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Give your litter a lift home as road verge cutting begins
Aberdeenshire Council is urging all road users to dispose of their litter responsibly as its annual roadside verge cutting programme gets underway in the coming days.
11 June 2026
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Pride of Formartine Award for Ythan Cycling Club
It was a pleasure for our Formartine Area Committee to present a Pride of Formartine Award in recognition of outstanding community achievement yesterday.
10 June 2026
Sale of former Westbank Care Home agreed
The sale of the former Westbank Care Home in Oldmeldrum has been agreed by councillors.
10 June 2026
School Streets campaign launched at Inverurie and Peterhead primary schools
Two more Aberdeenshire primary schools have become the focus of the Schools Streets safety campaign.
08 June 2026
Inverurie town centre to benefit from new CCTV investment
The introduction of a modern CCTV system for Inverurie town centre has taken a major step forward.
04 June 2026
Recycling & Waste service win bronze for expanding trade bin service offering
Aberdeenshire Council’s Recycling & Waste Service won a Bronze Striving for Excellence Award from the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) after expanding the myAberdeenshire app to give trade bin customers immediate access to collection information in the palm of their hands.
04 June 2026
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