'I raised my kids in Edinburgh Banana Flats and Trainspotting reputation is wrong'

Mum living in Edinburgh Trainspotting flats shares truth about area

"A few years ago during the Fringe, people were running tours of the building to show you the ‘smack whores’ and things. It was a Trainspotting based kind of tour.

'I raised my kids in Edinburgh Banana Flats and Trainspotting reputation is wrong'

Cables Wynd House has a notorious reputation while tenants say the reality of the Banana Flats - made famous by Trainspotting - is pests, mould and being 'constantly overlooked'.

Mum living in Edinburgh Trainspotting flats known for drug abuse and violence shares truth about area

A mum who lives in a set of Edinburgh flats made famous by Trainspotting due to their notorious reputation for drug abuse and violence has revealed what day to day life is really like.Kirsty Chatwood, who has lived at Cables Wynd House in Leith for 22 years and raised her two children there believes many problems of inequality and poor quality housing is caused by the flats reputation.The block- known locally as the banana flats - were made famo…

Residents of famous Trainspotting “banana flats” claim council is neglecting their human rights

RESIDENTS of the famous Edinburgh “banana flats” have claimed the city council is ignoring their human rights.   In a damning report published yesterday, residents of the high-rise block made famous in Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting novel claimed the City of Edinburgh Council is neglecting their human rights.   A local campaign group set up by residents of the banana flats has claimed that the council refuses to invest in the building, violating t…

Neglected 'banana flats' breach human rights, say residents

Residents of Leith's iconic “banana flats” claim Edinburgh City Council is breaching their human rights due to persistent issues with toxic black mould, faulty lifts, drug dealing, and problems with mice and rats.