Earlier this month I urged the council to treat weeds growing in street gutters and on pavements across our area. I took this action after being contacted by concerned residents.

Thank you to everyone who has contacted me about problems with council grass cutting of open spaces in our area. I have highlighted to council staff every problem raised with me. I am also arranging to meet the manager responsible for grass cutting.

I have once again called on the council tackle the problem of the very large pools of water that form at the junction of Holburn Street and Ruthrieston Road after it rains.

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.

I have urged council staff to act to improve the maintenance of the planted areas in the central reservations and verges of Anderson Drive and South Anderson Drive. I have also called for roses to be replanted in the gaps in the central reservation.

Artist Jon Reid will be giving a talk on Nuart Aberdeen at the next Ruthrieston Residents’ Association meeting on Wednesday 10th April.

Transport Scotland’s Road Safety Manager has told me the pedestrian crossing on South Anderson Drive just uphill from the Garthdee roundabout will be considered as a possible site for road safety cameras.

The opening of the southern section of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route earlier today should mean less through traffic using South Anderson Drive and Anderson Drive. These roads will though remain some of the busiest in Aberdeen.

After I called for action, the council has agreed to resurface the footpath between Ruthrieston Circle and the lock up garages off Ruthrieston Road. I acted after being told by a resident that he had tripped on the uneven and broken surface of the footpath and injured himself. The timing of the resurfacing work will […]

I have called on the council to resurface the footpath between Ruthrieston Circle and the lock up garages off Ruthrieston Road. I acted after being told by a resident that he had tripped on the uneven and broken surface of the footpath and injured himself. Sign up here to receive more local news and information from […]