Aberdeenshire Council

Communities can now apply for the Banff and Buchan Area Initiatives Fund.

Dozens of events are taking place across Aberdeenshire this month as part of the Grampian Wellbeing Festival.

Restoration work on the polluted ponds at Denman Park in Westhill continued with the installation of a downstream defender.

Plans by national housebuilder Cala Homes to build 68 new homes on the outskirts of Banchory have been slammed by angry residents.

The decision to axe an award-winning Aberdeenshire care service has been slammed by families as a “massive loss” for its users.

A new council office, family centre and library in Ellon has been named Formartine House, as building work progresses.

THE school was mothballed in 2022.

The Aberdeenshire school is one of only a small group to achieve the milestone award of an 8th Green Flag.

Ex-pupils and staff are being invited to help celebrate special anniversary dates at three north-east primary schools.

Nominations sought for Peterhead Town Board and chair as part of a multi-million pound investment programme.

The meet the buyer event will discuss the potential to bid for contracts as part of the Macduff Marine Aquarium development.

The securing of the final funding needed by the Friends of Haughton Park means that work can now get underway on the project.

Six community projects in Banff and Macduff are sharing more than £25,000 in funding.

Plans have been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council to move a north-east war memorial ahead of the sale of the land that it sit upon.

Council leaders from the north-east cut the ribbon to formally open the NESS Energy from Waste facility in Aberdeen.

With Aberdeenshire Council service points set to close on Friday, customers have been encouraged to make the move online and over the phone.

Work has begun on the historic St Brandon’s Churchyard at Inverboyndie.

Aberdeenshire Council has given a new update on specialist work being done on Aboyne Bridge as efforts continue towards its eventual reopening.

B-listed Aboyne bridge closed to vehicles in October after Storm Babet revealed concrete damage extended “far more than is visible on the surface.

Banchory and Aboyne Primary schools and nursery classes have had their latest inspections, with officers noting progress since their last visits.