Two new council housing developments in Aberdeen, which were put on hold due to high costs in the construction sector, are back on track after a value engineering review identified project savings.
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Aberdeen City Council has launched a landmark public consultation that will help shape the 2024/25 Budget and future spending plans. The feedback will be shared with all Elected Members to help them decide how to allocate funds for running services and set council tax and fees and charges, whilst en
In an effort to combat child poverty, Aberdeen City Council and NHS Grampian have affirmed their mutual commitment in a jointly produced Child Poverty Action Report, approved by the Community Planning Aberdeen committee this week. The Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017 places a duty on local authorit
A new method for allocation of Aberdeen's council housing that allows residents to make informed decisions on where they live has been introduced. Choice Based Lettings (CBL) allows applicants to view all available properties online from Aberdeen City Council and place bids for those that they wish
The Prince of Wales visited Tillydrone Community Campus yesterday to launch Homewards – a programme that will demonstrate it is possible to end homelessness, making it rare, brief, and unrepeated.
A working group aiming to better understand how to tackle poverty and inequality in Aberdeen will be formed following approval at Wednesday's Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee. The working group will facilitate closer collaboration that will inform and support the Anti-Poverty Committee advisors
An important planning document which will help to shape future land use of Aberdeen and guide planning decisions including housing developments, leisure, and industrial zones was approved yesterday and will be formally adopted by Aberdeen City Council over the next few days. The modified Aberdeen Lo
Councillor Christian Allard has been appointed co-leader of Aberdeen City Council following a vote at the local authority's Urgent Business Committee. He replaces Councillor Alex Nicoll, who earlier this month announced that he was standing down from the position. Councillor Nicoll will continue to
An innovative process that continues to enable residents to have direct decision-making powers to help decide spending priorities in communities is to be carried out in Aberdeen. Aberdeen City Council’s Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee received an update on implementing Par
An extensive consultation exercise with tenants, owners and other stakeholders throughout Aberdeen is to be carried out as part of the production of a full options appraisal of eight city centre multi-storey blocks.
Local charity Cfine has distributed the equivalent of 120,000 meals to 68 community food members across the city as well as providing 300 free memberships for community pantries through the cost of living funding, members of Aberdeen City Council’s Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee heard t
Resilience plans for communities across the north-east have received a major boost today following SSEN Distribution’s £1.35 million award of funding to the region’s three local authorities.
Connect Modular, part of modular construction solutions provider The Wee House Group, has delivered the first six amenity blocks to the Clinterty Travelling Persons site in Aberdeen.
Aberdeen City Council has submitted plans to construct eight supported living bungalows at the former Stoneywood School site in an attempt to free up hospital beds.
The minister with special responsibility for refugees from Ukraine Neil Gray visited council properties in Aberdeen that are being brought back into use to help support those fleeing conflict in Ukraine. Aberdeen City Council secured £6.15 million from the Scottish Government’s Longer Te