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Winners and losers on #MoultriesHill Part 3

September 5, 2019 by George Rosie 3 Comments

Demolishing St James Square – dramatic image of destruction

Updated: Having won a battle that they should have lost (over the hotel), the bosses of Edinburgh St James are now engaged in one they should lose…but eventiually reached a settlement instead.

Once more with feeling: rediscovering local history ‘from the ground up’

June 26, 2019 by Fay Young Leave a Comment

Late afternoon sun casts shadows on the old Leith Baths

Change is a constant fact of city life but Fay Young finds a sense of place endures in a digital archive of local history, told by local people. ‘These Leithers – born or made – sound connected to a place that matters.’

Regeneration: promise or threat to city vitality?

February 11, 2018 by Fay Young Leave a Comment

A poster at the construction site of of Edinburgh's East End redevelopment:

‘How often are citizens actively included in the decision-making? For Haringey, read those parts of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and every other vibrant city that attracts the developers’ eye’. Fay Young on the key urban question: how can people reclaim the city landscape?

Who owns the town centre?

July 14, 2017 by Fay Young Leave a Comment

Pop up cinema for interactive showing of GirlWalk brought new life to Glasgow stalled space

Top down policy won’t transform those wasted spaces. Meaningful regeneration grows upwards from community grassroots but it needs help from above. Fay Young introduces two articles by Susan Mansfield describing how empowered communities can transform local environments and quality of life.

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