News Archive
This is an archive of news articles from Aberdeen City Council up to 30 November 2021.
Safety plea around water
20 June 2018
People are being asked to think about how to keep safe around water this summer – whether on Aberdeen’s beach, it’s two rivers, or other lochs and water sources. Aberdeen Water…
Aberdeen Fishing memorial to be unveiled next week
20 June 2018
The eagerly anticipated Aberdeen Fishing Memorial, which commemorates the major contribution fishing has made to the city's life and heritage, and the men and women who lived, worked and died in…
City centre lighting scheme receives support
20 June 2018
Funding for a creative lighting scheme in Aberdeen has been approved as part of the City Centre Masterplan. Custom-made lamps would be suspended above a section of Langstane Place (pictured), which…
Unsafe electrical products discovered in Aberdeen operation
20 June 2018
Consumers have been urged to put safety first when purchasing electrical items after £70,000 of dangerous good were taken out of circulation in Aberdeen. Following investigation by Trading…
Neighbourhood audits identify opportunities to improve training and career support
20 June 2018
Improved support is to be offered to residents of Aberdeen’s regeneration areas to improve access to information about training and career related services and advice. Members of Aberdeen City…
Aberdeen bid for World Energy Cities Partnership event confirmed
20 June 2018
Aberdeen City Council has moved forward with a bid to host the World Energy Cities Partnership annual general meeting. The plans were noted by members of the City Growth and Resources Committee…
Plans for CPR training in city schools move forward
20 June 2018
Aberdeen City Council is to work with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to bring forward proposals to introduce CPR training in secondary schools. The charity is bidding to improve cardiac arrest…
Opera La bohème to enchant Duthie Park
19 June 2018
One of the world’s most popular operas and unforgettable stories – La bohème – is set to enchant audiences when it comes to Duthie Park in Aberdeen on 26 June 2018. The opera…
City Centre Masterplan brings urban living focus
19 June 2018
Proposals to boost the number of people living in the heart of Aberdeen by 3,000 over the next 25 years are to be explored under the City Centre Masterplan. Aberdeen City Council’s City…
City’s art collection to be showcased worldwide
19 June 2018
Works of art from Aberdeen’s renowned collection will be exhibited in Sweden, Japan and Spain as part of a programme of international loans. Councillors on the City Growth and Resources…
Middlefield and Northfield greenspace and path network to benefit from significant enhancements
19 June 2018
Up to £270,000 is to be spent on improvements to paths around Heathryfold Park and Auchmill Wood as part of the wider regeneration of the area. Grant funding from Scottish Natural Heritage (…
Collaboration at the heart of Aberdeen City Council commitment to economic growth
19 June 2018
Partnership working to unlock the potential in key sectors is at the heart of ambitious plans for the north-east economy. Members of the Aberdeen City Council City Growth and Resources Committee…