17 photos taking you back to Edinburgh in 1983 (Part 3)

By David Mclean

Published 28th Sep 2020, 12:35 GMT

Updated 10th Jun 2021, 20:42 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 memories of the Capital as it was in 1983.

Philip Contini inside the Italian delicatessen Valvona & Crolla in Edinburgh, 1983 Photo: Alan Macdonald