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…

A scheme that enables not for profit cultural organisations, community groups, charities and individual artists to apply for support to deliver creative activity has opened for 2024/25. 

The Creative Funding programme is open to creatives who live in Aberdeen and works to benefit the…

The latest in a series of ABZWorks job fairs that are part of ongoing efforts to help support people in Aberdeen into employment will be held at the Beach Ballroom next month. 

The event on Wednesday 19 June will enable people of all ages to find…

A pupil from Broomhill School is set to raise a laugh on the national stage next week after qualifying for the final of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists’ (RCSLT) VoiceBox joke competition.

VoiceBox, is a nationwide contest for primary schools, and is designed to shine a…

A refreshed Local Housing Strategy for Aberdeen City is being drafted, with a revised vision and strategic outcomes that will form part of its development, has today been approved.

Councillors from the Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee today (Thursday 30 May) heard an…

A new segregated walking, wheeling, and cycling route in Aberdeen which will improve active travel opportunities is open and ready for use.

The improvements along Craigshaw Drive between the Shell Path and Wellington Road have extended the cycle network through West Tullos to Wellington…

A new festival looking at Aberdeen’s maritime heritage and future is set to drop anchor in the city this July.  

The Festival of the Sea will be a two-week celebration from 15th to 28th July of Aberdeen’s relationship with the sea and coastline.

Aberdeen City Council Co-Leader…

A section of Deeside Way – the former railway line – and adjacent woodland area in Culter are to be closed from tomorrow so that felling operations can take place on dangerous trees.

The works are going to take place in the section from Pittengullies Brae to Culter Station and at Lovers…

Pupils from Forehill Primary school, in partnership with the Bridge of Don Men’s Shed, today launched their garden project with a planting workshop. 

The Men’s Shed funded and constructed a poly-tunnel in the school grounds to create a space for the school children to grow plants,…