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09/01/2016

Quick video of Leith Market.

09/01/2016

Gorgeous shot.

The water of leith at golden Hour looking upstream with very calm waters on a time lapse to achieve a dreamy and reflective effect. All the eateries on the left hand side behind the floating restaurants which cause the best reflections in this image !!

More images of Edinburgh to viewed at Dynamic Edinburgh

Have a nice day !!

09/01/2016

The Foot of the Walk - and in colour - Sept 1963

A wonderful colour view giving you a peep down the original Kirkgate at the bottom of Leith Walk in 1963. The big arrow that directed people to the Gaiety Theatre was once pinned just above the Smith and Bowman sign. The Foot of the Walk was one of the most popular meeting places for Leithers just under Queen Victoria statue, outside Woolworth Store. Here's a claim to fame for Leith - Leith had a Woolies over a year before the one was opened on Princes Street. Leith store opened in January 1925. Despite a couple of moves of just a few feet (1968 and 2002) Queen Vic has stood unamused at the Foot of Walk since 1907 when 20,000 people attended her unveiling by Lord Roseberry. This wonderful colour slide takes us back to the days when a roundabout managed the flow of traffic at this busy junction.

Our sincere thanks to Philip Wilson for this picture. Please follow the link to his Flickr page which has many fantastic views and scenes of Edinburgh which you will love!

Picture: All Rights Reserved Philip Wilson
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05/01/2016

Mimi's Bakehouse are hiring!

Work is well underway at Mimi's Bakehouse Corstorphine, and we are looking to open the doors early in February 2016!

Of course Mimi's is nothing without its staff and we are exciting to start hiring soon. We are looking for positive, hard-working and fast learning team members in both the kitchen and front-of-house both part time and full time.

We are hiring for:
- chefs/cooks
- kitchen porters
- front of house staff (waiters, waitresses, baristas)

To apply for a kitchen position please send a cover letter and CV to [email protected]

To apply for a front-of-house position please send a cover letter and CV to [email protected]

Please specify: the position you are applying for, your availability and why you would like to work for Mimi's!

05/01/2016

Pirate at Newhaven?

Thought this was an interesting story about the human remains found at Victoria Primary, Newhaven. It is now believed the remains date to a 16th-C pirate.

A facial reconstruction of the man is seen here along with the skull. Victoria. primary is located close to a 600 year old gibbet which stood close to the harbour.

It is thought the man could have been executed for piracy or other crimes before being buried in a shallow, unmarked grave.

The condition of the bones and location of the burial close to the water and gibbet, rather than in nearby graveyards, suggests he was killed before being displayed to act as a deterrent to other pirates.

05/01/2016

Yikes! Met Office stats show December 2015 as the wettest month in their records dating back to 1910.

https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/684321277843214336

“Latest stats show that December 2015 was the wettest calendar month ever in our records dating back to 1910”

26/12/2015

Got a lot of leftover turkey & veg in your fridge? Jamie Oliver's got a few ideas for how to use it up.

Cracking Christmas leftover recipes that will keep you going until the New Year; stop the waste and get creative with Jamie's Christmas leftover ideas.

24/12/2015

1 Day Until Christmas!

Every year in the Swedish town of Jukkasjärvi, the world famous Icehotel is constructed. Every Spring, ice is harvested from the Torne River in preparation for construction, with over 10,000 tons of ice & 30,000 tons of show. When finished, Icehotel as a bar, church, a restaurant & rooms for over 100 guests. There's no heating (obviously) & rooms are kept at -5C. Would you ever stay there?

23/12/2015

2 Days Until Christmas!

Alex Goodhind in Wiltshire every Christmas puts up over 200,000 lights over his house to raise money for a local hospice. It adds about £1000 to his electricity bill but helped to raise over £15,000 for charity.

23/12/2015

There will be no public access to Calton Hill on 31st December as part of arrangements for Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 2015/16.

Hogmanay revellers advised of Calton Hill closure - Calton Hill closure during Hogmanay 2015/16

23/12/2015

Tickets still available for our Xmas eve show!! £5 available from the bar x

22/12/2015

3 Days Until Christmas!

Do you wanna build a snowman? Do you fancy trying to break this record? Olympia (named after the state's former senator) was made by the town of Bethel, Maine, and stood 122 feet and one inch high. She took over a month to built and has 27 foot evergreen trees for arms. Her lashes are made from skis.