The Asda Foundation has donated £10,000 to Inchgarth Community Centre.

This is a fantastic donation by Asda and a huge boost for Inchgarth Community Centre. It will go a long way towards paying for the new floor of Inchgarth’s main hall.

Inchgarth Community Centre makes a huge positive contribution to our community and Asda’s support will help ensure Inchgarth continues to go from strength to strength.

Liberal Democrat councillor Ian Yuill has revealed that Councillor Willie Young, the new Labour Finance Convener of Aberdeen City Council, appears to be unable to add up.

 Ian Yuill said “Councillor Young has claimed that Aberdeen City Council’s Labour / Conservative / Independent coalition is paying senior councillors £4,000 less in total than the previous Liberal Democrat / SNP administration.

 ”That’s simply not the case. Figures released to me today by council staff show that – comparing like for like, the new Labour-led administration is paying its senior councillors £19,983 more than the previous Liberal Democrat / SNP administration.

“So not only are Labour paying individual senior councillors more, the total bill is higher as well.

 ”What’s just as bad though is that Councillor Young, the Labour politician now in charge of the city’s finances, apparently cannot add up. If he makes this sort of simple mistake, how is he going to cope with complex public finances?”

The Olympic Torch is due to pass through Mannofield along North Deeside Road and Great Western Road at around 7.20pm on Monday 11th June. It also passes along Anderson Drive and South Anderson Drive the next day at or soon after 8am.

Further information about the route and timings is available fromwww.ready.grampian.org

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see the Olympic flame in our city and I, for one, plan to be there!

Liberal Democrat councillor Ian Yuill has challenged the new Labour Leader of Aberdeen City Council over his Labour / Conservative / Independent administration’s apparent decision to effectively award committee Conveners and Vice Conveners a pay rise.

The salaries that Councillor Crockett proposed should be paid at today’s statutory meeting of Aberdeen City Council did not include either the 5% cut in Conveners’ salaries or the cut in Vice Conveners’ salaries to £21,000 introduced by the previous Liberal Democrat/SNP administration.

“I’m shocked that almost the first act of Aberdeen’s new Labour / Conservative / Independent coalition of convenience has been to increase the pay of Conveners and Vice Conveners” said Ian Yuill.

“This insensitive move appears to show contempt for the many people in our city struggling on incomes not keeping up with the cost of living.”

Ian Yuill has contacted Councillor Crockett urging the Labour, Conservative and Independent councillors to think again.

I will be keeping up the pressure to get the remaining part of Morningside Road – and other local roads and pavements – properly repaired and resurfaced.

I have reported problems with pavements and roads across our area. If you know of a problem with a road, pavement – or anything else – please let me have the details. You can use the ”Report a Problem” page on this website to do this or contact me by e-mail, telephone or post.

The announcment that a coalition of Labour and Conservative councillors is set to run Aberdeen City Council will come as a shock to many of those who voted Labour and Conservative less than a week ago.

My Liberal Democrat colleagues and I will be a constructive opposition,  hold this unusual coalition of convenience to account and argue for continued investment in education, roads and infrastructure.

I await the publication of the new ConLab coalition’s policy statement with interest.

Thanks to the 1,626 people who voted for me on Thursday 3rd May.

It is a great privilege to represent Mannofield, Airyhall, Broomhill, Garthee, Kaimhill and Ruthrieston on Aberdeen City Council. I look forward to working with residents for the benefit of our area over the next five years.

Like many others I have been impressed by the huge difference the volunteer committee has made since they took over running Ruthrieston Community Centre . New groups have been established and the old, tired interior has been replaced by a bright new look.

This will be a chance for Ruthrieston residents and community centre users to have their say on what does – and does not – happen in the community centre. Wine and nibbles will be available for those who attend.

People have told me they are worried that cars, vans and lorries regularly drive through the red light at this crossing, often narrowly ,missing pedestrians.

A red light camera would encourage careless drivers to take more care – and catch those who do not.

We must all remember that – whatever our view of the City Gardens project – we all have the best interests of our city at heart.