News Archive
This is an archive of news articles from Aberdeen City Council up to 30 November 2021.
Consultation opens on improving active travel and public transport between the city centre and Westhill
15 September 2020
A two-week public consultation opened today as part of a study looking at options for improving active travel and public transport connections on the A944 and A9119 between the city centre and…
Appeal goes out for new Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums’ Covid collection pieces
15 September 2020
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums has today launched an appeal to city residents to help curators build a new collection that shows how our everyday lives have changed…
Aberdeen pupils' video guide to Covid-19 safety measures
14 September 2020
Aberdeen Secondary pupils have created a new video guide to maintaining safety in the city's schools. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oQy_KkGHj0&feature=youtu.be
The winter maintenance plan for 2020/21 winter is today agreed at committee
10 September 2020
Aberdeen’s roads and pavements winter gritting plan including arrangements in place for a potential coronavirus outbreak and a total spend of £1.7million was today agreed by councillors…
Aberdeen City Council gives backing to new suicide prevention campaign
10 September 2020
Aberdeen City Council has expressed its support for a new suicide prevention campaign whose visual identity was launched today (Thursday 10 September). The launch of the visual identity by…
Temporary bus stops and Union Street bus gate camera enforcement both start next week
10 September 2020
Temporary bus stops in the city centre and camera enforcement at the Union Street bus gate are to start next week. There will be 27 temporary stops marked out by wooden totems or by a temporary bus…
Aberdeen ready for COVID-19 route map review
08 September 2020
COUNCIL leaders said today [Tuesday 08 September] that Aberdeen is ready to respond to the next scheduled review of the COVID-19 route map. On Thursday [10 September], the Scottish Government will…
Work at new Milltimber school gets underway
08 September 2020
Work has commenced at one of the four new Primary schools being built in Aberdeen as part of a £100 million investment by Aberdeen City Council. The main contractor, Robertson Construction,…
bp and Aberdeen join forces in drive for net zero
08 September 2020
Aberdeen City Council has today announced a new and ground-breaking partnership with bp to help the Council achieve the goals of the recently-approved Net Zero Vision to reduce carbon emissions and…
Lord Provost’s Charitable Trust helps more local charities
07 September 2020
A further 15 charities are set to receive a total of £49,786 in the fourth round of funding allocation from the Lord Provost’s Charitable Trust Aberdeen Covid-19 Hardship Fund, it was…
Residents urged not to dump garden waste over their fences
04 September 2020
Residents were today urged not to dump garden waste over their fences or fly tip garden waste around the city as it is illegal and creates an unsightly mess in communities. There are ways which…
Advice about gulls for residents
04 September 2020
Advice on how to deal with gulls was today issued to help residents. Numbers of herring gulls and lesser black-backed gulls have grown in Aberdeen as in many urban areas around the country, and some…