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image captionThe Walnut Whip can now be seen on Edinburgh s skyline
Many people have been working from home over the last year since the Covid pandemic led to the closure of city centre offices and businesses.
But construction was allowed to return last June and has continued ever since. Anyone who hasn t ventured into the heart of Edinburgh for several months will notice some major changes.
Here are some of the developments that are changing the face of the city centre.
St James Quarter
image captionThe main shopping mall entrance to the St James Quarter on Leith Street
B&M store and garden centre plans unveiled for former Dobbies site
Plans have been submitted for the vacant former Dobbies site.
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Plans to build a new B&M store, garden centre and drive-thru Costa restaurant on two vacant sites in Dalgety Bay and creating at least 48 new jobs, have been revealed by developers.
A planning application has been submitted by B & M Retail Ltd., to redevelop the former Dobbies Garden Centre site at the corner of Ridge Way and Western Approach Road in the town, while the drive-thru will be site on a vacant plot just yards away on Ridge Way.