School meal debt, accrued by parents and carers, up until 31 March 2024, is to be written off to help families already experiencing severe financial pressures, Aberdeen City Council announced today (6 January 2025).
The Council will wipe out the debt totalling £411,977.90 as part of its…
As 2025 begins, Aberdeen City Council is already looking forward to this year’s cultural events calendar which promises to be spectacular.
Councillor Martin Greig, the Council’s culture spokesman, said: “2025 will be an incredibly important year for cultural events in Aberdeen. An…
The parents and carers of children in Aberdeen can apply for Primary One (P1) enrolment, from Monday 6 January 2025.
All children who will reach the age of five on or before the start if the new academic year on 19 August 2025 should start primary school in August 2025. Children who…
Thousands of pounds are to be made available to local community groups for projects that aim to improve Aberdeen North, South and Central Priority Neighbourhoods.
Aberdeen City Council’s Participatory Budgeting programme, known as UDECIDE, is inviting submissions for individual projects…
Aberdeen Lads Club and Cornerstone have received donations from the Lord Provost’s Charitable Trust to assist them with their projects in Aberdeen.
The Lord Provost’s Charitable Trust is an independent fund, set up to support registered charities who operate and undertake charitable work…
A giant dreamy inflatable light castle and a huge illuminated slinky toy are the first light installations of Aberdeen’s Spectra 2025 to be announced.
Art light installations from Australia and Newcastle are the first to be announced in the line-up for Spectra, Scotland’s…
Thousands of pieces of chewing gum have been removed from Union Street thanks to a grant administered by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy.
The £27,500 grant, from the Chewing Gum Task Force, contributed towards additional cleaning and signage aimed at preventing people…
Northfield Academy pupils have created a video appeal to encourage people to donate food items they can distribute to members of their local community in Aberdeen during December and up to 31 January 2025.
The Crew Community Collection is made up of pupils from Secondary Years 1 and 2…
Aberdeen beachfront will undergo a major transformation during 2025 as work begins in earnest on a £50million redevelopment to make the area a must-visit destination.
Construction teams will be on site immediately after the festive break to start work on the first main features of the…
Free night buses to key destinations across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire are to operate on Hogmanay to help revellers get home from the city centre after the bells.
Aberdeen City Council is paying First Bus to operate the 10 routes from 12midnight on 31 December 2024 to about 3am on 1…
Members of Aberdeen City Council’s Anti-Poverty and Inequality committee today volunteered at the AberNecessities ‘Believe in Magic’ Christmas campaign ensuring "no child misses out on the wonder of the most magical time of the year".
AberNecessities provides disadvantaged families with…
Councillors have agreed, following Phase 2 of a public consultation, a General Fund budget model for 2025/26.
The model, agreed at a meeting of Full Council meeting on December 11, takes into consideration the increase and financial impact of the cost of increased Employer National…