After being contacted by concerned residents, I have urged council staff to repair potholes and broken areas of road surface on Kaimhill Road, Pitmedden Terrace, Pitmedden Crescent and Duthie Terrace.

At the council’s budget-setting meeting last Tuesday, the Conservative, Labour and Independent councillors who control the city council slashed over half a million pounds from road and pavement repairs and maintenance budgets.

Broomhill Councillor Ian Yuill has condemned a decision by the Conservative and Labour councillors who control Aberdeen City Council to reject a plea from residents to introduce a one-way restriction on part of Gray Street.

Several residents have told me how pleased they are that the work on resurfacing the pavements on Hutchison Terrace is now complete.

I have been countacted by many people angry at the council’s decision to impose a £30 Garden Tax to collect garden waste from people’s brown bins.

Conservative, Labour and SNP councillors all voted earlier this week to impose a Garden Tax, an annual charge for collecting garden and other “green waste” from people’s brown bins.

Council traffic management staff have recommended not introducing one-way traffic on Salisbury Terrace and the upper part of Gray Street.

At Aberdeen City Council’s budget meeting today (5th March), Aberdeen’s Liberal Democrat councillors proposed protecting the city’s libraries, repairing crumbling roads and pavements and protecting community centres and community facilities.

Aberdeen City Council is holding its annual budget setting meeting on Tuesday 5th March. Savings, cuts and additional income of around £45 million will be needed to produce a balanced revenue budget for 2019/20. The council will also be setting its capital, housing and Common Good budgets at this meeting.

Every month our local police provide a report on local crime and police activity to Braeside and Mannofield Community Council.