17 photos taking you back to Edinburgh in 1983 (Part 2)

By David Mclean

Published 16th Sep 2020, 16:30 GMT

Updated 10th Jun 2021, 20:44 GMT

Nineteen-eighty three in Edinburgh was marked by job cuts, protests, general election canvassing, a visit from Charles and Diana, Hearts’ return to the top flight, and a David Bowie concert.

We’ve had a deep dig through the archives at the Evening News to bring you 17 more memories of the Capital as it was in 1983.

Followers of the Indian cult leader Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh singing and dancing at The Mound in Edinburgh in January, 1983. Photo: Ian Brand