Vicky Allan
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Creature from the deep (she/her) and the shallows. Herald environment journo and author. Books: Wild swimming and (latest) histfic Murray Hall
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24-03-2011 21:42:54
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More on what to expect this week in this neat summary from Vicky Allan, who's done a power of work on some terrific stories coming your way. heraldscotland.com/news/25201525.…
So what's going to be in the Herald's new Edinburgh series? A little preview here. Princes Street, festivals, tourism, housing market, trams, bike lanes and more... All of it in The Herald this week heraldscotland.com/news/25208131.…
Excellent in-depth piece here by Donald Turvill for our The Herald Edinburgh series on a big question for those of us who live in Edinburgh. What's going on with Princes Street? And what is it future? ‘The best years are ahead’: Is Princes Street really ‘fixed’?
After a fiasco of a first tram build and a more successful extension of the line out to Newhaven, Edinburgh is planning its second route. For the The Herald Edinburgh series, I looked at the plans as well as the backlash against the preferred route along the Roseburn Path.
You can't do an Edinburgh series without tackling the festivals and Brian Ferguson looks at their health through several articles in The Herald . Here the new Festivals Edinburgh head warns of stagnation... heraldscotland.com/news/25201528.…
Today The Herald launches its deep dive into the future of Edinburgh. Here, Vicky Allan introduces the series and the big questions being asked. Down below, save the link to follow all the new stories and signup offers throughout the week 👇👇 heraldscotland.com/news/25208131.…
Trouble has been brewing around Edinburgh’s next tramline since a new north-south plan was announced 🚊 heraldscotland.com/news/25190524.… Vicky Allan
Much fun with the The Herald team making this video... Hannah Brown Donald Turvill Garrett Stell Brian Ferguson Vicky Allan
Day two of the The Herald and Martin Williams exposes the 'frightening' sea of debt the council is in. Already big and set to rise by £1bn by the end of the decade Subscribe to The Herald and read the full series heraldscotland.com/news/25211353.…
For day two of the The Herald Edinburgh series Donald Turvill interviews council leader, Jane Meagher. Edinburgh Council boss: ‘Do we want a Harry Potter theme park or living city centre?’ heraldscotland.com/news/25202373.…
And here, for day two of The Herald Edinburgh series is Brian Ferguson on the financial future of the revamped Edinburgh Filmhouse. Can't wait to get back in there... National Lottery funding blow for Edinburgh Filmhouse revamp ahead of opening heraldscotland.com/news/25212516.…
What's it like to be a first-time buyer in Edinburgh's ruthless housing market? For the The Herald Edinburgh series, Donald Turvill found out heraldscotland.com/news/25202781.…
I lived through 15 years of on-off tramworks outside my door. Once, I even filmed my glass of water and radiators shaking. What would I tell people set to have new proposed tramline run outside their door? Part of the The Herald Edinburgh series. heraldscotland.com/opinion/251910…
Loved getting together with the The Herald team to make this video And isn't Edinburgh looking just gorgeous!
The great thing about journalism is sometimes you do a piece that might change you. I'm not much of a cyclist and wouldn't cycle in Edinburgh city centre because I was scared. Here's what happened when I did...🚲 For the The Herald Edinburgh series heraldscotland.com/news/25201638.…
🚲And another great first-person transport piece from Vicky Allan: Is Edinburgh city centre safe to cycle? I (nervously) tried it "What will Edinburgh look like as a cycling city in two year's time, when the Tour de France comes to town?" heraldscotland.com/news/25201638.…
For the The Herald's latest series, The Future of Torness, I visited the nuclear power station and stood on the cap of one of the reactors. Find out here what I learned about the present and future of both the plant and the 'Torness family' heraldscotland.com/news/25258348.…
Why is Scotland so far behind on solar? We might not be in a heat dome, but (now and again) the sun does shine ✍️ heraldscotland.com/opinion/252808… Vicky Allan