Have your say on Aberdeen school holidays
Parents and guardians are being urged to give their views on plans to shake-up the Aberdeen school holidays.
Aberdeen City Council
North and north-east hail care experienced young people as part of national celebration
Council's across Scotland are celebrating Care Day 2019.
Planners recommend backing of controversial Dyce council housing scheme
Controversial plans for nearly 300 council homes in an Aberdeen suburb have been recommended for approval.
North-east councils rule out parking tax for the foreseeable future
Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City councils have ruled out imposing a controversial car park tax for the foreseeable future.
Councillors urged to ditch proposed new taxi tests in Aberdeen
Councillors have been urged to throw out a potential scheme for training Aberdeen taxi drivers on helping disabled people, customer service and using sat nav systems.
Aberdeen City Council fraud team finds £450,000 of savings
Aberdeen City Council has saved more than £400,000 through rooting out fraud in one year.
Bike hire scheme on the cards for city’s future
Aberdeen residents have been invited to have their say on the development of a new bike hire scheme in the Granite City.
Aberdeen councillor who hasn’t attended meeting in six months could be forced out
An Aberdeen councillor could be forced to step aside if he does not attend the next full council meeting.
Aberdeen public bodies rapped over failure to investigate complaint properly
Aberdeen public bodies have been rapped by a watchdog over care failures and for failing to investigate a complaint properly.
Sinking Aberdeen flats to be demolished
Scores of council flats in Aberdeen are to be demolished as they are sinking into the ground.
French-registered van parked in Aberdeen vandalised with the words ‘EU scum go home’
Vandals have scrawled xenophobic graffiti on a French-registered van.
New ‘push’ to buy back former Aberdeen council homes
A new “proactive push” will begin for Aberdeen council bosses to buy back former council homes.
Aberdeen Sports Village predicted to have £1.7m deficit
A “world class” Aberdeen sports facility is predicted to be nearly £2million in the red according to budget papers.
Roadworks cause tailbacks in Aberdeen city centre – and it will continue for three more days
Major traffic disruption in Aberdeen city centre is to continue for another three days – after a communications cable was badly damaged.
Major renovation of Aberdeen Arts Centre announced
An Aberdeen theatre will undergo a major renovation with the aim of securing “the long term future” of the site.
New bus gate to be installed in Aberdeen
A new bus gate will be installed near Aberdeen University after a consultation ended with no objections.
Aberdeen motorists warned of impending city centre gridlock
Commuters are being asked to avoid part of Aberdeen city centre this morning, with fears that urgent roadworks could cause rush hour gridlock.
Calls for clarity over reopening of Aberdeen Art Gallery
Calls were yesterday made for clarity over plans to reopen the city art gallery following a multi-million pound revamp.
Aberdeen council calls for ideas as it faces down £40-£50million budget black hole
Aberdeen council leaders have urged community groups to come forward with ideas as it emerged between £40 and £50million will have to be trimmed this year.
Long-awaited Aberdeen art gallery refurbishment on course for autumn opening
The multi-million-pound construction work on Aberdeen’s long-awaited art gallery refurbishment is “nearing completion”.
Dons lawyer rubbishes legal case against construction of new £50million stadium
Aberdeen FC's lawyer believes protesters fighting to block the Dons' new stadium have come "nowhere close" to providing legal grounds for planning permission for the £50million facility to be revoked.
Aberdeen council leaders say ‘no fat left’ and plead for more government funds
The leader of Aberdeen said "all 32 councils can't be wrong" as he renewed his plea for the Scottish Government to grant them more funding.
Cyclists call on roads bosses to take action at ‘danger’ junctions on north-east road
North-east cyclists have called on roads bosses to take action at a dangerous junction before someone is hurt.
Aberdeen City Council claims ‘dangerous’ house will be fit to stay in within the next week
An Aberdeen woman has urged the council to take further safety measures after a massive fire devastated her home.
Liberal Democrats call for Aberdeen budget papers to be revealed
An Aberdeen council opposition group has called on the local authority to reveal the contents of secret budget documents.
New council report aims to reduce city poverty
An ambitious new city council report has set out the authority’s aims to reduce poverty in the city.
Nip and tuck as City Council look at ‘all possible savings’ amid reports of £45million cuts
Crisis talks will be held between council leaders and community groups this week to identify ways to cut millions from the budget.
Finance secretary’s decision over business rates ‘a slap in the face to the people of Aberdeen’, says council co-leader
Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has refused Aberdeen City Council’s request to retain millions of pounds in business rates.
Aberdeen councillor Alan Donnelly charged over alleged sexual assault
A leading city councillor has been charged by police over an alleged sexual assault and resigned his position as Aberdeen’s depute provost.
New action plan to tackle psychological absences at city council
A new mental health “action plan” is to be launched in an effort to tackle the reasons for psychological absences among city council staff.
Naming of Tillydrone community centre cost more than £335
City council chiefs spent more than hundreds of pounds to come up with a fitting name for the new community centre in Tillydrone- and finally settled on the Tillydrone Community Campus.
Residents still unable to return home as investigations into Aberdeen flat fire continue
Residents evacuated from a block of flats in Aberdeen following a serious fire have been left with little idea of when they will be able to return home.