News Archive

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

Ten top tips for festive food safety

21 December 2016

Food safety experts at Aberdeen City Council are urging Christmas cooks to follow simple safety tips when preparing food at home over the festive season to ensure food poisoning is the last thing…

Meetings to be held to organise a memorial for people affected by past practices at Aberdeen Crematorium

20 December 2016

People affected by past practices at Aberdeen Crematorium are invited to attend a meeting next month to discuss the first stages of setting up a memorial. The first meeting will have three dates and…

Mini Winter Gardens for RGU campus

20 December 2016

Students and staff from Robert Gordon University (RGU) have joined forces with Aberdeen City Council experts from the David Welch Winter Gardens at the historic Duthie Park to create their own…

Independent Review of the circumstances surrounding the death of Bailey Gwynne

19 December 2016

The Aberdeen Chief Officers Group has today (December 19) published a redacted version of the Independent Review of the circumstances surrounding the death of Bailey Gwynne at Cults Academy on 28…

Harlaw pupils scoop first prize for their energy sector knowledge

19 December 2016

Harlaw Academy was awarded for winning the prestigious Northsound 1 Energy Schools Challenge in a special ceremony today (Monday 19 December) The ceremony recognised the efforts of the pupils -…

Union Terrace Gardens proposals receive public backing

19 December 2016

Proposals to revitalise Union Terrace Gardens (UTG) in Aberdeen have received strong support from the public. An engagement exercise on the key City Centre Masterplan (CCMP) project took place…

Exploring transatlantic opportunities

16 December 2016

Aberdeen City Council welcomed two of the UK’s leading representatives in the US to a seminar designed to explore opportunities for expanding trade links with key American states. Karen Bell,…

Northfield Academy 60th anniversary year ends with a bang

16 December 2016

The grand finale of Northfield Academy’s 60th anniversary celebrations will be marked with a spectacular community fireworks display at the school next Tuesday (20 December). The noisy and…

Union Terrace Gardens survey draws more than 1,400 responses

15 December 2016

A survey on proposals to revitalise Union Terrace Gardens (UTG) in Aberdeen has generated 1,417 returns. The public engagement exercise on the key City Centre Masterplan (CCMP) project ran from…

Tales from the Gallery buried for future generations to discover

15 December 2016

Fibre optic lights, photos and an Aberdeen Forever tartan neck tie were just some of the things buried in a time capsule at Aberdeen Art Gallery today (December 15). Aberdeen City Council Leader…

Children’s Social Services Christmas arrangements announced

15 December 2016

Aberdeen City Council has announced its arrangements for social care, including Children’s Services, over the Christmas and New Year period. Services will run as normal on Friday 23 December…

Christmas carol concert to include foodbank collection

15 December 2016

As part of the Christmas Carol Concert at the David Welch Winter Gardens in Aberdeen this weekend, the Friends of Duthie Park are having a collection on behalf of food banks across the city…