Quay Community Improvements, a social enterprise set up by Port of Leith Housing Association in 2016, has secured a three-year contract to deliver cleaning services for West Granton Housing Co-operative. Clare Halliday, business & communities initiatives manager at Quay Community Improvements, s
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The streets of Leith were transformed into outdoor art galleries this month as the Window Wanderland concept visited the area for the first time. The event was organised by Port of Leith Housing Association’s (PoLHA) subsidiary company Quay Community Improvements (Quay) which enabled community gro
A new initiative which transforms everyday streets into outdoor art galleries is coming to the streets of Leith for the first time this month, giving the community the chance to show off their creative talents. Organised by Port of Leith Housing Association’s (PoLHA) subsidiary company, Quay Commu
Keith Anderson Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) is on course to create 500 homes in Leith and North Edinburgh by 2020 and a total of 846 homes over the next five years thanks to an investment of £110 million.
Isobel and Davina French at the book launch A Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) sheltered housing tenant has shared memories of her father working as a whaler in a book about this long-lost industry.
It is with great sadness that Port of Leith Housing Association shares the news that the funeral of Board member Robert MacPherson will take place on Wednesday 10 January at Mortonhall Crematorium at 10am. Keith Anderson, chief executive at Port of Leith Housing Association, said: “I feel very pri
Port of Leith Housing Association has been awarded Gold by Investors in People (IIP) under its new framework for business improvement through people in the UK. Achieving the Gold Accreditation puts PoLHA in the top 7% of all IIP Accredited organisations for exceptional leading, supporting and managi
How the homes will look from Ocean Terminal Long-running plans have been approved to revitalise disused land opposite Leith’s Ocean Terminal with 388 new homes.
The planned maintenance division of CCG has completed a further two phases of Port of Leith Housing Association’s window renewal programme. CCG Asset Management has been based in Leith for several years, undertaking various phases of renewal of the Association’s Pre 1919 and Post 1980 window sto
A long-running Leith development has received a timely boost from its supporters today ahead of its determination by councillors. Plans for "Waterfront Plaza" have been praised in a joint letter of support sent to councillors on behalf of Port of Leith Housing Association, Leith Chamber of Commerce
The Quay Team (Arek Chudak, Artur Lisiecki and Paul Wylie) at the Vennel, one of Edinburgh’s most famous stairwells Quay Community Improvements, a subsidiary company of Port of Leith Housing Association, is celebrating its first anniversary with an impressive list of achievements under its belt, i
An aerial view of the proposed development Proposals for one of Edinburgh’s largest viable brownfield developments will be put forward for determination at a planning committee this week.
A partnership between Port of Leith Housing Association and City of Edinburgh Council has delivered a new community of affordable homes in Leith.
Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) opened its doors on 21 September to celebrate Scottish Housing Day, inviting its tenants along to find out more about how the organisation is run. Tenants took part in a guided tour of the Constitution Street-based office where they were welcomed by Keith An
New tenants Frances and George McPherson Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) has welcomed more residents into its St Nicholas Court sheltered housing complex on Ferry Road, Edinburgh.