Aberdeen

The final stretches of the long-awaited Aberdeen bypass are to be fully open by Christmas with the completion of work on the River Don Crossing – though the £745 million project bill is now more than £1 billion, members of a parliamentary committee were told today. A document submi

Revised plans have been lodged for a marine life visitor centre in Aberdeen after a new location was selected for the project. The Greyhope Bay project, which was originally planned for construction around the corner of Greyhope Road, closer to Girdle Ness Lighthouse, is now planned to be based at T

Barratt Homes has won a prestigious award for enhancing biodiversity at its Riverside Quarter development in Aberdeen. The developer received the RSPB Scotland ‘Business Award’ at its annual Nature of Scotland awards in Edinburgh for reconnecting historically divided habitat corridors an

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has ordered Aberdeen City Council to improve its procedures after it identified a series of law contraventions when asbestos was discovered at a city school. A report by the watchdog noted that “no action was taken to deal with any potential contamination

Plans have been unveiled for a new £8.1 million health and care centre in Aberdeen. The facility, which will be located in the Greenferns area on the western edge of Northfield near to Orchard Brae and Heathryburn Schools, will incorporate the general medical services currently being delivered

The tender period for bids to deliver the Union Terrace Gardens project in Aberdeen has been extended. It is understood only one potential bidder for the work has so far come forward.

Plans have been announced for a £40 million innovation hub in Aberdeen which aims to double the number of life sciences companies in North East Scotland. The Bio-therapeutics Hub for Innovation will be a focal point for sector ambition and growth and has secured £20m of capital funding f

An Aberdeen architect who was struck off by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) is to appeal the decision. Neil Rothnie of Neil Rothnie Architects in Aberdeen was erased from the Register of Architects following a finding of unacceptable professional conduct and serious professional incompetence

Aberdeen Football Club has appointed Morrison Construction as the principal contractor for the construction of the community sports hub and football training facilities at Kingsford. The appointment comes on the back of the club raising around £8.5 million for this phase of the project. The ad

Work to create a new mental health centre for children and young people in Aberdeen could begin before the end of the year after plans were officially put forward by NHS Grampian. The Scottish Government has granted £1 million to support the redevelopment on the former Links Unit at the City H

Galliford Try has confirmed that the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) completion has been pushed back to December and that the delay has increased its costs on the project by a further £20 million. In a trading update to investors this morning, the contractor said the final s

Partners involved in building the new multi-million-pound The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) have unveiled an opening date for the venue of summer 2019. TECA arena, conference centre and exhibition building is part of the new AECC project which includes two on-site hotels, an energy centre, extensive

Plans for a major redevelopment of Aberdeen’s indoor market and former BHS store have been displayed for public consultation. Developer PATRIZIA said it is working on a planning application that will offer a long-term, sustainable solution for the site.

Aberdeen City Council has launched a bid to buy around 100 plots of land as part of plans to alleviate congestion with a £26.4 million roads scheme. The local authority said it is today informing landowners of a compulsory purchase order (CPO) for the Berryden Corridor Improvement Project

The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) will not open in late autumn as planned with contractors tentatively targeting a December launch, Scotland’s transport secretary has admitted. In a project update presented to the Scottish Parliament yesterday, Michael Matheson MSP said the full ope