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The Bike Bus, a health and wellbeing initiative has been launched at Countesswells primary school, bringing a new and exciting way for children and families to travel to school.

The Bike Bus originated from the "Wheely Wednesday" activity at the school, where children were encouraged to…

Businesses in the city centre are being encouraged to apply for a grant scheme to help support hosting events and markets. 

 

As Aberdeen gets ready to welcome the Tall Ships fleet to the city from 19 to 22 July, a major new special exhibition opens to the public at the Art Gallery this weekend (Saturday 17 May). Monsters of the Deep: Science Fact or Fiction? invites visitors on a journey from…

Aberdeen Youth Movement member, Mariah Ichakpa was honoured to be selected to attend the 2025 United Nations Economic and Social Council Youth Forum in New York last month.

Mariah was 1 out of 20,000 people who applied to be selected to attend the forum that offered young people a visible…

The North East Scotland Pension Fund will publish the unaudited Annual Accounts for the financial year 2024/25 on 23 June 2025.

The accounts provide information which can help the public assess how the Pension Fund has performed during the year and understand its position as at 31…

New businesses are being encouraged to apply for funding through a grant scheme. 

Aberdeen City Council has today (9 May 2025) launched a consultation to gather the views of parents/carers and future parents/carers on funded Early Learning and Childcare provision across the city.

By taking part in the consultation parents/carers and future parents/carers can help shape…

A Bridge of Don skate park has been handed to a local community group to manage for a peppercorn rent.

Bridge of Don Skate Park Group is looking to upgrade and extend the facility at Westfield Park so it was agreed at Aberdeen City Council’s Finance and Resources Committee yesterday to a…

Progress continues to be made on the St Machar Academy Grounds Improvements project, that will provide new outdoor facilities for pupils and staff alike.

Members of the Finance and Resources Committee yesterday discussed the report detailing the full business case for the…

A group set up to regenerate, repopulate, and reinvigorate Union Street has been awarded a grant of £400,000.

Aberdeen City Council’s Finance and Resources Committee yesterday (8 May 2025) approved the money to Our Union Street which is on top of £100,000 over a three year period…

Residents in Kingwells are being invited to stand and represent their community in a forthcoming by-election for Kingswells Community Council.

The community council are looking to elect up to 12 new councillors to act as a voice for their area and express the…

Scotland’s only winner of the prestigious footballing award Ballon d'Or Denis Law is to be honoured with a commemorative plaque in the area he grew up in Aberdeen.

Denis Law CBE was born on 24 February 1940 and raised in the Printfield area of Aberdeen, attending the former Powis…