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…
Two separate public consultations have started to help the process of identifying options for improving transport connections on the A92 from Bridge of Dee to Bridge of Don and the A944 Aberdeen to Westhill.
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A commemorative place plaque for surgical innovator Sir Alexander Ogston (1844-1929) has been unveiled at the site of Ogston’s home on Union Street in Aberdeen. Sir Alexander Ogston was a highly-regarded orator and teacher, distinguished military surgeon and, most famously,…
Aberdeen City Council today welcomed a group of MSPs from the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee to visit several hydrogen and clean energy facilities around the city.
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Over 3,000 North East pupils are set to gain an understanding of future learning and career pathways when they attend Lift Off & Grow 2022 from 1-2 June.
The online event, organised by Aberdeen City Council in partnership with Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) North East, will be…