News Archive
This is an archive of news articles from Aberdeen City Council up to 30 November 2021.
Applications process for nurseries goes live as Council expands Early Learning and Childcare
27 January 2020
Aberdeen parents and carers can apply for places in local authority nurseries for their young children from today (Monday 27 January). The applications process kicks off Aberdeen City Council’…
City of Aberdeen to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
21 January 2020
A free event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day will be held at 12noon on Monday 27 January at Aberdeen Art Gallery on Schoolhill. Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2020 marks 75 years since the liberation…
Aberdeen City Music School tunes up for annual concert
21 January 2020
Aberdeen’s young orchestra students are making their final preparations for their free annual concert. The Aberdeen City Music School will be performing at the Music Hall on Saturday 7 March…
Proposed overnight vehicle ban for some city centre streets
21 January 2020
Aberdeen City Council is proposing a ban for vehicles overnight on several streets in the west end of the city centre. The ban would apply to motor vehicles from 10pm to 5am, seven days a week, on…
£10 million Capital Funding Confirmed for Centre of Excellence for Food and Drink Industry
20 January 2020
The creation of a food and drink development hub in north east Scotland has secured £10 million of capital funding from the UK Government and Scottish Government, it was announced today by…
Public given opportunity to comment at the start of additional active travel planning for A944 corridor
20 January 2020
People in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire are being asked to take part in a consultation for a new active travel route including a segregated cycle path for the A944 corridor. The route would be between…
St Joseph’s teacher Monica receives Scottish Fairtrade Award
17 January 2020
An Aberdeen teacher today (Friday 17 January) received a prestigious Scottish award for her work in promoting Fairtrade cotton school uniform. Monica Malet, who teaches at St Joseph’s School…
New traffic light system looks to be installed on bypass roundabout
17 January 2020
A new traffic light system looks to be installed on the Kingswells south roundabout on the city bypass (AWPR/B-T) to improve safety of the junction. The cost of the installation would be funded by…
Helping buildings shape up for next decade
17 January 2020
Specialists will be on hand next week at the Arts Centre in King Street, Aberdeen, to offer advice on repairing the city’s granite heritage and how to apply for grants…
Aberdeen’s Early Learning and Childcare professionals to benchmark outdoor learning in Germany
16 January 2020
Aberdeen City councillor’s today (Thursday 16 January) approved a proposal for twenty of Aberdeen’s Early Leaning and Childcare (ELC) professionals to visit their counterparts in Germany…
Councillors back plans to empower head teachers and schools
16 January 2020
Aberdeen City Council today (Thursday 16 January) approved proposals that will empower head teachers and schools to seek improvement through self-evaluation. The Education Operational Delivery…
Public to be consulted on rezoning for Bucksburn and Oldmachar Academies
16 January 2020
The public is to be consulted on plans to rezone the existing school catchment zones for Bucksburn and Oldmachar Academies it was announced today (Thursday 16 January). The proposals have been put…