Here are nine businesses that have opened in Edinburgh during lockdown

Despite the economic turmoil Covid-19 has inflicted on the country’s economy, it hasn’t stopped some businesses from setting up shop.

From drinks businesses to butchers to tropical plants, a variety of traders have braced the current economic climate and popped up in the Capital during lockdown.

In case you haven’t caught sight of them already, we thought we would list a few of some of the new faces in town.

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