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The Fairer Aberdeen Board has distributed £1.54million allocated by Aberdeen City Council to tackle poverty and deprivation across the city.

The Fairer Aberdeen Fund Annual Report for 2024/2025 was presented at today’s (26 November) Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee and detailed how…

Subject: Safety Concerns During Christmas Light Installation

Aberdeen City Council is committed to creating a festive and welcoming environment for all residents and visitors during the holiday season. Our teams have been working hard to install Christmas lights across the city to bring…

A new community workshop space has been officially opened at Bonnymuir Green by Aberdeen’s Lord Provost.

Community Planning Aberdeen has showcased the transformative power of partnership working in its latest progress report, presented to the Board.

The report details progress against 16 key objectives – known as Stretch Outcomes – and 97 improvement projects within the Local Outcome…

Seaton School has become the first in Aberdeen to earn the prestigious Reading Schools Gold Accreditation from the Scottish Book Trust.

To mark the occasion, pupils dressed as their favourite book characters and took part in a Golden Book Hunt, a Golden Photoshoot, and a celebratory Golden…

Families across Aberdeen are set to benefit from an enhanced winter clothing payment.  

Aberdeen City Council’s Anti-Poverty & Inequality Committee and Community Planning Aberdeen’s Anti-Poverty Group are calling on residents, businesses and the third sector to join them in supporting Challenge Poverty Week, which runs from Monday 6 October to Sunday 12 October 2025.

Aberdeen has retained Purple Flag status - a prestigious UK award for excellence in the evening and night time economy, for an unprecedented 12th year in a row.

The retention of the award was confirmed by the Association of Town and County…

An ambitious plan to create a new secondary school and hub to benefit the entire Northfield community took a step forward yesterday (Tuesday 16 September).

Councillors from the Education and Children’s Services Committee heard that options and costings for the creation of a new community…

Councillors today (Tuesday 16 September) approved a five-year plan with the vision of transforming lives by supporting individuals and families to overcome barriers, build skills, and contribute confidently to their communities.

The Community Learning and Development Plan 2025-2030,…

A new digital alarm system, recently introduced to help keep vulnerable citizens safe in their homes, has been recognised nationally.

As part of a series of planned visits, members of the Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee visited Fountain of Love Church today (10 September) to hear from staff and volunteers.