The Edinburgh Report

Andrea Baker mezzo soprano

Ms Baker is appearing at the Edinburgh International Festival. Here she talks to The Edinburgh Reporter about the show woman:life:song and also about her abhorrence of volunteer labour in the arts world. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message

Taking a walk with former councillor and Lord Provost Lesley Hinds

Lesley Hinds is a former councillor and Lord Provost and - in what we think is her legacy project - she is masterminding a community asset transfer and new civic centre in Pennywell and Muirhouse. We had a walk around Macmillan Square to talk about it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message

Sara Thomson is founder of Leith Collective

In this episode Sara tells us what motivated her to start Leith Collective and about her role as a Green Ambassador for the UN COP26 Summit --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message

The Drem to Gullane path

The 16 year campaign to have a safe cycle and walking route created from Drem to Gullane appears to have hit a wall. Easy Lothian Council suggest it will be another three years before they can start to build it. I met one of the campaigners,Iain Monk, who took me on a cycle along the proposed route to explain the plans in more detail. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message

A walk around the new Fruitmarket

In advance of the reopening of Fruitmarket we were invited to have a walk around the new space and the new exhibition created by artist Karla Black in the company of Director, Fiona Bradley. We highly recommend popping in for a look. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message

A cycle round Granton with Cllr Cammy Day

The Hidden Door festival is coming to Granton in September and will literally shine a light on an up and coming area of Edinburgh. Cllr Day is both local councillor and Chair of the All Party Oversight Group on the council's £1.3 billion Granton Waterfrot Project.

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Chatting with David Martin of Hidden Door

This year’s Hidden Door Festival is taking place in September in Granton. We were invited to the site for a preview of what will be happening later this year. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message

Derryck Reid talks to The Edinburgh Reporter

Professor Reid has been constantly against the Spaces for People measures. We met him on the side of Lanark Road --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message

Speaking with Chris Young of BEST and Low Traffic Corstorphine

Chris Young speaks to us about the council’s plans for the future of the Spaces for People measures which have been installed around schools, in shopping streets for leisure access and also segregated cycle lanes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message

Speaking about Spaces for People

Spaces for People measures are on the agenda at this week’s Transport and Environment Committee meeting. Why are some measures to remain - and on what basis? Here we talk to Transport Convener Lesley Macinnes about the future of some of them - and yes potholes get a mention. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message