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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

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The former Westbank Care Home site in Oldmeldrum, showing the main accommodation blocks. The image features the Aberdeenshire Council logo.

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

Local businesses invited to champion Aberdeenshire’s high streets as award sponsors

Aberdeenshire’s town centres are set to take centre stage with the launch of an exciting new initiative celebrating outstanding customer service, with local businesses being invited to play a leading role by sponsoring the inaugural Heart of the High Street Awards.

02 June 2026

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