News Archive
This is an archive of news articles from Aberdeen City Council up to 30 November 2021.
Three community council elections
26 October 2015
Community Council elections are currently being held in three areas of Aberdeen Torry, Garthdee, and Bucksburn…
Aberdeen is the best city in Scotland to start up a small business
25 October 2015
Aberdeen City Council Leader Councillor Jenny Laing today welcomed that the city has been named the best in Scotland to start up a small business.Seven key criteria were looked at, including the…
Golden Games partnership shortlisted for Scottish Health Award
21 October 2015
An Aberdeen team has been announced as a finalist at the Scottish Health Awards 2015.Aberdeen Golden Games - Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership - has been shortlisted for the Healthier…
Winter maintenance 2015/16
21 October 2015
Aberdeen City Council launched its 2015/16 winter maintenance campaign today including priorities for gritting roads and pavements, details of planned operations and how much grit/salt is in stock.…
Christmas Tree Switch-On Ceremony
20 October 2015
The Switch-On Ceremony for Aberdeen's Christmas Tree, which is a gift every year from the city's twin city of Stavanger in Norway, is to take place on Thursday evening.(26 November)The 35-ft Norway…
New kid on the block at Pets’ Corner
20 October 2015
A new addition was unveiled today at Aberdeen City Council's Hazlehead Pets' Corner a six-month pedigree pygmy goat named Lou Lou.The cute new kid on the block has settled already, climbing onto…
GRANITE trailblazer events to bring Aberdeen streets to theatrical life
19 October 2015
A major new Aberdeen arts project celebrating the city and its people will bring Aberdeen's streets to theatrical life.Four theatrical trailblazers, offering free family friendly entertainment,…
Traffic diversion to allow construction of new junction and pedestrian underpass for Third Don Crossing
19 October 2015
A road is to be closed so a new junction and pedestrian underpass can be built as part of the £18million Third Don Crossing project.Diversions are to be created in the Bridge of Don area to allow the…
Views sought on options to improve transport between Fraserburgh and Peterhead to Aberdeen
19 October 2015
North-east residents, commuters and businesses are invited to have their say on options identified as part of a study for improving transport connections between Fraserburgh, Peterhead and Aberdeen.…
Autumn adventure in the October break
15 October 2015
People are invited to have a mini autumn Aberdeen adventure with bug-catching and bat-detecting.The event is taking place around Seaton Park on Wednesday 21 October and folk will have a chance to…
Football hero to take part in park 5k challenge run
15 October 2015
Dons hero Russell Anderson is to swop his football boots for running shoes to take part in this year's Friends of Hazlehead 5k Run held at Aberdeen's largest park.The football star, who took AFC to…
HMO overprovision consultation launched
14 October 2015
Aberdeen City Council has launched a public consultation on an over-provision scheme to control the number of Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in Aberdeen.The start of the engagement process…