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A total of six new traders – and four more to come shortly - have opened on the Granite Mile in the last year thanks to the £195,000 Union Street Empty Shops Grant Scheme, helping to bring the number of vacant units down from 47 to 38.
The Aberdeen City Council scheme has meant about…
A clean up of gum and an initiative to reduce gum littering in Aberdeen is to be helped by a grant from the UK-wide Chewing Gum Task Force.
Aberdeen City Council is putting plans in place to remove chewing gum on part of Union Street after receiving £27,500 of funding to tackle the…
A consultation on a proposed Busking Code of Practice has been extended to the end of June.
The Busking Proposed Code of Practice aims to help buskers contribute to Aberdeen’s cultural vibrancy by promoting a harmonious and respectful busking environment in the city centre. …
Four business including a fashion boutique, a coffee takeaway, a watch retailer, and a restaurant/takeaway have been given a boost thanks to the Council’s Union Street Empty Shops Action Plan.
The businesses have been awarded money from the Union Street Empty Shops Grant…
Union Street’s central section will be closed this Sunday (4 February) as part of works for the City Centre Masterplan.
The central section of Union Street, between Bridge Street and Market Street, will be closed from 10am on Sunday and will involve some road and pavement closures…
A £500,000 scheme to help building owners and new or potential tenants to regenerate buildings on Union Street was launched by Aberdeen City Council today.
Eligible property owners or new and prospective tenants of vacant premises on…
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 grant scheme of £500,000 is to be set up to support reconfiguring empty shops on Union Street after a report was agreed at Full Council today.
Aberdeen City…
Aberdeen’s Christmas lights are to be switched on this Sunday (20th November) with a festive themed parade.
The Lord Provost of Aberdeen, Dr David Cameron, will get the festivities underway, with Santas on scooters setting off just after 5.15pm followed by the Charlie House Santa…
Statutory stakeholder engagement is to get under way on a new road layout for the city centre.
The bus priority route – which would also accommodate cycles, goods vehicles, taxis and private hire cars – was agreed in principle at a meeting of Full Council in June 2022.
The route…
Aberdeen set to honour Armed Forces past and present
Crowds will line Union Street as Aberdeen welcomes more than 1,000 serving, veteran and cadet force personnel when they parade through the city centre to mark Armed Forces Day.
The City of Aberdeen will welcome more than 1,000…
Work on the central section of Union Street between its junction with Union Terrace and Market Street with the installation of a new bus gate is to be finished tomorrow.
Cameras have been placed at…