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BBC News
3 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Leishman to leave Hibs after decade at club
Shannon Leishman will leave SWPL champions Hibs after over a decade with the Leith defender only made two starts this campaign before joining Motherwell on loan in January, helping cement their historic top-six made her debut back in 2014, aged just 16, and went on to make over 150 appearances for her childhood club, winning four domestic Cups in the follows fellow Hibs' stalwart Leah Tweedie out the door after her departure was announced earlier in the Leishman's exit, head coach Grant Scott said: "Shannon has been a dedicated servant to Hibernian over the past 11 years."Coming through our Academy, Shannon has from a young age always set an example for others to follow and her commitment to being the ultimate professional has helped us to many successes over the years."More than all of that, she's a great person whose presence will be missed. We thank her for her contributions and wish her all the best for the future."
BBC News
6 days ago
- Automotive
- BBC News
Hibernian fans pay tribute to ex-owner Sir Tom Farmer
Hundreds of Hibernian fans paid tribute to Kwik Fit founder and former club owner Sir Tom Farmer as his coffin passed Easter Road Edinburgh-born businessman died peacefully at his home in the city earlier this month at the age of Tom owned a majority stake in Hibernian FC for 28 years and built Kwik Fit into the world's biggest independent tyre and automotive chain before selling it to Ford for £1bn in a private family funeral the cortege drove past Hibernian's stadium and through the streets of Sir Tom's native Leith. Sir Tom was born in Leith in 1940 and first opened a tyre business in started Kwik Fit in 1971, eventually operating in more than 2,000 locations in 18 was knighted in 1997 for his services to the automotive industry and was made a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in 2009 for his charitable Tom's philanthropic work saw him awarded the Carnegie Medal and he became a Knight Commander with Star of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, an honour bestowed by the Pope, in 1997.
BBC News
27-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
How should Hibs address keeper position this summer?
Given the stellar job Jordan Smith has done for Hibernian since being brought into the side in November, it feels somewhat harsh to question his future in the with fellow goalkeepers Josef Bursik (loan from Club Brugge expiring) and Max Boruc (out of contract) set to be leaving, the Leith side will have to strengthen that question is whether Hibs look to upgrade on Smith, who was rewarded with a new deal until 2028 in March, or find an understudy for the deep into the numbers, they suggest finding someone better than the former Nottingham Forest keeper could be a of players to have played at least 10 Scottish Premiership games this season, only Celtic's Kasper Schmeichel (76%) boasts a better save percentage than Smith (73%).As well as that, only Schmeichel and Rangers' Liam Kelly have a better goals-conceded-per-game according to FotMob, external, Smith has prevented an expected goals tally of almost numbers mark a huge upgrade on Bursik, who started the first 13 league games of the season. Hibs only won one of after Smith's introduction to the team, David Gray's side went on to lose just three of their final 25 Premiership the work the Englishman has put in to become number one and improve the team, he will not give that up easily regardless of who the club bring in this fans, what do you think? Is Smith the undisputed number one or should any new arrival play second fiddle to the 30-year-old?Tell us your thoughts here.
Daily Mail
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
On The Road: How Leith Athletic were brought back to life after 41 YEARS in cold storage... and have emerged as the pride of Edinburgh
Bo'ness Athletic 6 Leith Athletic 1 It started, as so many Scottish romances do, with a moment of clarity outside the chippy.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Edinburgh fire crews 'using axes to break down wall' after blaze breaks out at takeaway
Edinburgh fire crews raced to a blaze on Saturday afternoon. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the fire at around 4pm. At least four appliances and 10 firefighters were dispatched to Duke Street in Leith, with locals seeing them use 'axes and saws to break down a wall'. Police Scotland were also on the scene and had taped off the street. It's understood that the flames were coming from the basement of a Chinese restaurant. READ MORE: Edinburgh police tape off home and forensics scour the scene as campervan 'torched' READ MORE: Edinburgh police probe latest firebombing outside home as gang war rages on A local resident who was passing by told Edinburgh Live : "There's four fire trucks and police and the streets all taped off. "They're using axes and saws to break down a wall, because there's fire coming from the basement in The Lucky Buddha." Sign up for Edinburgh Live newsletters for more headlines straight to your inbox The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed they were in attendance. Police Scotland have been approached for comment. Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages.
