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Odeon Cinema
Fort Kinnaird is a shopping centre built in the
1980s on the site of New Craighall Colliery, about five miles to the east
of the centre of Edinburgh.
Edinburgh's first multiplex cinema opened at Fort Kinnaird in 1988.
It was run by UCI until 2005 when was taken over by Odeon.
It
has faced competition from other Edinburgh cinemas and is now considered
by its management to be no longer viable, so it will close before the end
of 2007.
Also to
close within the next year are This will allow the retail park
to expand with up to 30 new stores and six new cafes or restaurants.
Other Closures
The former Melrose tea factory close to the
cinema and ten-pin bowling alley at has closed and is now due to be
demolished.
Within the next the ten-pin bowling alley and two
long established restaurants, Frankie & Benny's and Chiqito
are also due to close.
New Shops and Restaurants
British Land, the owner of Fort Kinnaird now
hopes to add up to 20 new stores and 6 new restaurants or cafes to the
retail park.
Evening News
July 4, 2007: p.10 |
