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FOUND: 3 - What They Never Told You

Edinburgh Pride 2023 promises full event after scaled-back version last year

This year, the annual festival will take place on the 24th of June 2023 with the headline sponsor announced as Johnnie Walker Princes Street, the eight-floor visitor experience.

Edinburgh Live

Plans progressing for luxury Edinburgh hotel on Princes Street with rooftop bar

A planning application has now been submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council detailing plans to build the boutique hotel with a rooftop bar on Princes Street, offering sublime views of the castle

Edinburgh Live

The secret Edinburgh club on Princes Street that locals walk past without realising exists

Having been founded way back in 1787, Edinburgh's New Club is both historic and exclusive, with thousands of residents walking past the discreet club entrance on Princes Street every day without giving it a second glance.

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Photos show Edinburgh's 'largest ever' crowd when 500,000 packed Princes Street

There was one event in living memory that attracted more people to Princes Streetthan inhabit the city today, and it's estimated to have been the biggest crowd the capital ever witnessed.

Edinburgh Live

Mesmerising footage shows Edinburgh city centre life in 1930s

The footage is taken from a commissioned tourist video that was created to attract visitors to the capital. Princes Street is full of life as residents enjoy themselves in the city centre.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh cyclist in Princes Street crash as police and paramedics race to scene

Emergency services were scrambled to the main thoroughfare on Monday morning as an Edinburgh woman was thrown from her bike on Princes Street, with her condition currently unknown.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh's Johnnie Walker attraction announce Mother's Day celebration event

The five-star whisky attraction on Edinburgh's Princes Street will celebrate Mother's Day by offering guests a chance to treat the mother figures in their lives to a guided tasting.

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The posh Edinburgh sportswear outlet that became a magnet for '80s football casuals

High end sportswear store Lillywhites was a mainstay on Princes Street for decades before vanishing in the early 1980s. We take a look back at the legendary store, that was renowned for its hefty price tags.

Edinburgh Live

The lost Edinburgh Princes Street restaurant that transformed into world famous chain

It's hard to imagine the west end of Princes Street without the distinctive golden arches of McDonald's, but there was a time when the restaurant was an altogether more British affair.

Edinburgh Live

The lost stores on Edinburgh's Princes Street and what's there now

Edinburgh's city centre has kissed goodbye to so many familiar names in retail over the past couple of decades. We take a look at a handful of famous lost shops and what - if anything - has taken their place.

Edinburgh Live

The three-tonne Edinburgh statue that was accidentally dropped from a crane

The famous equestrian statue on Princes Street fell from a crane just days before its official unveiling, with one worker sustaining a head injury.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh police swoop on Princes Street in rush hour incident

A concerned resident filmed two police vans and several officers outside of the Tesco at the West End of Princes Street by Shandwick Place at around 5.30pm on Friday afternoon.

Edinburgh Live

The Edinburgh statue that's defiantly 'hogged' the pavement for 170 years

We take a look back at the attempts to relocate Edinburgh's iconic Duke of Wellington statue, which has been causing an obstruction at the east end of Princes Street for more than 170 years.

Edinburgh Live

The lone Edinburgh pub on Princes Street that locals remember fondly

There was a time when you could prop yourself up with a cold pint after a long day's shopping along Princes Street - as long as you ordered a steak.

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Edinburgh music store announces closure after 170 years in the city centre

According to the music shop’s website, they originally opened in George Street in the 1850’s and relocated to the now present location just off of Princes Street in 2013.

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First look inside Edinburgh city centre's breathtaking new Mor Bakehouse

The bakery chain originally opened up a shop on Princes Street called Mor Bakery late last year and now has a new location at Hunter Square, just off of the Royal Mile.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh locals line Royal Mile at hero Jenners firefighter Barry Martin's funeral

Scores of firefighters and locals have lined the streets to honour the Fife firefighter who lost his life four days after tackling the Jenners blaze on Princes Street.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh stores closing this year as M&Co, TK Maxx, New Look and more shut doors

A number of stores are scheduled to close their doors across Edinburgh soon, as retailers in Scotland have faced many challenges in the past few years following lockdown.

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All the things we could do in Edinburgh in the 00s that we can't do now

The old saying states we don't know what we've got until it's gone, which hits home for some of the spots around the city that we took for granted.

Edinburgh Live

We visited Edinburgh's Princes Street and counted number of empty shops as stores close down

As the people of Edinburgh reel from the shock of the Jenners building going up in flames in recent weeks, Edinburgh Live decided to take a stroll down Princes Street and see how much it has changed.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh's Princes Street gets a new Holland & Barrett shop

The retailer will be moving into the prime city centre location at 72 Princes Street, the premises formerly occupied by O2, a British telecommunication services provider.

Daily Record

Frantic search launched for woman, 25, who vanished in Edinburgh city centre on Saturday night

Chantelle Stewart, 25, was last spotted on Princes Street, Edinburgh at roughly 11pm on Saturday, January 28.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh police try to trace missing 25-year-old woman last seen on Princes Street

Chantelle Stewart was reported missing after last being spotted on Princes Street at around 11:00pm on Saturday January 28. She was wearing a black mini jacket over a black dress and black coloured high heels.

Daily Record

Man killed 'best friend' in attack on busy city centre street during Edinburgh Festival

Matthew Adam, 38, seriously assaulted Wayne Elliot, 53 on Princes Street in August last year.

Edinburgh Live

Moment Edinburgh firefighters rescue hero colleague from burning Jenners building

The heart stopping moment shows the fearless firefighters rushing into the burning Jenners building on Princes Street and rescuing a colleague who looks to have been covered in soot.

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