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A new operator for the Belmont Cinema in the city centre could be sought after a market testing exercise takes place to robustly test the venue’s potential within the sector.

Aberdeen has won ‘Sporting Event of the Year’ for the GetAbout Aberdeen Cycling Festival at the E Awards, which celebrates excellence and innovation in Scottish events.  

The GetAbout Aberdeen Cycling Festival was held on Saturday 3rd September last year on the eve of the AJ Bell…

A global energy company which started in Aberdeen has been announced as the headline sponsor for this year’s European Pipe Band Championships which are taking place in the Scottish city for the first time since 1981. 

Balmoral Group, which is an independent multi-discipline design…

Tickets are now on sale for the Aberdeen Highland Games at Hazlehead Park on Sunday 18 June 2023.  

Those attending can enjoy traditional Highland Games events, trade and charity stalls, and stage entertainment from professional performers as well as local community groups.  …

Tickets have gone on sale today (Thursday 23rd March) for the 2023 European Pipe Band Championships, which are coming to Aberdeen this June. 

The Championships, held in partnership with The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association and Aberdeen Inspired, will be held in the city’s Duthie…

Aberdeen City Council is to invest more than £200 million over the next five years growing and renewing the schools estate as part of its spending plans. 

An additional £17.7m was set aside during this period for the latest digital technology to modernise learning environments and…

Households across Aberdeen have benefited from £1 million of savings using a gift card issued by Aberdeen City Council – with £900,000 still to be claimed.

More than 14,000 city households in receipt of a Council Tax Reduction qualified for the £125 Scotland…

The organisers behind Spectra, Scotland’s festival of light, are urging local businesses to complete a survey following the end of this year’s festival. 

Aberdeen City Council are gathering feedback from visitors and local businesses to evaluate the success of the event and inform…

Spectra, Scotland’s festival of light, returns to bring sparkle back to Aberdeen’s city centre again this evening with a stunning display of light installations.  

 

The spectacular Tall Ships Race will visit Aberdeen for four days in 2025 as part of the international sailing event, organisers have announced.

Sail Training International have released details of the route, which will see the vessels set out from Le Havre in France,…

Residents and visitors alike are invited to bring in 2023 with the return of the ultimate Aberdeen Street Party, the first to held since 2019, featuring some of The Killers greatest hits from tribute act The Kopycat Killers.

Three top-class acts will perform live on stage at Schoolhill…

Beautiful snowglobes have appeared on the front of Aberdeen Art Gallery – drawn by pupils at two primary schools showing aspects of the city centre they love.