Ally Tibbitt of Greener Leith tells a hilarious story of the bizarre world of corporate disconnect staring a phone box in Edinburgh – and through it he highlights how, unlike a local paper, hyperlocals can keep hold of a story, shining a spotlight can drive neighbourhood improvements in their patch, as he says, one phonebox at a time if necessary – S&S
Greener Leith is an independent small local charity with an open membership that has been running since 2006. We don’t just do hyperlocal news, but it is a big part of what we do. We work in the space somewhere between a hyperlocal blog, a transition town and a civic trust.
Our website is ultimately community owned and although we do carry ads on the site, any money we make is invested into the charity. Virtually all the content since the site was established in 2006, has been produced by volunteers.
The tram cometh
Anyway – back to the phonebox. Here it is (right), way back in 2010.
This phonebox was on Leith Walk, which if you know Edinburgh, is one of the main streets in the city. Google Streetview has helpfully preserved what it looked like before the Edinburgh tram works started.
