Aberdeen Football Club’s “Gothenburg Greats” – the team that won the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1983 – are to be awarded the Freedom of the City.

A motion proposed by Aberdeen Lord Provost Dr…

 

Councillors today (Wednesday 14 December) approved the commencement of preparatory work for the first phase in the transformation of Aberdeen’s beachfront.

 

A report on the short-term…

A Mini Masterplan to transform the George Street area of Aberdeen is to be drawn up after councillors today welcomed high-level proposals.

 

The Draft Mini Masterplan sets out a vision for a “vibrant,…

Another step forward in infrastructure improvements to the city centre has been agreed after the Full Council approved a raft of recommendations.

Members agreed…

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…

An important planning document which will help to shape future land use of Aberdeen and guide planning decisions including housing developments, leisure and industrial zones was today approved to be adopted.

Organisations across Aberdeen are today being encouraged to form community resilience volunteer groups which provide assistance to emergency services and the council during incidents or emergencies.

Work starts next week to remove the straight-ahead lane onto Guild Street as part of a new road layout in the city centre which will create a bus priority route.

The work…

Over 500 young people from across the city are preparing to take centre stage at the Aberdeen City Music Service’s Winter Festival Concert.

 

Pupils ranging from age 7 to 18 will be taking part in performances to showcase their musical talents.

 

The…

 

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,…

People are being warned that pavements and roads are likely to be very slippery tomorrow morning due to below 0C temperatures overnight and after the freeze-thaw-freeze experienced today.

Aberdeen City Council pavement and road gritters have been out all day and will be out overnight,…

Aberdeen City Council has signed a high-level agreement with technology corporation Microsoft to formalise a working relationship that is already transforming public services in the city.

As part of the collaboration, the council will explore connecting to Microsoft Research Projects,…