Aberdeen

The transformation of Union Terrace Gardens (UTG) is set to commence this summer following the selection of a contractor by Aberdeen City Council. The flagship City Centre Masterplan project will transform the Victorian park into an inclusive 21st Century spac

Road and transport works totalling £10.6 million have been approved for Aberdeen. Boosted by £2.5m of additional funding, the 2019/20 programme includes the resurfacing of carriageways and footways, refurbishing crossings, lighting improvements, pothole repairs, flooding and coastal prot

A new affordable housing development which will inject 67 good quality affordable homes into the city’s housing stock has been officially opened by minister for local government, housing and planning Kevin Stewart MSP. Constructed by Stewart Milne on behalf of Hillcrest, the development at Cou

The demolition of a disused Aberdeen school is expected to start within a matter of weeks after a contract was awarded by the local authority. Works at Kincorth Academy, which closed its doors in July, were initially planned to begin in October in order for the land to be used for a council housing

Plans for a new health centre to replace three ageing Aberdeen GP practices have been backed by NHS Grampian. A business case for the £8.1 million project to build a new health centre in Northfield was given outline approval at a Board meeting last week.

A developer which had permission to transform a disused Aberdeen office block into a hotel will instead deliver flats at the city centre site. Mandale Construction North had initially proposed to develop the Custom House, on the corner of Guild Street and Stirling Street, into a 105-bedroom hotel.

A construction and building materials group from Northern Ireland has set up a base in Aberdeen to manage a nearby roads contract. Northstone (NI) Limited has moved into Units 14 and 16 at the James Gregory Centre in Aberdeen Innovation Park.

The development of The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) has reached another major milestone, as the energy centre that will provide the facility with clean, sustainable, and reliable energy goes live. The multi-million-pound venue, which is being delivered by Aberdeen City Council and its development p

The developers behind the Countesswells project in Aberdeen believe digital healthcare in the delivery of primary care could be piloted at the development. A major new inquiry into the future of primary care in Scotland by MSPs on the health and sport committee was launched recently. The inquiry cal

The group opposed to Aberdeen Football Club’s bid for a new £50 million stadium at Kingsford has said it will not appeal against a court decision backing the project. The Dons got planning permission from Aberdeen City Council in April to build a 20,000-seat arena and training complex al

Asset management and construction consultancy Currie & Brown has been awarded new contracts in Scotland’s healthcare sector. NHS Grampian has appointed the firm to provide project management services for its major acute services (elective care) project.

Funding for a range of high-profile projects has been approved as Aberdeen City Council agreed its 2019/20 General Fund Capital Programme budget. Elected members approved the spending priorities during a meeting of the full council in the Town House chamber yesterday.

Proposals to create new council housing on sites at Summerhill, Kincorth, Torry, Dyce and Greenferns are among those to have moved forward as part of ambitious plans to significantly increase the supply of social housing in Aberdeen. The plans were at the heart of the Housing Revenue Account budget

Following last week’s news that a protest group lost in its appeals against Aberdeen Football Club’s proposals for a new £50 million stadium, our sister publication Scottish Legal News outlines the judgment in full.

Aberdeen Football Club has been given the green light to proceed with its new £50 million stadium. A judge today rejected a legal appeal by a protest group against the club’s proposals.