News Archive
This is an archive of news articles from Aberdeen City Council up to 30 November 2021.
Cults pupils beat the traffic with walking bus initiative
04 March 2019
Pupils at Cults School and their parents are using a safe, traffic-beating, healthy option to get to school, a walking bus. The walking buses, which sees adults accompany their children on foot as…
Marischal Square wins at Scottish property 'Oscars'
04 March 2019
Marischal Square has been recognised as one of the best developments in Scotland after judges named it Regeneration Project of the Year at the sixth annual Scottish Property Awards (SPA). The,…
City’s budding musicians bring seasonal joy with Spring concerts
01 March 2019
Pupils from every secondary school in Aberdeen will bring their talents to a wider audience next week with two Spring concerts at the Beach Ballroom it was announced today (Friday 1 March). Pupils…
The call of the wild goes out to the city’s young environmentalists
26 February 2019
The last call is going out to find Aberdeen’s young people making outstanding contributions to our natural environment. The North East Biodiversity Partnership, of which Aberdeen City Council…
Community Planning Aberdeen reaffirms commitment to citizens
26 February 2019
The refreshed Aberdeen City Local Outcome Improvement Plan (LOIP) 2016-26 has been formally approved by the Board of Community Planning Aberdeen today (Tuesday 26 February 2019). Launched in 2016,…
City in call for LGBT people in Aberdeen to help meet the needs for more foster carers and adopters
26 February 2019
Aberdeen City Council is joining in the UK-wide LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week which runs from 5 to 11 March. The council is encouraging LGBT people to help provide homes for children and young…
Apprenticeships on the agenda for Scotland’s biggest parent’s evening
26 February 2019
It’s traditionally seen as an event to fill pupil’s hearts with trepidation, but Aberdeen is playing host to a parent’s evening with a difference next Wednesday (6 March) and with…
Preferred bidder selected for north-east’s energy from waste facility
25 February 2019
A preferred bidder to build and operate the energy from waste plant for Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council and Moray Council has been selected. A multinational consortium led by global…
Portrait star of Maritime Museum exhibition comes face to face with his image
22 February 2019
The subject of one of Paul Duke’s stunning photographic portraits at the Aberdeen Maritime’s At Sea exhibition came face to face with his own image today (Friday 22 February). Derri…
St Machar pupils set to rock the aisles with 90s-based musical
22 February 2019
St Machar Academy pupils and staff are all ready to Turn Back Time with 90s chart topping music from the likes of Cher, Backstreet Boys and the Spice Girls by performing in nostalgic musical, it was…
German artist Jan Vormann brings global Dispatchwork project to Nuart Aberdeen
20 February 2019
Childhood memories will be ignited during Nuart Aberdeen later this year as a global project that has taken over public spaces worldwide makes a playful mark on the city, brick by brick. Renowned…
Energy centre operator appointed for TECA
20 February 2019
A Scottish company has been appointed to operate the energy centre for The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) and two on-site hotels, which will showcase renewable technologies contributing to the city…