Aberdeen
How about a city with two medieval colleges and castles, two picturesque rivers and miles of sandy beach?
On a sunny day, Aberdeen’s granite buildings sparkle as the light glints off specks of mica in the stone. Walk or cycle beside the city’s long sands from the old fishing village of Footdee to the basking seals at Donmouth nature reserve. There are several places to hire bikes and 150 miles of Aberdeenshire coastline.
Aberdeen Art Gallery reopened after refurbishment in 2019. Photograph: Iain Masterton/Alamy
Of the county’s 263 castles, ruined Dunnottar on its craggy peninsula in the North Sea is one of the most dramatic (adult £8, child £4). The best way to get there is to walk a couple of miles along the cliffs from the market town of Stonehaven, 20 minutes by train from Aberdeen. You can walk back to Stonehaven through Dunnottar Woods, past an old shell house and aristocratic bathing place. Afterwards, dodge the gulls as you eat award-winning fish and chips
Councillors approve plans for review of Aberdeen city centre masterplan
Updated: May 11, 2021, 5:09 pm
A review of the city centre masterplan has been approved.
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Councillors have approved plans for a review of a long-term blueprint to revitalise Aberdeen city centre.
The administration’s growth and resources committee agreed to a review of the 25-year city centre masterplan, setting out priorities for economic recovery in the short, medium and long-term.
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A new space for creatives in Wolverhampton has opened its doors following a renovation project.
The Quarter Contemporary Arts Space, in School Street, will be a hub for local artists in the Black Country to showcase their work.
It is located near to the Asylum Artist Studios in Darlington Street – and Asylum Art Gallery is located in Chapel Ash.
An new arts space on School Street, Wolverhampton, called The Quarter
The gallery will run through a monthly fee membership scheme, with members of the collective having their say over activities that are on offer at the gallery.
Ghosts
Adura Onashile is a star on the rise. She wrote Expensive Shit, set in a Scottish toilet and Fela Kuti’s nightclub in Lagos, and was due to portray Medea at last year’s Edinburgh international festival. Her latest is an audio drama about empire, to be heard on a walk through Glasgow.
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