News Archive
This is an archive of news articles from Aberdeen City Council up to 30 November 2021.
Remembering Piper Alpha – three decades on
17 May 2018
Families, friends and industry representatives are to gather to remember the 167 men who lost their lives in the Piper Alpha disaster. Thirty years on from the world’s worst offshore…
Boogie in the Bar bops its way to Torry success
17 May 2018
Boogie in the Bar, Aberdeen’s Dementia friendly, fun-filled afternoons of music, laughter and dancing is going from strength to strength with a new branch in Torry. The new Torry group has…
Aberdeen City Council to support Noise Awareness Week
17 May 2018
Aberdeen City Council is next week supporting a UK- wide event aimed at highlighting the problems associated with noise pollution. Aberdeen City Council’s Protective Services team has updated…
Unaudited annual accounts available for public inspection
16 May 2018
Aberdeen City Council’s unaudited annual accounts for the financial year 2017/2018 are now available for inspection until 4 June 2018. The accounts provide information which can help members…
Road closure details for OVO Energy Tour Series
15 May 2018
The OVO Energy Tour Series will once again take to the streets of Aberdeen for an exciting closed-circuit cycle race on Thursday 17 May 2018. The day will begin at 12 noon with races from Scottish…
Foster Care Fortnight 2018
15 May 2018
Aberdeen City Council’s Alternative Family Care Team is currently linking in with The Fostering Network’s national campaign to highlight the need for more foster carers. We have to…
£900,000 for Aberdeen city centre historic streetscape
15 May 2018
Extra sparkle is to be added to the Granite City after Aberdeen was today awarded £901,100 for heritage-led regeneration projects in the heart of the city. The funding is being released through the…
Healthy Working Lives boosts business
14 May 2018
A seminar on improving health, safety and wellbeing in the workplace is the latest in a series of Business Booster events to be held in Aberdeen. Senior Public Health Practitioner Hilary Bell of NHS…
Read all about Aberdeen’s Bookbug Week events
14 May 2018
Aberdeen City Libraries have kicked-off a series of Bookbug sessions as part of Bookbug Week (Monday 14 May – Sunday 20 May 2017). The eighth annual Bookbug Week offers hundreds of free story…
Aberdeen pupils the first in Scotland to take part in new opera project
11 May 2018
Aberdeen Primary 3 pupils were today (Friday 11 May) the first in Scotland to take part in an innovative new interactive musical experience created by Scottish Opera. In the first performance of The…
Charity founder to represent Aberdeen at Royal Wedding
10 May 2018
Aberdonian Myles Edwards, founder of Gathimba Edwards Foundation, will attend the wedding of His Royal Highness Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, following his successful nomination by the Lord-…
Aberdeen to commemorate MP Jo Cox with Great Get Together event
09 May 2018
Aberdeen councillors today (Wednesday 9 May) approved a proposal to participate in the 2018 Great Get Together event which was inspired by the late MP, Jo Cox. The proposal was put forward by…