News Archive
This is an archive of news articles from Aberdeen City Council up to 30 November 2021.
Residents reminded to cut back foliage from pavements and roads
04 September 2020
City residents were today reminded to cut back foliage from pavements and roads to ensure people have a clear passageway particularly so they can easily physically distance. The recent warm weather…
Aberdeen City Council to administer Transitional Support Funding to childcare providers
03 September 2020
Aberdeen City Council is administering a £501,000 allocation of funding to the city’s childcare providers to help them comply with public health guidance in response to Covid-19 it was…
Aberdeen City Libraries look to budding local poets to share their hopes for the city’s future
02 September 2020
Aberdeen City Libraries today (Wednesday 2 September) announced an exciting new project, Poem to Future Aberdeen, which will form part of their Book Week Scotland (BWS) celebrations later this year…
A first for Pets’ Corner – a cute baby alpaca born at the facility
01 September 2020
A cute woolly baby alpaca has been born at Pets’ Corner in Aberdeen – a first for the Hazlehead Park facility. Baby alpacas are called crias and this one – a male – was born…
Aberdeen City Council celebrates the success of care experienced young people
01 September 2020
The achievements of the city’s care experienced young people were celebrated by Aberdeen City Council in a special ceremony yesterday evening (Monday 31 August). As a result of Covid-19…
Former Aberdeen Lord Provost’s portrait revealed
28 August 2020
An oil painting of the former Lord Provost of Aberdeen George Adam has been revealed today (Friday 28 August). The commissioned portrait by artist Steven Higginson was hung in the St Nicholas Room…
Aberdeen City Council puts family wellbeing first
27 August 2020
Aberdeen City Council’s Strategic Commissioning Committee has today (Thursday 27 August) agreed a contract to Children 1st to partner the Council in the development of three Family Wellbeing…
Aberdeen to see further expansion of hydrogen buses project
27 August 2020
Aberdeen City Council is set to further increase its commitment to new energy and the environment following the proposal to purchase a further 10 hydrogen buses, was agreed by the Strategic…
Business support fund expands criteria
27 August 2020
A £1 million fund to support hospitality businesses directly impacted by the local Aberdeen restrictions implemented on 5 August 2020 will now include sit-in cafes and restaurant businesses…
City Council approves costs of hosting British Art Show
27 August 2020
Aberdeen City Council’s Strategic Commissioning Committee has today (Thursday 27 August) approved the expenditure of £100,000 to host the prestigious British Art Show 9 at Aberdeen Art…
Committee commends community partnership in Aberdeen
27 August 2020
Aberdeen City Council’s Strategic Commissioning Committee today (Thursday 27 August) approved a plan highlighting the authority’s ongoing commitment to community partnership working to…
Aberdeen’s hospitality sector reopens following local COVID-19 restrictions
26 August 2020
Businesses in Aberdeen’s hospitality sector that have been assessed or have made arrangements to be assessed by the local authority’s Environmental Health and Trading Standards teams (EH…