The “Friends of Duthie Park” was set up in 2006 as a charitable organisation established to promote Aberdeen’s world famous park, one of the most popular tourist attractions within the Granite City. The Friends work closely with the Park’s owners, Aberdeen City Council to provide a positi...
Communities, Housing and Infrastructure Committee Vice Convener Councillor Jean Morrison says: “We hold all kinds of events in the Winter Gardens from weddings to school projects but we’ve never had anything happening as unusual as this before. “We’re glad we could help the Explorer Scouts ...
The vice chair of Aberdeen City Youth Council (ACYC), the official voice of young people in Aberdeen, has condemned city centre clubs where underage drinking has allegedly taken place and is to write to local politicians encouraging discussion over current age limit policies. With thanks toKennet...
Charlie Abel, ALBA candidate for the upcoming local by-election in Dyce, Bucksburn and Danestone, has taken Aberdeen City Council to task over their lack of preparedness for the current icy conditions. Speaking with ALBA Party leader Alex Salmond, Mr Abel made the point about the dangerous icy...
to promote local businesses. Here in Aberdeen this is true as well. But as Aberdeen Voice’sSuzanne Kellylearns – the taxpayer is funding at least some of the PR work for the City Gardens Project – and the Chamber of Commerce and ACSEF seem to be leading the City Council by the nose...
B is for Bats– Normally you might expect a city council proud of its environment to tell you that bats are a unique and endangered species it is proud to have within its city limits, and that bats are protected by EU as well as national laws. But the A-Z tells you nothing of the...
Somewhere between 12 and 500 people will appear at 1pm tomorrow in front of the Marischal College building (which will be deserted, as it’s Saturday), to protest against Aberdeen City Council, Labour, and the death of the granite web. ...
On 25 January it will also be too early to know what the referendum result will be – but the city is still going to vote on some very crucial items. Why you might ask is this happening now? Why would the city want to do this before the referendum and before the new council is ele...
You may also think that Aberdeen City Council, aware of a national news story centred on a flat they owned and managed, would have ensured that the occupant was looked after. Apology and repairs? Aberdeen Voicecan confirm that there has been no compensation, no apology and not even a proper...
No sooner had the toner dried on the recent article explaining the reasons for the current council’s tenure lasting five years rather than the statutory four, than the whole pretence would seem to have been shown up to be just that. ...