David Bowie on stage at Murrayfield stadium in Edinburgh, during the 'Serious Moonlight' tour, June 1983.David Bowie on stage at Murrayfield stadium in Edinburgh, during the 'Serious Moonlight' tour, June 1983.
David Bowie on stage at Murrayfield stadium in Edinburgh, during the 'Serious Moonlight' tour, June 1983.

17 photos taking you back to Edinburgh in 1983

Nineteen-eighty three in Edinburgh was marked by job cuts, protests, general election canvassing, a visit from Charles and Diana, Hearts’ return to the top flight, and a David Bowie concert.
By David Mclean
Published 8th Sep 2020, 13:23 GMT
Updated 10th Jun 2021, 20:43 GMT

We’ve had a deep dig through the archives at the Evening News to bring you 17 memories of the Capital as it was in 1983.

The Lothian Region Play Bus, which took toys and games to children without access to playgroups or nurseries, was one of the services threatened by cut-backs in February 1983.

1. Lothian Region Play Bus 1983

The Lothian Region Play Bus, which took toys and games to children without access to playgroups or nurseries, was one of the services threatened by cut-backs in February 1983. Photo: Alan Ledgerwood

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Workers from the Henry Robb shipyard in Leith march to demonstrate against job redundancies in April 1983.

2. Henry Robb jobs demo 1983

Workers from the Henry Robb shipyard in Leith march to demonstrate against job redundancies in April 1983. Photo: Jack Crombie

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Athlete Yvonne Murray won the Sportsmans Young Personality of the Year award when an 18-year-old Musselburgh Grammar schoolgirl. Picture taken with the trophy in Princes Street Edinburgh, January 1983.

3. Yvonne Murray aged 18

Athlete Yvonne Murray won the Sportsmans Young Personality of the Year award when an 18-year-old Musselburgh Grammar schoolgirl. Picture taken with the trophy in Princes Street Edinburgh, January 1983. Photo: Hamish Campbell

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Christine Keeler, the woman at the centre of the 1960s Profumo scandal, outside No 10 restaurant in Edinburgh 1983.

4. Christine Keeler in Edinburgh 1983

Christine Keeler, the woman at the centre of the 1960s Profumo scandal, outside No 10 restaurant in Edinburgh 1983. Photo: Joe Steele

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