News Archive

This is an archive of news articles from Aberdeen City Council up to 30 November 2021.

Council advises alternatives as Scotstown Household Waste Recycling Centre closes temporarily for upgrade works

20 January 2017

Aberdeen City Council has today (20 January) advised users of the Scotstown Road Household Waste Recycling Centre to use the city’s four other centres from Monday 23 January until 5.30am until…

Follow up report sees school make key improvements

20 January 2017

An Aberdeen primary school has made good progress since an Education Scotland inspection report identified three key areas for improvement, it has been announced today (Tuesday 17 January 2017). The…

Shaping the workforce of the future

20 January 2017

Entering its fourth successful year, Aberdeen City Council once again will be hosting a one-day free youth recruitment event to promote training, apprenticeships and employment opportunities for…

Local government election briefing for prospective candidates and agents

20 January 2017

A briefing event for prospective candidates and agents considering standing for election to Aberdeen City Council will be held on Wednesday 8 March 2017. The session will take place at 3pm in the…

Meeting held at start of process to organise a memorial for people affected by past practices at Aberdeen Crematorium

19 January 2017

About 20 people attended a meeting on Tuesday evening to discuss the first stages of setting up a memorial for those affected by past practices at Aberdeen. The informal meeting, which is one of…

New traders’ network to help drive further city centre improvements

19 January 2017

Plans to reinvigorate one of Aberdeen’s most famous streets were launched today as part of a City Centre Masterplan project. The Greater George Street Traders’ Association has been…

Hazlehead Academy striking gold in developing tomorrow’s football stars

19 January 2017

Hazlehead Academy is today (Thursday 19 January) toasting the success of its football programme which saw pupil and Aberdeen FC starlet Chris Antoniazzi make his first team debut for the Dons in…

SPECTRA needs you!

19 January 2017

Do you love art? Have a passion for events? Want to be involved in the biggest light festival in Scotland? Then SPECTRA 2017 needs you! Volunteers are being sought for a variety of roles at the…

Local artists join SPECTRA 2017 line-up

17 January 2017

Scottish artists have been given the opportunity to join the line-up for SPECTRA 2017, Aberdeen’s festival of light. STACK Collective from Aberdeen, Heather Lander from Glasgow and Andrew Sage…

Kaimhill School serves up a new Breakfast Club for pupils

17 January 2017

Kaimhill School today (Tuesday 17 January) teamed up with a local charity to launch a new Breakfast Club for pupils. The breakfast club is being trialled at the primary school for four weeks and is…

History and heritage volunteers sought for park

17 January 2017

Volunteers are being sought for the first time to help bring alive the history and heritage of one of the city’s best-loved parks – in its 135th year. The Volunteer Guides for Duthie…

Pilot initiative extended after surge in applications for local authority roles

16 January 2017

A sharp spike in the number of applications for jobs with Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils has prompted the creation of a scheme to help guide people through the process of applying for local…