News Archive
This is an archive of news articles from Aberdeen City Council up to 30 November 2021.
Preferred bidder selected for existing and new Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre
02 December 2016
A leading world-wide venue management company was yesterday selected as the preferred bidder for the operator for the new Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre which is part of the £…
Aberdeen City Council to sign up to Recycling Charter
02 December 2016
Aberdeen City Council Finance, Policy and Resources Committee has approved a proposal that the city signs the Charter for Household Recycling in Scotland. The Charter aims to align waste and…
Proposals for Union Terrace Gardens go on show
02 December 2016
Proposals were unveiled today for a £20 million revitalisation of Union Terrace Gardens (UTG), a key Aberdeen City Centre Masterplan (CCMP) project. A public engagement exercise was also launched…
Ministerial visit marks boost in Gallery fundraising to £2.6million for redevelopment
01 December 2016
Aberdeen’s Remembrance Hall renovations were today hailed as important for the city and for Scotland on a ministerial tour. Rt Hon David Mundell MP, Secretary of State for Scotland, paid a visit to…
Residential childcare service changes receive Aberdeen City Council approval
01 December 2016
Aberdeen City Council’s Financial, Policy Resources Committee today (Thursday 1 December) rubber stamped proposed changes designed to improve residential childcare. . The changes, which were…
Councillors back pioneering green energy project
01 December 2016
Councillors have today agreed to offer support to a pioneering community-owned energy project. Aberdeen City Council officers will now discuss options to provide landscaping initiatives for the…
Middleton Park School wins prestigious UK learning award
01 December 2016
Middleton Park School has triumphed in the prestigious Learning Technologies Awards. Middleton Park is the latest in a series of Aberdeen schools which have recently won, or been nominated for…
International delegation welcomed to Aberdeen
30 November 2016
A delegation from Myanmar was welcomed today (Wednesday 30 November) by Aberdeen’s Lord Provost. The visit allowed both parties to develop business opportunities, paying particular attention to the…
Cultural partnership wins award after boosting visitor numbers
30 November 2016
A collaboration between Aberdeen Art Gallery and The National Trust for Scotland’s Drum Castle, has won a prestigious award. The partnership won the coveted ‘Working together for Tourism’ award in…
Thousands of spring bulbs planted around Aberdeen
29 November 2016
The first of 250,000 spring bulbs, which are to be planted in communities around Aberdeen as part of a City Council initiative, have been sown. Schools, community groups, volunteers and friends of…
Berryden Corridor buildings to be demolished soon
29 November 2016
Empty eyesore buildings on Powis Terrace which will form part of the route for the £26.4million Berryden Corridor Improvement Scheme are to be demolished in the next few weeks. The former…
Proposals for Union Terrace Gardens to be unveiled
29 November 2016
This week [Friday, December 2] proposals for the revitalisation of Union Terrace Gardens (UTG) – a City Centre Masterplan (CCMP) project – are to be unveiled. The designs are being drawn…