Welcome to Leith Walks, home of the original Trainspotting Tours and the book Choose Life. Choose Leith: Trainspotting on Location by Tim Bell, published by Luath Press.
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From the Blog
Hogmanay tours
Sorry to be late here. Please go to The Walks page for the turn-up-and-go tours. In Edinburgh High Street they call out for the Underground Tours - I sometimes make the (somewhat weak) rejoinder that the real underground tours are here in Leith. They don't get it, of...
read moreA Hogmanay message to all my readers
Well, I hope 2014 has been good for you. Much has happened in Scotland which has made it better, with everything in place for it to get better still in 2015. The United Kingdom is re-arranging the furniture, and not before time, but we still all live on the same small...
read moreSt Andrew’s Day statement
On the political front, the Smith Commission, in which the SNP participated, has proposed far-reaching new powers for Holyrood, delivered on time as promised. They're not perfect, but a major consideration is to have a good measure of devolution within a stable union,...
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