Leith FM » Community News

Fire in North Fort Street

Robertv! — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 06:29:25 +0000

On the 26th of June 2010 a fire spread through a flat in North Fort Street. The fire destroyed the top floor flat along with the roof which was still alight after two hours.

First reports started around 6pm when the flats to east reported the smell of smoke. The concierge of these flats searched for fire in his building but found nothing. Soon afterwords smoke was seen to be coming from the next block of flats. The building was well alight around 1840hrs when Leith FM were made aware of the situation.

There were around 6 fire engines attending along with a few police cars and ambulances. Nobody was hurt in this fire. The tenant, who is believed to not be insured, was taken away to an ambulance later.

A spokeswoman for Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service said the fourth and fifth floors of the building were affected, “Ten flats were extensively damaged by the fire” and “The adjacent block of eight flats was also evacuated as a precaution.”

Leith FM Session; 28th of August 2009.

Robertv! — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:42:33 +0000

Leith FM are running another “Sessions” on Friday the 28th of August.

With live performance from Yuill Scott and the Haigh, Tam’s Railways, Machar Granite and Donnie Willow we’ve got a great night for everyone. Come along and support Leith FM and your local bands!

The night starts at 7pm in Leith Dockers Club in Academy Street. Tickets are £5, available in advance or at the door while they last. These nights are always popular so we recommend purchasing your tickets in advance.

For more information or to reserve your tickets, call 07837-085928.

Interested in web-site development?

Robertv! — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:31:58 +0000

We are currently looking for people to help with this site.

Find out more here.

Leith FM Tram event.

Robertv! — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:31:29 +0000

Leith FM would like to thank the members of public and the community groups who attended last nights event. Thanks also go out to the panel members who attended and gave their responses to questions and points raised in the room.

Leith FM is currently editing the highlights of the event into audio programmes which we will broadcast during the coming days/weeks on air. Look out for this plus additional photographs and video, coming soon.

Paul Preacher Photographic exhibition at the Village Inn

admin — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:02:53 +0000

A reception was held at the Village Inn on Thursday night to mark the opening of an exhibition by local photographer Paul Preacher. One unique aspect of the photographs on display is that they were all taken in the Village itself, yet the venue is not the focal point of the collection. For the past 7 months, Paul has photographed musicians and instruments at the regular Tuesday night concerts put on by Leith Folk Club and the result is an impressive body of work indeed.

Throughout the project, Paul found that while the Club presents some of Scotland’s finest musicians, he encountered performers from Australia to Argentina, Canada to Northern Europe and many points in between. In all 8 different nationalities (“9 if you count Dundee”) are featured on the walls – and those are just the ones that made the final cut. Whether capturing the energy of live performance, or the “still life” of instruments at rest, he shows a remarkable ability to relate to his subject matter.

The exhibition can be viewed during normal pub opening times, subject to no private event taking place on the premises.

NOTE: All the photographs are for sale, and £20 from each one will go to Sistema Scotland, a charity set up to keep children away from drugs, crime etc by giving them a chance to play music in an orchestral setting. This scheme was originally set up in Venezuela, where it operates with considerable success.

Soul City Northern Soul Night

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:22:44 +0000

Join DJ Clarky and George Reid at the Leith Docker’s club on the 30th January for an evening of Northern Soul. Our regular soul masters will be joined by DJ’s Jim Sim and Rob Strachen. Doors open at 7pm with a licenced bar opened til late. Tickets are £5 and you can book by calling 0131 555 0446.