Event mascot ToBi has been on
a whistle-stop tour taking in six schools and Aberdeen City Council bosses have also picked 20 junior mascots to represent the elite teams on the day, with pupils from Stoneywood, Hazlehead, Bramble Brae, Mile End, Gilcomstoun and Skene Square selected to take part this year.
City pupils visited by Tour Series mascot; CYCLING
THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge enjoyed
a whistle-stop tour of Birmingham on Wednesday, including a trip to the city's famous Acme Whistle Company.
Duke and Duchess in whistle-stop tour
Also on the show, Rory Reid tests the new Ford Focus RS, Chris Harris attempts to tame Ferrari's savage F12 TDF and Matt LeBlanc gets
a whistle-stop tour of London in Ken Block's fearsome Hoonicorn.
Champ's a winner
GLOBE-TROTTING Michael Palin is having a stop-off in Gateshead next month to invite Geordies to join him on
a whistle-stop tour of his past 30 actionpacked years.
Time-travelling Palin to stop off in Gateshead
In the first half of the show, Palin, below, takes audiences on
a whistle-stop tour of the globe.
PREVIEW; Michael Palin St David's Hall, Cardiff
? HANK Wangford And The Lost Cowboys, whose new double album Save Me The Waltz is out on May 26, launch
a whistle-stop tour next week with dates at the O2 Academies in Leicester on Friday and Birmingham on May 19.
sound bites
TWO TOP archaeologists will lead
a whistle-stop tour of Hadrian's Wall next month - for tourism businesses.
Walking the Wall; NORTHUMBERLAND TODAY NORTHUMBERLAND TODAY TOURISM
Driving a car loaned by Nissan Teesside, the Rev Bruce Carlin of St Chad's, Stockton, and the Rev David Baxter from Carlisle toured every cathedral in England in
a whistle-stop tour covering 1,975 miles.
Remember When Compiled by Paul Delplanque In association with
BRITAIN'S most unpredictable stand-up comic Russell Brand is back on the road with
a whistle-stop tour to promote his latest book.
Brand new chapter
That was the case yesterday when newly-appointed Argentina coach Diego Maradona arrived at the Reds' Carrington training ground as part of
a whistle-stop tour of Europe.
DIEGO ON RED ALERT; ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP SPECIAL..
But now Andy is hoping to get away from it all and rediscover himself on
a whistle-stop tour of the East.
sunday roast: Single Andy's in search of his roots
The culture minister spoke during
a whistle-stop tour of Liverpool yesterday, during which he met senior Culture Company bosses and theatre, museum and arts org anisations.
Cultural blip will not spoil 2008
He then made
a whistle-stop tour of Perth, Dundee, Angus, Aberdeen and Buchan to claim his party is the only one who can beat Labour in Scotland.
Flagging support for Nats; SNP
FORMER US president Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary are expected to drop into Northern Ireland this week on
a whistle-stop tour.
Bill and Hill to return to N Ireland