News Archive

This is an archive of news articles from Aberdeen City Council up to 30 November 2021.

Work has been completed on new traffic light system on a city bypass roundabout

25 August 2020

Work has today finished on installing a new traffic light system on the Kingswells south roundabout on the city bypass (AWPR/B-T) to improve safety of the junction. Aberdeen City Council’s…

Aberdeen City Libraries – Reinstatement of Service update

25 August 2020

Aberdeen City Libraries are delighted to announce the move to the next stage of the reinstatement of library services which will see the opening of the libraries currently providing the…

Aberdeen Art Gallery announces re-opening date

24 August 2020

Aberdeen Art Gallery has today announced that it will re-open at 10am on Thursday 27 August following the unprecedented five-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In line with…

Hospitality businesses reminded to get in contact with ACC’s protective services team and also of help available to them

23 August 2020

Hospitality businesses in Aberdeen are being urged to get in touch with the City Council’s protective services team so officers can liaise with them for getting assessments carried out before…

Two webinars for hospitality sector for help with statutory guidance to reopen safely

21 August 2020

Aberdeen City Council, Police Scotland, and NHS Grampian’s Public Health team have planned two webinars for representatives of the hospitality sector in Aberdeen to provide an overview of the…

£1million support fund opens to businesses impacted by local restrictions in Aberdeen

20 August 2020

A £1million fund to support hospitality businesses directly impacted by the local Aberdeen restrictions implemented on 5 August 2020 has opened to applications. Aberdeen City Council is…

A section of the Berryden Corridor Improvement Project is given planning permission

20 August 2020

A major milestone for the Berryden Corridor Improvement Project was reached today when a section of the route was unanimously given full planning permission at committee. The permission is for…

Business grants for hospitality sector

19 August 2020

A £1 million grant scheme is being launched to support Aberdeen businesses directly affected by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.  It follows an appeal by the Council to the Scottish…

Aberdeen City Council Licensing Board welcomes new national Covid-19 guidance for the hospitality sector

19 August 2020

Aberdeen City Council Licensing Board has welcomed the statutory Covid-19 hospitality sector guidance published on Friday 14 August for all businesses in Scotland.  The Council has been at the…

Lord Provost’s Charitable Trust renews appeal for donations for Covid-19 hardship fund

18 August 2020

Local registered charities in Aberdeen are once again being given the chance to apply for support from the relaunched Covid-19 Hardship Fund organised by the Lord Provost’s Charitable Trust.…

Covid-19 schools plan published to support pupils and parents

15 August 2020

A plan has been published today to share how organisations are working together to keep everyone safe ahead of the first full week of the new school term. The child-friendly document (see below)…

Nurseries preparing to welcome back children

14 August 2020

Aberdeen City Council school nurseries are looking forward to safely welcoming back children. We appreciate children will require additional time to reintegrated into nursery. It is important…