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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Robyn Bell & Tim Hanlon

Locals refuse to abandon shopping centre blasted as scene from a 'zombie apocalypse'

A local has told how a rundown shopping centre looks like "dawn of the dead", as people still gather despite the lack of stores.

Once Newkirkgate was a buzzing 1960s precinct, one of the most vibrant in Edinburgh, but now area is now just home to charity shops, pawnbrokers and a few chain stores.

Despite its challenges, Newkirkgate, which was rebuilt 20 years ago, is still surviving and even doing well according to some locals, while others compare it to a zombie apocalypse.

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