News Archive
This is an archive of news articles from Aberdeen City Council up to 30 November 2021.
Artists shortlisted for Fishermen’s memorial
18 April 2017
Draft proposals from four artists have been shortlisted for a memorial dedicated to the men and women who lived, worked and died in the fishing industry in Aberdeen. The Fishermen’s Memorial…
PR specialist visits Aberdeen on UK talking tour
17 April 2017
A public relations (PR) specialist with more than two decades of experience is visiting Aberdeen next week as part of her UK wide talking tour. Diane Hinds will appear at Aberdeen Central Library…
Details of the different phases of a £3.2million project to revitalise an Aberdeen street have been revealed
14 April 2017
Details of the different phases of the £3.2million project which will transform and revitalise a city centre street were today unveiled. The work to Broad Street, which is being changed into a…
RSPB Dolphinwatch begins its fifth year
07 April 2017
The launch of this year’s Dolphinwatch, which will run at Torry Battery on Thursdays to Sundays until 20 August, was held today with special guests - an appearance of a pod of dolphins in…
Views sought on proposed Wellington Road corridor improvements
07 April 2017
The public’s views are to be sought to help define and assess transport improvement options put forward for the Wellington Road Corridor. An initial pre-appraisal study was completed by…
Aberdeen Tour Series circuit revealed for Thursday 25 May
07 April 2017
The challenging circuit for Britain’s fastest elite cycling race taking to the streets of Aberdeen has today [Friday 7 April] been revealed. Thursday 25 May will see the centre of Aberdeen…
Artists and Carers bring the outdoors indoors for people with dementia
06 April 2017
The award-winning theatre company Spare Tyre and Aberdeen City Council Creative Learning are running a masterclass on working with dementia patients in Aberdeen. The event will take place next week…
New Artist Commissions Launched at City Centre Art Gallery
04 April 2017
An art gallery and creative hub on Belmont Street has launched four new commissions for artists in the North-East to create new work for their exhibition space. Seventeen, Aberdeen’s creative…
Partnership group set up to work on water safety in Aberdeen
03 April 2017
A partnership group has been formed to work together on water safety in Aberdeen. The Aberdeen Water Safety Group includes the RNLI (including Aberdeen Lifeboat Station), Aberdeen City Council, HM…
SMG Europe now the operator for the current Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
03 April 2017
SMG Europe is now the operator – and employer for the staff - of the current Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference. Staff were taken over under TUPE employer regulations after the leading world-…
Aberdeen City Council’s Head of Finance crowned Public Finance Professional of the Year
03 April 2017
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy’s (CIPFA) Scottish Conference has named Aberdeen City Council Head of Finance Steve Whyte as the Public Finance Professional of the…
City’s GRANITE project wins People award
30 March 2017
GRANITE, a large scale arts project created by the National Theatre of Scotland and Aberdeen City Council, and sponsored by Deloitte, has won a major award from Arts…