Sarah McArthur
@smcarthurreports.bsky.social
Research and Journalism | Climate, Conflict and all things Edinburgh
Tomorrow, Edinburgh council will decide whether to tear up a quiet route for pedestrians, wheelchairs and cyclists which has been in place for five years- why? Read below www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/low-traffi... @edi.bike @spokes.org.uk
Low traffic streets: Five years, two censured councillors, and endless uncertainty
Why is the local authority set to tear up traffic filters which councillors voted to keep?
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I do love making a map these days - and thankfully the boundaries commission provided me a fabulous excuse to map out the contest for Edinburgh's constituencies this year... www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/your-seat-...
Your seat by seat election guide to Edinburgh
Plus: Your Capital cultural highlights for the week ahead
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This is my first of several election articles - the polls are a couple of weeks old now but the race for this seat is still just as close... @lornaslater.bsky.social @angusrobertson.bsky.social @scottishlabour.bsky.social @scottishgreens.org @snp.org www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/inside-the...
Inside the battle for Edinburgh Central
Can the Greens make history, dump an SNP Cabinet Minister and scupper one of Labour’s best city hopes?
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This was, without a doubt, the loveliest article I have written in a while. Say what you like about local journalism, we all need an ancient tree or two to give us some perspective. #trees #ancienttrees #rgbe #botanical #Edinburgh www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/in-search-...
In search of Edinburgh’s oldest tree
Untangling the legends and enjoying the wonder of the city's ancient living trees
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Edinburgh's health and social care partnership leadership say it is "in a better place than last year" - but are continuing with a yearly programme of funding cuts #NHS #socialcare #Edinburgh www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/social-car...
Social care faces further damaging cuts in the Capital
But disastrous slashing of services provided by Third Sector will not be repeated
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Sarah McArthur@smcarthurreports.bsky.social · 5mo agoAnother oldie! Back on New Years Day, my article about @bikes4refugees.bsky.social made for the perfect uplifting start to 2026: Thanks Steven for taking the time to show me around! #refugeeswelcome #edinburgh www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/how-one-ge...
Another oldie! Back on New Years Day, my article about @bikes4refugees.bsky.social made for the perfect uplifting start to 2026: Thanks Steven for taking the time to show me around! #refugeeswelcome #edinburgh www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/how-one-ge...
How one generous bike mechanic helped change thousands of lives
The transformational work of Bikes for Refugees in Scotland
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It's good to be reporting again! Next week, Edinburgh is expected to move one step closer to opening its own safe drug consumption facility; my article on it went out this morning in the Edinburgh Inquirer @nhslothian.bsky.social @scottishdrugsforum.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/edinburg...
The ‘positive' case for an Old Town safe drug consumption room
Social care chief believes opening UK's second such facility 'will benefit the people of Edinburgh'
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Catch up post 1 : At the end of last year, the Edinburgh Poverty Commission met after five difficult years to take stock and plan ahead. Some of the expert attendees of the meeting had surprising hope about Edinburgh's progress #Edinburgh #poverty #economy open.substack.com/pub/edinburg...
Poverty in Edinburgh: what’s changed in the last five years?
Plus your cultural highlights for the week ahead
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I’ve gone a little quiet recently, thanks to a 3-month research contract somewhere with warm sun and sweet mangoes. I’m now back with renewed energy to dig into the big stories in Edinburgh and Scotland- this week, I'll start with a recap of some of my stories which were published while I was away!
The NHS has an impressive and robust system for ensuring everyone has access to the same medication. But when it comes to new drugs, and rare conditions, things could be improved. @cajardinemp.bsky.social told me what she's doing on the issue www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/swimming-c...
Swimming champion's fight for time highlights life and death struggle
High achieving Archie Goodburn helps carry the fight over access to cancer drugs to Scotland's medical authorities
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Who's afraid of getting old? Not these folks. And, after chatting with them, not me either. www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/were-not-v... #zeroto50 #art #edinburgh
“We’re not vanilla” - creativity driving new lives
The exhibition aiming to smash perceptions about age and artistry
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Everyones been writing about firework control zones and police helicopters. They're important- but what about everything else? @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social @cajardinemp.bsky.social www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/what-went-...
What went so right on Bonfire Night?
How months of work culminated in one of the city's quietest 5 Novembers in years
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This is, hands down, the cutest subject I ever researched for an article. I love my job! www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/no-selfies... @n-t-s.bsky.social @seabirdcentre.bsky.social
'No selfies': A spotters guide to the east coast's seal pups
Plus: A surreal homecoming at the Filmhouse for playwright David Ireland
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#Scottish communities could see £90 million each year in #communitybenefitfunds from #windfarms. Where does it actually go though? www.thenational.scot/news/2558939... #windenergy #Scotland #communitybenefit @scotnational.bsky.social @invenergy.bsky.social
What benefits can wind farms unlock for communities?
In the last year, more than £29 million in community benefit funding has been committed by onshore wind farms developers in Scotland
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***Recommended article on CITY CENTRE LIFE***: @ntbcc.bsky.social @edoldtowncoco.bsky.social @finlaymcf.bsky.social @cllrcmiller.bsky.social @cllrjomo.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social @edinburghwh.bsky.social @pgkeady.bsky.social @smcarthurreports.bsky.social
Simon Holledge@holledge.bsky.social · 10mo agoEDINBURGH CITY CENTRE LIFE: Another great article from Sarah McArthur @smcarthurreports.bsky.social and the Edinburgh Inquirer: "No other UK city of comparable size comes close." www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/its-simila...
Have you tried reading smut? Seems everyone else has... www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/where-ther...
Where there’s smut there’s brass
The wonderful success of the UK’s first romance bookshop
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What do you do with an endless stream of unwanted pianos? Build an amphitheatre, obviously... www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/like-a-hug...
‘Like a huge, walnut, mahogany, musical hug’
Welcome to the (new) Pianodrome
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Anyone who's tried climbing #Arthur'sSeat in the rain or finding a patch of grass on #CaltonHill in the summer knows- we have an #erosion problem. But just how big is the issue? www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/are-the-ca... #Edinburgh @caltonhill.bsky.social @holledge.bsky.social
Are the Capital’s green spaces as green as they used to be?
As volunteers returf one city park, blaming the council for dragging its feet - how big a problem is erosion in Edinburgh?
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I got new subscribers, restacks, comments and even emails telling me how much people liked this article. I'm just delighted to know that there are so many map nerds like me out there! www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/mapping-th...
Mapping the radical changes in the way we use the city's roads
From the 'traffic-light' city centre to the cycle route that has proved a surprise hit
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If Helsinki can go a year without road deaths, why can't Edinburgh? www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/helsinki-j...
Helsinki just had a year with no road deaths
What can Scotland’s second most deadly city learn from the Finnish capital?
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Almost everyone is professional and helpful. HOWEVER, some people got pretty pissed off with the questions I asked them for this article- does that mean I'm doing my job properly? www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/checking-u...
Checking up on the work of our Lothian list MSPs
Plus: Tory-turned-Independent Jeremy Balfour declares his plan for next May’s election
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Another week, another insight into Edinburgh's fabulous cultural world: www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/how-polish...
How Polish artists are shaping the Capital's next generation
Unique cross-cultural collaboration taking new art into city classrooms
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There are always lots of opinions flying around when roads close in #Edinburgh, but what did the locals think of Cowgate's closure this summer? www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/was-closed... @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social
Was ‘traffic-free’ Cowgate the pedestrian paradise we dreamed of?
Bars and music venues were bursting at the seams but the traffic closure experiment was not without its issues
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It's been a tumultuous parliamentary term in Holyrood- but what's been going on behind the politics? And what have our Edinburgh MSPs got to do with it all? www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/what-your-...
What your MSPs have prioritised since they were elected
Tracking the performance of your local representatives ahead of next year's election
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As someone who adores greenspace and cycle routes, I have to confess I'm torn over the proposed new tram routes. What do you think? www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/battery-po...
Battery-powered trams, cycling squeezed and a cash conundrum
The Capital tries to plot a route to a bigger tram network
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From the perspective of damp, boggy Scotland, it seems ludicrous to be afraid of #wildfires... was the massive blaze on Arthur's Seat a freak accident, or the beginning of a new trend? @scottishfirerescue.bsky.social www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/are-wildfi...
Are wildfires the new normal for Edinburgh and the Lothians?
Blazes are on the rise and our assumptions about 'soggy Scotland' are not helping
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I will be sad to see Kafe Kweer shut its physical doors, but it was very exciting sitting down with @mystikaglamoor.bsky.social to learn about what's coming next for the business! www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/dazzling-o...
Dazzling on stage is harder after getting up at 7am to make coffees all day
Drag star Oskar Kirk Hansen on combining a stage career and running hit LGBTI+ venue Kafe Kweer
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Part 4: a deep dive into the scary world of Fringe finances @joznorris.bsky.social @barryferns.bsky.social @comedylopez.bsky.social @freefringe.bsky.social @freefringefestival.bsky.social @monkeybarrelcomedy.bsky.social @standcomedyclub.bsky.social www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/the-fringe...
The Fringe venues putting more money in the pockets of new comedians
Prefer your laughs from performers who aren't risking bankruptcy? Try these Festival spots
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