Living Leith Podcast

This week we speak to Ali, a Nursery Nurse with the NHS who has lived in Leith all her life, growing up and raising her own family here. Ali tells us about the old train station, the old whisky bonds in Leith (and the accompanying smell), and swimming in Newhaven Harbour as a kid. We reminisce about Woolies in the Kirkgate, and Ali talks about the old Leith Hospital, and why she thinks we should h...

Billy has run a number of different bars in the Leith and Edinburgh areas for the past 15 years. The places he runs at the moment include Leith Arches, Bar Brig, Smoke and Mirrors and Hare of the Dog. Billy tells us what motivates him to design a hospitality space, and how he came to open Edinburgh's very first sustainable, eco-friendly bar, Smoke and Mirrors on Constitution Street. He shares...

In this episode, we speak to Alasdair and Cyria Scott, who own the famous flagpole on Pilrig Street - well known for flying a variety of flags for different causes and from all over the world. A New Yorker and a Scotsman, Cyria and Alasdair tell us what brought them to Leith. They talk about renovating the manse they bought on Pilrig Street, and share an amazing amount of local history and informa...

Brian Malloch and Phillip Logan run local independent shop, Logan Malloch, which is at the bottom of Leith Walk. In this episode, we speak to Bri about how he and Phillip quit their day jobs to start a business of their own - including renovating the shop which is part of the old Leith train station. Originally from Lochee, Dundee, Bri tells us all the things he loves about Leith - including other...

Jennie and Keira chat with lifelong Leither, Lucy Hale in episode two of Living Leith Podcast. Lucy tells us about some of her favourite Leith memories, and the local theatre and arts group, Active Inquiry, of which she is a member. Lucy talks about a production they did that was particularly special to her - 'Persevere' which was about the Gretna Railway disaster of 1915. The memorial s...

The Queen of Leith, Mary Moriarty talks about her history with Leith. She tells us about her time running the Port O' Leith Bar, the Ships at the shore, Trinity House, Mary Queen of Scots, Leith Community FM, Leith Festival, the Dockers Club and so much more.