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26.12.2021 - 19:15 / dailyrecord.co.uk
There's one truly deserted shopping centre in the UK this Boxing Day and it's in West Lothian.
Pictures show the derelict Scottish shopping centre that's been sitting empty and abandoned for 17 years.
Five Sisters Freeport Shopping Village opened 25 years ago in 1996 claiming to be Scotland's new premier outlet for designer garb with over 40 stores.
But those ambitions fell short after it closed up shop after a mere eight years - and it's been deserted ever since.
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