The Edinburgh Reporter June 2023 issue

Third tiger spotted

in Morningside

One Spa teams

with Hot Yoga

1515

Contruction

begins on

renewables

hub in Leith

Edinburgh’s new green sector

Hearts at 150: A gateway to history

By STAFF REPORTER

WHEN A SHOP in Morningside became

available, Paper Tiger owner, Michael

Apter, jumped at the opportunity.

Now there are three branches of the

independent card and gift shop in town,

the most recent taking the space on

Morningside Road occupied by

Paperchase until the chain’s demise.

Michael said: “I am indebted to

Catherine Rayner for taking my very basic

idea, and turning it into something very

special that has brought tears of delight to

my eyes. I sincerely hope that, like

Augustus, the tiger, you can also find your

smile at Paper Tiger. We have Catherine’s

very special baby wear range on the

shelves of the new shop alongside her

cards and books.

“The support of our suppliers and their

reps and agents has been both spectacular

and very emotional. We work with over

200 makers, illustrators, designers, and

publishers, and their delight in our growth

has been an amazing experience for me. I

can’t namecheck them all, but we are

blessed to have our industry behind us all

the way. Thank you.”

http://www.papertiger.co.uk

THE AWARD-WINNING One Spa at the

Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa announced

an exciting partnership with Hot Yoga

Edinburgh to host Scotland’s largest free

outdoor yoga event on the Summer

solstice on Wednesday, 21 June in

Conference Square in the heart of the

City’s financial district.

The hour-long yoga practice, which is

being held from 6pm to 7pm, is open to

over 300 people from 16 years upwards

and has been designed with wellness in

mind by inviting locals, yoga enthusiasts,

hotel guests and local businesses to

down tools and invest that extra hour on

the longest day in some much needed

‘me time’ whilst helping to promote

mental health awareness.

The class will combine a series of

standing, balancing and floor poses to

give a full body stretch, with a strong

focus on the breath, leaving everyone

feeling restored and energised.

HEARTS’ CHAIR, Ann Budge

and the Chair of the Foundation

of Hearts , Gerry Mallon unveiled

the first marker of the club’s

150th season which begins after

the break. The new gate at

Gerards Yard features for the first

time a specially designed

emblem. Manufactured locally

by club partner, Hepburn

Fabrications, the gate is formed

of solid steel with the beautiful

new emblem forged in

aluminium.

Chair, Ann Budge said: “We all

know that some 10 years ago,

there was a real danger that

Hearts would not have reached

this magnificent milestone. The

incredible backing of supporters

and the Foundation of Hearts

changed history and now, as the

largest fan-owned club in the UK,

we will celebrate 150 years as a

Scottish football icon, safe in the

knowledge that the future of the

club has been secured for future

generations to come.“

By STAFF REPORTER

CONSTRUCTION HAS begun
on a major part of the largest
renewable hub in Scotland at
the Port of Leith which is expected
to be operational by summer 2024.
The new riverside marine berth
is now being constructed as
part of a large £50 million

project by Forth Ports.

The renewable energy hub will

be built on a 175 acre site, easily

accessed by Edinburgh Trams’ route

to Newhaven. The site will be used

for manufacturing, marshalling and

logistics, supporting the country’s

economic recovery and Scotland’s

journey to net zero.

Forth Ports are behind the

project as they own the land that

the bespoke riverside berth will be

constructed on. The berth will be

able to take the largest offshore

wind installation vessels because of

its size and the sea depths of the

Firth of Forth. The berth will have

a heavy lift capability of up to 100

tonnes per square metre. Specialist

contractors GRAHAM are creating

the berth immediately inside the

dock gates. This means that any

vessels do not have to enter the

locked port itself leading to faster

turnaround times. Forth Ports

hope that the hub will be used

when ScotWind build their

anticipated pipeline for their fixed

and floating projects as well as

other planned developments.

Gerry Mallon with Ann Budge