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Our disappearing park life: are Scots too scared to use our green places

WIDE open spaces are vital for our health, our life and even our sanity ...

but the number in Scottish cities is now in sharp decline because of Government cutbacks.

The parks, gardens, allotments, woodlands and sports fields that make up urban green spaces are deteriorating fast, according to new evidence to be unveiled tomorrow.