News Archive
This is an archive of news articles from Aberdeen City Council up to 30 November 2021.
The Council Gardener - all about roses
27 July 2018
In this vlog, The Council Gardener Danny Shand is all about the roses! Below are the actions for growing beautiful roses, and a list of the plants mentioned. Remember, gardening is all about…
Council makes a further £10,000 available for Year of Young People Creative Funding
25 July 2018
Aberdeen’s City Council has made a further £10000 available to nurture young creative talents as part its celebration of the Year of Young People. The funding is for five new individual…
Free high-speed Wi-Fi arrives at Aberdeen Beach
20 July 2018
Visitors to Aberdeen Beach can now use the City Connect network to access free high-speed public Wi-Fi. In 2016, Aberdeen City …
AFCCT awarded Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services
20 July 2018
Aberdeen FC Community Trust (AFCCT) has received the highest honour available to volunteer groups during a ceremony at Pittodrie. The Lord Provost of Aberdeen Barney Crockett, in his role as the…
New project explores Aberdeen’s cultural diversity
19 July 2018
Throughout this summer Aberdeen City Libraries in partnership with the Ethnic Minority Forum (EMF) will be exploring the rich tapestry of cultural diversity that makes up our city. The project will…
Aberdeen wins national good food award
19 July 2018
Aberdeen has become the first city in Scotland and one of just a handful of cities in the UK to win a prestigious Sustainable Food Cities award. The award recognises the Sustainable Food City…
Join our Countryside Rangers for summer fun with a difference!
18 July 2018
From wild nights out to urban safaris, Aberdeen City Council’s Countryside Rangers are giving the city’s stay-cationers and tourists the opportunity of a memorable summer holiday with a…
Free public tours of Aberdeen hydrogen hub
18 July 2018
The Aberdeen City Hydrogen Energy Storage (ACHES) facility is hosting free tours for members of the public keen to find out more about the innovative approach to low carbon transport. ACHES is the…
Businesses invited to promote vacancies at city jobs fair
17 July 2018
Employers are being invited to play their part in a recruitment event being hosted in Aberdeen later this year. Aberdeen City Council is joining forces with the Department for Work and Pensions to…
Two murals being painted in the community of Torry
16 July 2018
Two new murals are to brighten up walls in the city community of Torry – with help from the local community. The artwork at a community garden was getting painted by the Torry Squad today and…
Picnickers in parks asked to be aware of potential of branch drop in dry weather
13 July 2018
Picnickers to Aberdeen’s parks are being asked to be aware of the potential of branches dropping due to the current warm dry spell of weather. People should be considering the possibility of…
Hazel hits the heights at Holyrood by scooping national IT award
11 July 2018
An Aberdeen City Council worker has been named as the nation’s Rising Star in public sector IT by winning a prestigious award at the 2018 Connect ICT Awards. Hazel Lynch, who is an Education…