sighthill, Edinburgh, has nominated Dad, Colin, in a national competition that asks families to name unsung heroes who’ve gone above and beyond for them in lockdown.Colin Bright, who works as a receptionist...
Edinburgh church is 80 years old
MSPs praise Edinburgh church as it celebrates 80th anniversary.St Nicholas Church, Sighthill celebrates its 80th anniversary this month with a colourful celebration of church life, including a service led by Rt Rev Colin Sinclair, the...
Patients at Sighthill Yellow Practice will be accommodated – in the same building or...
The Yellow Practice at Sighthill Health Centre is closing on 30 June following the retirement of its senior (and only) partner, Dr Helga Rhein.But health officials are confident that there is sufficient room for...
Council elections 2017 – Sighthill/Gorgie
The home of Hearts Football Club, this is a ward which is also home to Gorgie City Farm which was in danger of closing in the last few years owing to a cut in...
Tuesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Spanish Rhymetime! Sesiones de Rimas en Espanol! Rhymes and songs for babies and children aged 0-4 and their parents or carers. For Spanish speakers and non-Spanish speakers. 10.30am today and the last Tuesday of each...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 24TH NOVEMBER 2014Mrs Mash at The Skylark: songs, stories and joining in fun from Mrs Mash aka Marie Louise Cochrane, the Storytelling Cook, for the under-5s and their parents and carers - this week...
Edinburgh Zoo invites 96 children to become Zoo explorers
This Easter Edinburgh Zoo’s Discovery and Learning department is working in partnership with Edinburgh City Council to provide a unique day out for children from Edinburgh’s Drylaw, Wester Hailes, Sighthill, Craigmillar and Leith communities.
The...
Self storage can help your business this year
How Self-Storage Can Help Your Edinburgh Business In 2014How has 2013 measured for your business? The dawn of a new year presents the opportunity for company reviews, assessing the successes and failures of the...
Little Steps Flying the flag for parents across Edinburgh
LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE NOMINATED IN NATIONAL CHILDREN’S AWARDS SCHEME!
The nominees for the What’s On 4 2013 Junior Awards in association with Konfidence have just been announced – and Edinburgh's Little Steps Under Fives is amongst...
Len Lothian allow you to do it yourself!
Edinburgh Self Storage Facilities
Len Lothian have three self storage facilities in Edinburgh. These can be located easily with two of the self storage facilities based in the Sighthill area (Sighthill and Calder Road) as...
Council Elections 2012 – Meet the candidates – Lindsay Ashford
Lindsay Ashford is the Green Party candidate for Sighthill/Gorgie Ward.Lindsay has lived in the ward for almost 15 years. An environmental activist since Primary School days, she has a degree in Building Design Engineering.You...
Audio – Sighthill demolition makes way for change
The demolition of the three tower blocks in Sighthill is all part of the council's plan to regenerate the area. That is the view of Housing Convenor, Paul Edie, who spoke to us just...
North Sighthill Tower Blocks demolished
We were on the roof of Stevenson College at Sighthill early this morning to capture some video and photographs of the demolition of three tower blocks in North Sighthill.
Hermiston, Weir and Glenalmond Courts have...
Demolition in Sighthill this weekend
Schoolboy Lewis Reynolds will be literally bringing the houses down this weekend!The lucky nine-year-old has designed the winning entry in a poster competition for the demolition of the three multi-storey blocks in North Sighthill...
Council up for housing award
The council project which will see the first new council homes built in Edinburgh for more than a generation has been short listed for another major housing award.
The 21st Century Homes for Edinburgh programme...
Sighthill skyline to change in September
The skyline of North Sighthill in Edinburgh will be changed forever with the dramatic demolition of three tower blocks on Sunday 25 September 2011.The three old multi-storey flats in Hermiston, Weir and Glenalmond Courts...
Sighthill Fire fifth in the capital this week
Six people including three children and an 18-month-old baby required medical attention after a kitchen fire in a flat in Broomhouse Gardens.Fire crews from Sighthill and Tollcross station were called to the blaze in...
Fire damages Sighthill Sports Pavilion
Around twenty firefighters battled to extinguish a fire at a sports pavilion at Broomhouse Road in the Sighthill area of Edinburgh in the early hours of this morning.The fire was...
