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Glasgow’s Pollokshaws Road bridge is getting a £900,000 refresh this summer

Glasgows Pollokshaws Road bridge is getting a 900000 refresh this summer | Glasgow’s Pollokshaws Road bridge is getting a £900,000 refresh this summer

A £900,000 Network Rail project will upgrade the railway bridge at Pollokshaws Road in Glasgow from July 13, with repairs, repainting, drainage work and vegetation clearance planned through September 19.

Glasgow’s New 54km Active Travel Push Could Make the City Easier on Foot and Bike

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Glasgow is prioritising 54km of walking, wheeling and cycling routes by 2032, with a new delivery framework aimed at speeding up protected routes across the city. For budget travellers, that could mean easier low-cost movement between neighbourhoods and sights.

Scotland Has a Sunniest Town and a Gloomiest Village, and They’re Not Far Apart

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A new Sun Index has named Leuchars as Scotland’s sunniest place and Kinlochewe as the gloomiest. For budget travelers, that means the best odds of dry days are on the east coast, while the Highlands still offer the big scenery even if the sun is playing hard to get.

Pigeon Park opens in Glasgow’s Dalmarnock as new £1.05m green space

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Glasgow’s latest pocket park has opened in Dalmarnock beside the station, turning vacant land into a new green space with play areas, seating, planting and community growing plots.

Scotland’s Best Wild Swim Spots Just Got Ranked, So Your Summer Dip Can Be Less of a Guessing Game

Scotlands Best Wild Swim Spots Just Got Ranked So Your Summer Dip Can Be Less of a Guessing Game shutterstock 2439703007 | Scotland’s Best Wild Swim Spots Just Got Ranked, So Your Summer Dip Can Be Less of a Guessing Game

Scotland’s environment watchdog has released 2026 bathing water rankings for 89 monitored swim spots, with 47 rated excellent and three still classed as poor.