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Its Danish owner says he plans to spend millions of pounds restoring the 183-year-old building in Edinburgh.

BBC News By Angie Brown image copyrightEdinburgh Rope Access image captionEdinburgh Rope Access was employed to remove all three signs on the Jenners building over two days last week Sports Direct billionaire Mike Ashley has been told by council officials to reinstate the signs on the historic Jenners building in Edinburgh. Mr Ashley, the current tenant, has three months from when an enforcement notice comes into effect on 14 May. A spokesman for Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen, who owns the building, said the signs were removed without his authorisation last week. Mike Ashley's spoke...

BBC News By Angie Brown image captionEdinburgh Rope Access removed the Jenners sign over two days The firm that removed the Jenners sign from the building in Edinburgh insists there was "no mystery" behind its "disappearance". Nicky Erskine, owner of Edinburgh Rope Access, said his team was asked to take down the gold-coloured lettering and worked for two days to remove it. He said it was now being stored on the sixth floor of the department store. The Jenners building owner said it was "shocked" its tenant, Fraser Group, removed the sign without authorisation. Sports Direct billionaire Mike ...

BBC News By Angie Brown image captionThe distinctive "Jenners" is normally seen at the top of the department store building The owner of Edinburgh's Jenners building has begun an investigation after signs bearing its name were removed from the landmark shop. Witnesses spotted the distinctive gold-coloured lettering being taken down on Wednesday. A spokesman for the Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen, who owns the listed building, said they were "very surprised" the signs had been removed. Frasers Group, which operates the store, has been asked for comment. City of Edinburgh Council sai...

BBC News By Angie Brown Published image captionThe current Jenners building on Princes Street dates back to 1895 The famous Jenners building rose from the ashes to become a landmark in the centre of Edinburgh. Founded in 1838, it is one of the oldest department stores in the world to have continuously traded from the same site. It started out as Kennington & Jenner, named after its founders - linen drapers Charles Jenner and Charles Kennington. By 1890 the Princes Street store had changed its name to Charles Jenner & Co and had expanded upwards and to adjoining buildings, making it one of the...