After being contacted by concerned residents, I have called on the council to clear blocked street drain gullies in Mannofield.

Broomhill School’s Spring Fair takes place between noon and 2pm this Saturday 25th May.

Thank you to the volunteers from Ruthrieston Residents’ Association for their hard work in the rain removing litter and dumped items from the Ruthrieston Woods on Saturday 18th May.

Council staff have put up a temporary fence to stop drivers parking on the grass field at the junction of Auchinyell Road and Garthdee Road. I urged council staff to take action after being contacted by concerned and annoyed residents.

The double yellow lines put down in error on Broomhill Road at its junction with Hammerfield Avenue have now been removed.

Work due to be undertaken by City Fibre means temporary parking restrictions will be in place in Kaimhill from 15th May until 25th June.

Twenty-five years ago today I was elected as councillor for the Auchinyell Division of Grampian Regional Council. Since then, through local government reorganisation and ward boundary changes, I have continued to represent our part of Aberdeen.

Council staff have told me they aim to introduce the Garden Tax on collecting garden waste from brown wheelie bins in the late summer. They revealed this in an answer to one of 23 questions I asked about the imposition of the Garden Tax.

Broomhill Road residents were surprised and annoyed to find yellow lines being painted on the road outside their homes earlier this week.

Residents have told me how annoyed they are that some people are parking on the grass field opposite Caledon Court at the junction of Auchinyell Road and Garthdee Road.