Substacks recommended by Michael MacLeod

Recommended by Michael MacLeod

Good news for Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire 🗞 Positive journalism that champions and challenges ✅ No clickbait. No pop-up ads ❌

The Glasgow Wrap

Curation of Glasgow's top local news. Sign up to receive a free newsletter, delivered ad-free to your inbox at 7am daily. Paid subscribers get exclusive access the Weekend Guide, the Food & Drink Wrap, and the Culture Wrap, plus the full archive.

Want a Glasgow version of The Edinburgh Minute? This is as close as you'll get!

- Michael MacLeod

Nutmeg FC

Brilliant football stories, made in Scotland

The Peeblean

The Peeblean is a community news service for Peebles and the Tweed Valley in the beautiful Scottish Borders. No clickbait, no pop-ups, just news.

Edinburgh Pub Reviews

By Imran Rahman-Jones

A pub crawl through Scotland's capital.

ICYMI by Lia Haberman

Your weekly debrief of platform updates, social and creator news

As a big fan of the format of micro-updates and curation, I love how Lia sums things up. Also goes deep on the details when necessary. Very thoughtfully done.

- Michael MacLeod

Cinetopia Recommends

Cinetopia's regular round-up of film-related happenings, opportunities, and insights - helping the film community stay connected!

BuildEdinburgh

By Editor

Our buildings, streets and neighbourhoods

London Minute

By Michael MacLeod

Today's local news without the noise. Almost everything’s in it. Always free unless you want to pay. Join 6,000+ Londoners in the know.

Gayle's Guide

Edinburgh's free weekly newsletter for family friendly stuff to do. Go on, get out of the house!

Keep the kids busy with this new Edinburgh Substack. Gayle’s Guide is brilliant. It even factors-in the city's changeable weather.

- Michael MacLeod

Dunfermline Weekly

By Cass

Weekly newsletter for Dunfermline City and West Fife. Keeping it short and sweet, every Sunday morning, right in your inbox.

The Jaggy Thistle

By Kenny Farquharson

Kenny Farquharson on Scotland. Politics. Culture. Essays. Photography. From an award-winning Times newspaper columnist.

Dave Hill On London: Politics, Places, People

The politics, development and culture of the UK capital

Wooden City

By Isaac Rangaswami

A newsletter about London

A Life Less Automatic

By Beth Squires

Weekly, no-BS guidance to make intentional choices, shift your story, and live a life that feels genuinely yours.

Greater Govanhill - Newsletter

By Greater Govanhill’s Newsletter

The stories that matter to you - serving Govanhill and the Southside of Glasgow.

The Scottish Beacon

Be among the first to discover a new Scottish news site, brought to you by a collaborative of independent, community-based news publishers.

Lots of Scotland's independent journalism outlets in one place, collaborating on stories and learning together.

- Michael MacLeod

London Art Roundup

The weekly musings & art hop observations of an independent London art critic, with links to the latest reviews and must-see shows.

Living Our Salad Days

More from us, Liv & Dais, as we run an award-winning market in London. BTS stuff, shopping and London recommendations 🌀💞🍒

Actors, Extras, Props and Locations

By Actors Extras Props Locations

This newsletter is for people who fancy seeing if the camera loves them, or seeing their beautiful (or not so beautiful) objects, kitchens, sheds or fields up on the big screen. Your chance to get your name scrolling up in the credits or on IMDB.

The Noise of Art

By Neil Cooper

An ever expanding portal joining the dots between Pop, Art, and all points between. by Neil Cooper

Neil consistently discovers past, present and future 'under the radar' music and culture that I had no idea about. Get it on your radar!

- Michael MacLeod

The Northern Eco

By Sarah Hartley

Inspiring readers with actionable environmental news from the north of England.

The positive environment news we all need. It's uplifting, informative, full of data and facts, plus it's not London-centric.

- Michael MacLeod

POPPED CORK

By Popped Cork

Edinburgh-based hospitality and lifestyle 'zine. Formerly The Edinburgh Edit.

LDN CALENDAR

Discover the best events, plans, gigs & hidden gems in London. Stay in the know and never miss a plan!

The weekly guide to all of London's good stuff. I know just how much work goes into curating this, so save yourself the time and subscribe.

- Michael MacLeod

Londonist: Urban Palette

The biggest news, reviews, interviews and insights from London's art world.

The East Lothian Current

Welcome to "The Current," your go-to source for community and events in East Lothian 🌊

It's like The Edinburgh Minute but for East Lothian and weekly!

- Michael MacLeod

Tom Duffin’s Photography Journey

I'm a freelance photographer living & working in Edinburgh. My mission is to create images that move people, that immerse the viewer, that convey the feeling I had while looking at the scene or subject. I'll show you images I've shot & how I took them.

I really like how Tom sees things. He's in touch with nature. Genuinely spectacular photography of Edinburgh, accompanied by themed stories and refreshingly well-written technical details that even non-photographers will learn from.

- Michael MacLeod

The Greater London Project

By Joe Hill

The Greater London Project is a newsletter and series of events bringing together stories about the things which make London great, and the ways it can be even greater.

A positive look at the city's future.

- Michael MacLeod

The Scottish Football Kick-Off

By Michael Bochel

The Scottish Football Kick-Off is a daily curated Scottish football news email that cuts through the nonsense.

Leytonstoner

By Stephen Emms

East London food & drink stories - with a side portion of culture: Leyton, Leytonstone, Stratford, Forest Gate & Walthamstow. Since 2015

LOST ART

By Nina

Independent print & digital culture publication covering culture, thought and mischief.

ReelScotland

ReelScotland is a newsletter covering Scotland's screen sector, written and edited by freelance journalist Jonathan Melville.

The Wimble

Wimbledon's local weekly newspaper, delivered by email (and occasionally by print!)

Campfire

By Robert Gelb

News, information, and commentary for startup founders in Scotland. hello@campfire.scot

If you work in tech in Scotland, this newsletter is a must-read.

- Michael MacLeod

Tell Their Stories

By Hannah Ray

Writer and editor Hannah Ray shares regular posts on storytelling, writing, motherhood, and the internet.

The Edinburgh Inquirer

Thoughtful, well-informed journalism about the Edinburgh City Region from award-winning writers - join our free mailing list or support us as a paying member.

Edinburgh needed more proper news reporting. Great to see journalists break out of the newsroom shackles to go their own way. Good luck to them.

- Michael MacLeod