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Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful has awarded an Aberdeen City Council school its first Green Flag.

Dyce Academy achieved the internationally recognised designation after demonstrating their continued commitment to…

Buses are to return to the central section of Union Street in the next few weeks to comply with an instruction from a meeting of Aberdeen City Council’s Full Council in February.

A new traffic order which allows the change to take place means local service buses will be able to use that…

Consultations start today for two proposed sites for new council houses in Aberdeen which are both in an area already zoned for housing near Newhills, Northfield, and Kingswells.

The Greenferns and Greenferns Landward developments are…

The Hayton Road underpass – which connects Woodside and Great Northern Road – was unveiled (Thursday 9 June) following a colourful redevelopment.

The revamp of the underpass was carried out to improve accessibility and safety…

Tobacco was found stashed in a secret drawer under a shop counter by a sniffer dog in an operation this week led by Aberdeen City Council’s trading standards team.

The haul, comprising illegal cigarettes and shisha tobacco, was found…

Following a two-year absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Aberdeen’s Highland Games makes a very welcome return to Hazlehead Park on Sunday 19 June 2022.  A highlight of the city’s summer calendar, it promises to be a fun-filled day of family entertainment. 

The programme…

Sylvia Halkerston has been appointed as the Lord Dean of Guild of the City of Aberdeen.

She became a Burgess in 2009 and was appointed Lord Dean of Guild on 10th May 2022.

This appointment makes her…

Construction, engineering and the energy sectors will be at the forefront of an employment support event next week. 

Presentations and one-to-one support will be available from industry professionals at Aberdeen City Council’s ABZWorks Employability Support Fair in the Town House on…

A poster competition has been held throughout Aberdeen City Primary Schools as part of this year’s Autism Acceptance Week. 

More than 70 entries were received from city primary schools, with the posters being judged by Felicity Goodhall, Senior Autism Practitioner at Autism…

Today, Aberdeen Art Gallery launched a new, digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and cultural app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Bloomberg Connects app, available free to download from Google Play or the App Store, makes Aberdeen Art Gallery accessible for both onsite or…

The Queen’s historic Platinum Jubilee was celebrated by generations of all ages across Aberdeen city over the special bank holiday weekend.

On Sunday, over 1,500 specially prepared Jubilee picnics were delivered to nursing and care homes and sheltered housing complexes across the city,…

A statutory consultation is currently underway for a traffic order which would reopen Union Street Central to buses.

 

Aberdeen City Council’s Full Council approved the reopening move at a…