The Edinburgh Report

Speaking with Amanda Tyndall of Edinburgh Science Festival

Amanda Tyndall is Festival and Creative Director of Edinburgh Science and we met her on Portobello Prom where there is a photography exhibition staged. It is called Human Nature and shows a range of work taking you on a photo journey round the world to see how humans connect with nature. It runs until 11 July 2021 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message

Sue Webber MSP

Sue Webber is one of the newest MSPs at Holyrood and we took a short walk outside the parliament building on a lovely sunny morning to hear what is uppermost in her mind at the moment both as a councillor and an MSP. Sue confirmed to us that her councillor allowance will now be split anonymously between a couple of Edinburgh charities. She is stepping back from her role as Transport spokesperson but not before handing over the baton at next week’s Transport Committee when the future of the city’s Spaces for People measures are debated. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message

The Edinburgh International Festival 2021

The festival will take place come what may in August this year. There is a huge selection of events to watch online or in person if you get a ticket. At the media event in the Botanics Festival Director Fergus Linehan gave us a hint of what will be happening. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message

Speaking with Jeremy Balfour MSP

Jeremy Balfour is Scottish Conservative MSP for Lothian who has just been elected for a second term. Here we speak to him on the priorities which he has for the next five years --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message

June Peebles is CEO of Edinburgh Leisure

Here June tells us what customers should expect when they get back to the gym on 17 May --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message

Speaking with The Transport Convener

Here we speak to the Transport Convener about the measures already put in place - and the potholes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message

On the side of the road at Longstone

I met with Alan Gordon who is a Longstone resident and a member of the community council and he showed me what is happening on Lanark Road and Inglis Green Road in terms of Spaces for People. There are segregated cycle lanes and parking spaces created on the inside of those. We were both on bikes and cycled from one spot to the other. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message

A view from Braid Road

The council have made plans to reopen Bridge Road travelling south on Monday 19th April after the road being closed for a year as part of Spaces for People. Here we spoke to several people including a couple of councillors , local residents and a representative from SPOKES. If nothing else it possibly shows how difficult it is to get a road layout which pleases everyone. But we hope it also shows that no matter what your view it is clear that people care about their neighbourhood. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message

The Edinburgh International Festival 2021

Edinburgh International Festival, the world’s leading performing arts festival, today announces a reimagined festival for 2021 which marks the return of live performance to Scotland’s capital. Taking place from 7 to 29 August, the 2021 International Festival uses bespoke outdoor venues to safely reunite artists and audiences to rediscover the magic of live performance. Here we speak to Fran Hegyi who is Executive Director of EIF --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message

Cycling with Kirsty Lewin

I went for a cycle around Portobello with Kirsty Lewin who is an active travel expert who now volunteers with Spokes Porty. Here you can listen to us chatting as we cycled around Portobello - largely off road. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message