News Archive
This is an archive of news articles from Aberdeen City Council up to 30 November 2021.
Council gives big thumbs up to Big Noise Torry
25 August 2017
Aberdeen councillors this week gave the official seal of approval to a pioneering social change programme that is helping to change the lives of children in Torry through music. The council…
Council sets out next steps for corporate parenting
25 August 2017
Aberdeen councillors this week approved a set of measures to ensure it meets its corporate responsibility for care experienced children and young people. The Council agreed that: All councillors…
Aberdeen City Council launches major transformation to meet the needs of Aberdeen citizens
23 August 2017
Councillors have today (August 23) backed an ambitious new framework to transform the operating model of Aberdeen City Council. The framework aims to address the growing challenges facing the…
Co-leadership agreed by Aberdeen City Council
23 August 2017
Aberdeen City Council has installed co-leaders for the first time in the local authority’s history. Cllr Jenny Laing and Cllr Douglas Lumsden were appointed at a meeting of the full Council…
Union Terrace Gardens to close for Celebrate Aberdeen and Great Aberdeen Run and set-up
23 August 2017
Union Terrace Gardens will be closed to the public in the lead up to Celebrate Aberdeen and the inaugural Simplyhealth Great Aberdeen Run The gardens will close at 7.00am on Friday 25 August to…
2000AD illustrator to lead Tillydrone workshop
22 August 2017
Edinburgh based illustrator and comic artist Tom Foster will bring a touch of Dredd to Tillydrone Library next Saturday (26 August) when he leads a graphic novel workshop. The event, which takes…
Lunchtime talk reveals more on Aberdeen’s most incredible visitors
21 August 2017
Aberdeen Maritime Museum plays host this Wednesday (23 August) to a free lunchtime talk about one the most amazing stories in the city’s history. Neil Curtis, Head of Museums at Aberdeen…
Running in the right direction
21 August 2017
8000 runners, live bands, a parade featuring over 160 volunteer organisations, and one or two famous faces; the weekend of the 26 and 27 August is not to be missed in Aberdeen. Winding through the…
VisitAberdeenshire names world record contenders ahead of the Simplyhealth Great Aberdeen Run
21 August 2017
VisitAberdeenshire has named Aberdeen based athletes John Roach and Jim Tole as its world record contenders, as the duo go head to head in an attempt to set a new record for the fastest half marathon…
Public consultation on proposed Greenferns Development
17 August 2017
Aberdeen City Council is holding a public consultation event next week regarding a development framework for a proposed new residential and employment development and as neighbourhood centre at…
Aberdeen’s ground-breaking new £18.5 million school is all set for the new term
16 August 2017
Aberdeen’s newest school opened its doors today (Tuesday 15 August) for an advance look at its fantastic facilities ahead of the new term which begins next week. The £18.5 million Centre…
Children’s Panel looks for new members to play their part in Children’s Hearings
14 August 2017
Aberdeen Area Support Team is on the lookout for new Children’s Panel members. The recruitment drive is part of a national campaign to sign up over-18s from all walks of life to play a key…