A number of parents have said they are concerned about how the bus service for school pupils between Mannofield and Hazlehead operated on Wednesday 21st August.

After I called for action, Aberdeen City Council has pruned low growing branches on street trees on a number of roads in our area.

A wide range of issues were discussed at Garthdee Community Council first meeting after their summer break.

Following a request from local residents, the city council is holding an election to reestablish Ashley and Broomhill Community Council.

The council has repaired a faulty street light on Hammerfield Avenue after I asked for it to be repaired. Sadly though, a number of other street lights I have asked to be repaired have still not been fixed.

Aberdeen City Council has now agreed to replace more dead and missing street trees on roads in our area. I am pleased the council has agreed to my request to replace these dead and missing trees.

Contractors working on behalf of CityFibre are continuing to dig up pavements across our area. They are carrying out this work so they can lay new fibre cables which can provide Gigabit speed broadband services of up to 1000mbps to homes and businesses.

After I called for action, Aberdeen City Council has agreed to replace dead and missing street trees on a number of roads in our area.

The TSB branch in Forfar contacted the police after an 85-year-old man attended at the branch wishing to transfer a four figure sum of money to an account without providing details of where the money was going.

There is no sign that building work will recommence anytime soon at the derelict lock up garages at the Great Western Road end of Salisbury Terrace.