Media Coverage

The Times 24 March 09 -HBOS Pulls Funding

 Mike Wade The Times

Caltongate in doubt as HBOS cuts support for Mountgrange Capital

 

The future of one of the most controversial building developments in Edinburgh has been thrown into doubt, after the company behind the project in the city's historic Old Town went into administration.

Mountgrange in Administration 24 Mar 09

 

Watch Canongate Project Film 21st Feb 09

Cuboid performance appears in film
The launch yesterday at The Scottish Storytelling Centre here on The Royal Mile was fantastic and thanks to all who took part and attended. Enjoy the project`s film.
Big thanks to Julie and David.

Press Release - 19th Feb 09

Opportunity for city council to rescue Canongate from the ashes of Mountgrange" say campaigners

Unesco slates Caltongate The Scotsman 17 Feb 09

Unesco slates Caltongate scheme

by Brian Ferguson
A DOSSIER into Edinburgh's World Heritage Site has strongly criticised the handling of a controversial development in the heart of the Old Town.
The Unesco report, delivered to the city council on Friday, has singled out for criticism the way the £300 million Caltongate scheme was approved by the authorities despite protests from a host of heritage groups.

Joanna Blythman -Sunday Herald 15th Feb 09

  ‘Grand’ failure offers green light for green space   by Joanna Blythman

Rejoice! Caltongate, Edinburgh's grandiose £300 million development project, looks dead in the water because the company behind it, Mountgrange, has run out of dosh. The company has clocked up a loss of £24m and is so indebted that there is "a material uncertainty that casts doubts over the company's ability to continue as a going concern".

Scotsman &The Herald 11th Feb 09

  After yesterdays revelations in The Evening News, Mountgrange`s Spin Doctors were battling back  see todays The Scotsman  and   The Herald

Caltongate on the brink of collapse Eve News 10th Feb 09

In today`s Evening News Caltongate on the brink of Collapse

Its on the front page with a photo of the site
Article below

Product Magazine 2009

In the current issue of Product Magazine is a 4 page article in the Ideas Section -

Magazine Cover

"The Future Dream is a Shopping Scheme" by Sergio Burns on the development in Edinburgh’s Old Town that has sparked a battle for the city’s soul

Stockists Here

Quality of capital`s new buildings slammed Scotsman 21 jan 09

This article appeared in Wednesday`s Scotsman 21st January page 16 by Brian Ferguson and has the title -

Quality of capital`s new buildings slammed and was a Scotsman Exclusive, it strangely has not appeared online, although this short version appeared in their sister paper The Evening News later that day.
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