The owner of a high-profile property in Edinburgh s Princes Street has welcomed backing for its plans to turn the former Debenhams store into new boutique hotel and hospitality hub. Pensions giant Legal & General said the £50 million renovation project, which goes before the city council s Development Management Sub Committee next week, has been recommended for approval by the city s director of planning. The proposals also have the active support of Essential Edinburgh - the city centre s Business Improvement District - and the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce. Plans include a restaurant and rooftop bar along with a 207-room boutique hotel and spa. There will be shopping, dining, hospitality, leisure, and public event space, plus a new pedestrian link between Princes Street and Rose Street.
A multi perspective approach to understanding the development of occupational therapy in the UK
December 22, 2020
Scholarly articles are meant to stimulate discussion, but sometimes they do for unintended reasons. A recent article in the Christmas issue of
The BMJ by one of us (Neil McLennan) did just this, provoking strong reactions and new discussions on social media and a number of rapid responses on bmj.com. The article profiled Wilfred Owen’s physician Arthur John Brock and his approach to the treatment of Owen’s shell shock. The piece suggested links between that era and the current covid-19 pandemic and its impact on people’s mental health.