News Archive
This is an archive of news articles from Aberdeen City Council up to 30 November 2021.
Council to lead £14.3 million skills recovery programme
25 August 2021
A recovery and skills programme designed to support thousands of workers and hundreds of businesses across the North-east is to be led by Aberdeen City Council.The authority is the lead accountable…
Consultation launched on Gaelic education catchment areas
23 August 2021
A public consultation was launched today on proposals to establish catchment areas for the existing Gaelic Medium Education provision at two Aberdeen schools.Aberdeen City Council is proposing a…
Council to build on audit success
23 August 2021
Aberdeen City Council today accepted the findings of a report by Scotland’s public spending watchdog and agreed measures outlined by council officers to further transform services…
Summer of Play proves a glowing success
18 August 2021
Summer of Play’s jam-packed programme has been hailed a huge success after thousands of children and young people took part in a range of free events provided by Aberdeen City Council.The programme…
Tour of Britain provides exciting opportunities for businesses
18 August 2021
Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire businesses are being invited to saddle up and help to turn the region into a cycling hub when the Tour of Britain races through the region on the 12 September 2021.After…
Licensing Board agrees reduction in fees to help the hospitality industry
18 August 2021
The Licensing Board has agreed a reduction in fees for on-sales licensed premises for a second year to help the hospitality trade in Aberdeen.Licensed premises are required to pay an annual fee…
Families receive 1,140 hours of Early Learning and Childcare
17 August 2021
A major programme of funded Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) for families across Aberdeen was under way today.Aberdeen City Council is delivering 1,140 hours of ELC every year to eligible pre-…
Call for citizens to represent their community
11 August 2021
Residents across Aberdeen are invited to stand and represent their community in forthcoming Community Council elections. Community Councils act as a voice for their…
Pupils and teachers praised for overcoming pandemic challenge in achieving positive SQA results
10 August 2021
SQA results released today (Tuesday 10 August) reveal that young people in Aberdeen schools are performing well, with overall SQA award rates sustained.The results showed that the overall number of…
City’s Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality businesses line up for £2.1 million Aberdeen City Council recovery grants
06 August 2021
Over 1000 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality businesses in the city will receive their share of Aberdeen City Council’s £2.1 million business recovery grant funding in the next week, it was…
Beautiful Scotland judges in Aberdeen today
06 August 2021
Judges from the prestigious Beautiful Scotland competition were in Aberdeen today (Friday 6 August) having a ‘blooming’ good tour around some of the city’s parks and green spaces.…
Prized new playpark for city
02 August 2021
A fantastic new playpark has been built in the city community of Powis thanks to the efforts of the local community, St Machar Rotary Club, and Aberdeen City Council.The new play area, which has…