A new heat network for the community of Torry which can supply up to 800 homes and the new Greyhope School and Community Hub with low-cost energy has been awarded a £8.9million Scottish Government grant.

Some of Aberdeen City Council’s Early Learning and Childcare provision is set to change to meet local demand from the start of the new school year in August 2024.

The new provision is the result of regular analysis of uptake and a…

People affected by the cost of living crisis can continue to find help keeping warm and fed over the festive period.  

Facilities including Warm Spaces and foodbanks will remain open in Aberdeen for anyone to use.  

Aberdeen City Council Co-Leader Councillor Christian…

Support available to businesses employing people with previous offending behaviour will be the focus of a lunch-and-learn event open to Aberdeen employers next month. 

The consequences of having to disclose…

Local businesses in Aberdeen are getting ready to support next year’s Spectra, with visitors set to enjoy a number of offers as Scotland’s Festival of Light marks its 10th anniversary.

Scotland’s Festival of Light will return to the…

Grass-roots organisations in Aberdeen have until noon on Friday 05 January 2024 to apply for financial help to deliver employability projects in the city.

The ABZWorks Development Fund will support activities for residents who face barriers to employment, with…

A homelessness programme backed by Prince William is to become part of Aberdeen’s flagship community improvement plan. 

Community Planning Aberdeen Board has agreed that the city’s participation in The Royal Foundation…

The NESS Energy from Waste facility, located in East Tullos, has begun full operation following the successful completion of testing.

The plant processes non-recyclable waste from Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, and Moray Councils and…

Rents for council homes are to rise in response to rising maintenance and upgrade costs.   

A meeting of Full Council agreed a 4.7% increase for the upcoming financial year.  

Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee convener Councillor Miranda Radley,…

Aberdeen City Council has approved the outline business cases for a new 1,600 capacity secondary school in Hazlehead and a new St Peter’s Roman Catholic school.

Councillors agreed in principle the case to construct the proposed new…

 

Aberdeen City Council today (Wednesday 13 December) approved a motion calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

The motion, put forward by Councillor Simon Watson, hailed the authority’s record of international solidarity with those in need and providing…

Individuals in custody at His Majesty’s Prison Service & Young Offenders Institute Grampian have been given a life-changing offer of employment after graduating from Scotland’s first prison-based ‘Greene King Training Academy’.