Edinburgh Headlines 5 October: Former Next store in Princes Street to be demolished to make way for Ruby Hotel

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00:00 Hi there and welcome back to EdinburghNews.com. I'm Oda Morrison, I'm the editor here at

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00:08 Plans for a £100 million hotel in Edinburgh's Princey Street have been given the green light

00:15 with part of the existing building set to be demolished. The plans for 104 to 108

00:21 Princey Street were launched in March this year and include a retail space, a bar and a restaurant.

00:28 The landlord of a popular Edinburgh pub is celebrating 20 years at the helm, having taken

00:32 over the premises accidentally. Alan Nichols, who runs the Regent Bar on Montrose Terrace,

00:38 has been reminiscing about his journey, saying that he had no idea at the age of 40

00:43 that he would be taking on what is now an iconic LGBTQ+ real ale pub. And finally,

00:50 owners of an award-winning cafe in Edinburgh have announced with a heavy heart that it is

00:54 going up for sale. Salt Cafe in Morningside has been put on the market after the owner said that

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