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Oil tycoon says Aberdeen cash remains on the table

ONE of Scotland's richest men has told councillors they have just a year to throw their weight behind his plans to regenerate Aberdeen's Union Terrace Gardens or lose £50 million he put up to help fund the £140m project.

ANGER: Sir Ian Wood has called on the council to change its mind on the project.
ANGER: Sir Ian Wood has called on the council to change its mind on the project.

Sir Ian Wood, chairman of the Wood Group, said the cash was still on the table less than 24 hours after the city council voted to reject the controversial plans, which had been backed by the public in a referendum.

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