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Andrew Batchelor
Jan 73 min read
ANDREW BATCHELOR: 2025 needs to be the year of progress for Dundee
Picture: Steven Neish New year, new column, new hope! Coming off the back of 135 columns written for the Evening Telegraph, I am thrilled...
Andrew Batchelor
Jan 41 min read
A new piece of public art dedicated to Dundee’s jute industry has been revealed
The Bummer is located in the Stack Retail Park, the site of the old Camperdown Works jute factory. (Picture: Public Art Dundee) A...
Andrew Batchelor
Jan 41 min read
New updates on the HMS Unicorn have revealed the next steps in the ship’s journey to preservatio
It is hoped that the HMS Unicorn will move into dry dock soon. (Picture: LDN Architects / Unicorn Preservation Society) There is big news...
Dundee Culture
Jan 11 min read
Andrew Batchelor will be launching his new online column from 7 January
Andrew Batchelor will be launching his new online column on Dundee Culture’s website from 7 January. The new column will continue from...
Andrew Batchelor
Dec 13, 20244 min read
An insight into the amazing Gillies’ Christmas Window tradition
In festive traditions alone, very few can compete in Dundee with the pure delight and magic of Gillies' annual Christmas window displays....
Andrew Batchelor
Dec 12, 20241 min read
A new exhibition exploring links between health and climate has opened at V&A Dundee
A pioneering exhibition that explores the connection between human health and environmental sustainability has opened at V&A Dundee....
Andrew Batchelor
Dec 12, 20241 min read
V&A Dundee has been named as one of the best museums to visit in the UK in 2025
V&A Dundee has been named as one of the top museums to visit in the UK, a new list by The Times has revealed . The Dundee design museum...
Andrew Batchelor
Dec 12, 20241 min read
Keiller Centre could be demolished to make way for “Dundee’s answer to Covent Garden”
Plans have been announced to tear down Dundee’s Keiller Centre and replace it with an exciting new development called “Keiller Quarter,”...
Andrew Batchelor
Dec 12, 20241 min read
Here’s where you can get that Wellgate Clock card shared on Dundee Culture
After posting a picture of a Christmas card on Dundee Culture, many asked where they could purchase it. The Christmas card, designed by...
Andrew Batchelor
Dec 10, 20242 min read
ANDREW BATCHELOR: Dundee should have its own graffiti alley to celebrate its growing public art scene
This feature was originally published in the Evening Telegraph on 10 December 2024. In the eleven years I’ve run Dundee Culture, one of...
Andrew Batchelor
Dec 8, 20241 min read
A mural dedicated to Dundee Culture has just been revealed in Dundee’s West End
A mural dedicated to Dundee Culture has just been revealed in Dundee’s West End. The artwork from SYKE, real name Symon Mathieson, was...
Andrew Batchelor
Dec 7, 20243 min read
Christmas in Dundee: Here are some of the festive events happening this weekend (7-8 December)
December is well underway - and with the first weekend of the month here, Dundee Culture will be looking at some of the best Christmas...
Andrew Batchelor
Dec 6, 20242 min read
HMS Unicorn has given an update on restoration works ahead of 2025
The Unicorn Preservation Society, which manages Scotland’s oldest ship, has provided updates on the progress of Project Safe Haven, a...
Andrew Batchelor
Dec 6, 20242 min read
HMS Unicorn have announced tickets will now be half price until the end of January
The Unicorn Preservation Society, the organisation in charge of HMS Unicorn, have announced that tickets to the much loved attraction...
Andrew Batchelor
Dec 3, 20242 min read
ANDREW BATCHELOR: Mills Observatory's saving has proven that the 'use it or lose it' message works
This article was first published in the Evening Telegraph on 3 December 2024 - and updated to reflect the decisions made before the...
Andrew Batchelor
Dec 2, 20242 min read
Caird Park Golf Course is to close whilst Broughty Castle's future remains uncertain
Councillors have voted to close Caird Park golf course whilst the future of Broughty Castle was deferred to a later date. The decision to...
Andrew Batchelor
Dec 1, 20241 min read
An Australian magazine has praised Dundee's transformation into a creative tech powerhouse
Dundee has recently been highlighted as one of Scotland’s most vibrant cities in an article by Australian magazine, The West Australian ....
Andrew Batchelor
Nov 30, 20242 min read
Dundee cultural programmes are facing potential budget cuts
Dundee City Council has proposed a number of budget cuts for the forthcoming financial year, which look set to have significant...
Andrew Batchelor
Nov 30, 20242 min read
REVIEW: Oor Wullie is back and better than ever in the new musical at the Dundee Rep
This is a spoiler-free review of Oor Wullie: The Musical. Oor Wullie: The Musical has arrived at the Dundee Rep for the festive season -...
Andrew Batchelor
Nov 28, 20242 min read
Dundee is currently hosting an esports invitational event - here’s how you can stream it
Dundee is hosting the Scottish Esports League Invitationals at Dundee and Angus College’s Gardyne Campus ahead of the sixth edition of...
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