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The North East Scotland Pension Fund’s unaudited Annual Accounts for the financial year 2023/24 are now available for inspection until 12 July 2024.

The Accounts provide information which can help members of the public assess how the Pension Fund has performed during the year and…

More than 1,000 serving military personnel, veterans, reservists and cadet and youth organisations are set to parade through the city centre to mark Armed Forces Day this month.  

Residents and visitors alike are invited to watch the 2024 parade on Saturday 29 June, which will also…

With two weeks left until voters go to the polls on 4 July, the Returning Officer is reminding voters in Aberdeen to get ready to vote in the United Kingdom General Election.

Polling places will be open for voting from 7am until 10pm and voters are reminded that, in order to vote in person…

Communities and charities are set to benefit from a share of £1million being allocated to support with the cost-of-living. 

The Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee agreed the proposed allocations, which will be considered for approval by Full Council on 3 July. 

The £…

The Scottish Women’s Budget Group (SWBG) has been chosen by the Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee to work with  community representatives – to advise the Council on what’s needed to tackle gender inequality in Aberdeen using a Citizen’s Assembly type approach. 

SWBG will…

A roads service budget of £10.684million was today agreed at committee for Aberdeen’s roads to cover road and pavement repairs, safe routes to schools, lighting improvements, repairs to bridges, and flooding and coastal protection.

Aberdeen City Council’s Net Zero, Environment, and…

Enforcement of a ban on pavement parking in Aberdeen is to start on 1 July 2024 after agreement at a council committee today.

The move by the Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee will ensure the safety of people in wheelchairs, people with pushchairs or buggies, or those with…

A consultation is to be held on the potential of hundreds more streets across Aberdeen becoming safer with the expansion of a 20mph speed limit into built-up areas.

 

The Council’s Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee today approved the move after a report to members…

The candidates in the Aberdeen City constituencies for the United Kingdom General Election have been announced today (Friday 7 June).

The candidates for the Aberdeen North and Aberdeen South constituencies are, in alphabetical order:

Aberdeen North: Charlie Abel (Alba Party), Kirsty…

The current route on Greyhope Road to reach Torry Battery and Greyhope Centre and Café is to close to general traffic but will remain open to pedestrians, cyclists, and one-way vehicle access to the allotments.

The closure is due to risks to the existing road of instability in the nearby…

Volunteers who worked a combined 594 hours in libraries over the past year were honoured at an awards ceremony at the Central Library last. 

The event was hosted by the library service to mark the 40th anniversary of Volunteer Week. Certificates were handed out to Saltire Award…

The 50th anniversary of Peacock – a workshop for art, Aberdeen’s renowned print studio, is being marked with an exhibition of the New Aberdeen Bestiary at Aberdeen Art Gallery. The exhibition is the culmination of a three-year collaborative project involving Peacock printmakers and seven…