News Archive
This is an archive of news articles from Aberdeen City Council up to 30 November 2021.
Start-up opportunities for young entrepreneurs
26 February 2021
A £100,000 seed fund for budding city entrepreneurs has been set up by Aberdeen City Council to support the city’s businessmen and women of the future.It forms part of the Young Person…
Demolition of former Braeside School has started
25 February 2021
Demolition of the former Braeside School in the Airyhall area of Aberdeen has started.The works are due to continue until summer 2021 and the contractor is Central Demolition.The demolition was due…
Aberdeen City wants to empower its citizens
23 February 2021
A recruitment drive to get citizens who want to have a positive influence on their communities to join Locality Empowerment Groups (LEGs) has been launched by Community Planning Aberdeen (CPA).The…
Consultation has started into city centre Conservation Area
22 February 2021
A consultation has started into proposed updates to the city centre Conservation Area including five boundary changes.The online consultation, which is available at City Centre Conservation Area…
Local charities receive funding from Fairer Aberdeen Coronavirus Pandemic Hardship Fund
22 February 2021
Fairer Aberdeen is set to award a total of £368,000 to 47 local charities and community organisations to support people across the city impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, was announced…
Marischal College to be lit up to celebrate Care Day
19 February 2021
Red lighting will illuminate Marischal College this evening (Friday 19 February) as Aberdeen City Council joins in with Care Day, the world’s largest celebration of the rights of children and…
City’s readers embrace Libraries’ digital services during lockdown
18 February 2021
New figures show that Aberdeen’s readers have embraced the move to digital library resources during the current Covid-19 lockdown, it was announced today (Thursday 18 February).Since the city…
Support to residents from Aberdeen City Council through the coronavirus pandemic
15 February 2021
Aberdeen City Council has helped thousands of residents in the last 11 months during the coronavirus pandemic including 45,578 calls and online requests to a crisis support line, 4,652 food boxes…
Temporary Restrictions Fund for Childcare Providers
12 February 2021
Aberdeen City Council is administering a £175,000 of grant funding to support those childcare providers who are currently only permitted to operate for vulnerable children or those of key…
Aberdeen is a brilliant place to live
09 February 2021
A video telling a positive story of resilience and hope and describing the investment made in Aberdeen in recent years by Aberdeen City Council and its partners, has been released today [Tuesday 09…
Council’s Countryside Rangers join forces with community group to improve red squirrel diet
08 February 2021
Aberdeen City Council’s Countryside Service Ranger Service is teaming up with Carnie Woods Community Group and the Scottish Wildlife Trust on a diet plan for the woods’ red squirrel…
Line-up of speakers unveiled for Aberdeen City Libraries’ Stages and Screens of the Silver City virtual conference
05 February 2021
Aberdeen City Libraries today (Friday 5 February) unveiled the speakers for next week’s one-day virtual conference, Screens and Stages in the Silver City. The digital conference,…