Contractor at work on one of UK’s biggest regeneration projects.
The £1 billion redevelopment of the St James Centre in Edinburgh has finally got under way, following years of delay.
The plan to demolish the existing 1970s St James Centre and replace it with modern retail and office space was originally given the go-ahead in 2009.
The project met with a series of delays, with developers blaming difficulties in attracting international investors in the wake of the financial crash in 2008 and “uncertainty” surrounding this year’s EU referendum vote.
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