News Archive
This is an archive of news articles from Aberdeen City Council up to 30 November 2021.
Aberdeen Music Service to lift spirits during lockdown with series of singalong videos
19 May 2020
Aberdeen City Council’s Music Service for schools is today (Tuesday 19 May) launching the first of a series of musical singalong videos to raise viewers spirits during the current Covid-19…
City Hubs beat the Covid-19 blues to bring learning joy to key worker children
18 May 2020
Childcare and education school hubs set up by Aberdeen City Council for key worker children during the Covid-19 outbreak are already proving a massive hit with pupils and staff alike after less than…
Aberdeen Covid-19 appeal to give thousands of pounds to local charities
16 May 2020
Within two weeks of being created, the Lord Provost’s Charitable Trust Aberdeen Covid-19 Hardship Fund is set to disburse £161,596 to help citizens experiencing severe financial hardship…
Tour of Britain Announcement
14 May 2020
Today it was confirmed that following detailed consultations with British Cycling, regional stakeholders, sponsors and partners of the race, the Tour of Britain have decided to postpone the…
Residents asked to submit photos of their gardening work in celebration of the city in bloom
14 May 2020
A celebration of Aberdeen in Bloom is being held this year as Aberdeen City Council’s annual garden competition is cancelled due to coronavirus. Instead of participating in the competition,…
Stakeholder engagement for A944 public transport and active travel improvements
13 May 2020
The latest stage in plans to improve a popular active travel route includes stakeholder engagement before a public consultation takes place later this year. The Aberdeen City Council plans for the…
Aberdeen City Centre building repair grants expanded
13 May 2020
Aberdeen City Heritage Trust has announced today (Wednesday 13 May) that it can now accept applications for its Building Repair Grants across a larger part of Aberdeen City Centre. The Trust…
New Aberdeen Together community website section highlights the work of local heroes during Covid-19 lockdown
11 May 2020
Aberdeen City Council has today (Monday 11 May) launched a new community section, Aberdeen Together, on its website highlighting all the positive work that…
Aberdeen Covid-19 appeal receives generous donations
08 May 2020
In just one week since the official launch of the Lord Provost’s Charitable Trust Emergency Aberdeen Covid-19 appeal it has received £73,145 in donations to date (Friday 08 May). These…
Net Zero Vision for Aberdeen agreed at committee
06 May 2020
A plan which will position Aberdeen as a climate positive city while helping to lead the world on the rapid shift to a net zero future and support the global energy transition by leveraging its…
Common Good Fund to donate £100k to Covid-19 hardship fund
06 May 2020
Members of the Urgent Business Committee today (Wednesday 06 May) agreed that £100,000 from the Common Good Fund should be donated to the Aberdeen Covid-19 Emergency Hardship Fund. It…
New video shows The Force is with Hazlehead teachers and their Jedi pupils during lockdown
05 May 2020
A fun new Star Wars video created has been created by teachers at Hazlehead School to show their pupils just how much they are missing them during the Covid-19 lockdown. The video, released on 4 May…