Congratulations to Broomhill School on winning the Scottish Schools Snowsports Association Primary Freestyle Championships. Not only did Broomhill School Team A come first, but Broomhill School Team B came fifth. Individual team members were second and third in the female ski category and third in the male ski category. Sign up here to receive more news and […]

I am pleased that part of Abergeldie Road has been resurfaced. Sadly though, the area resurfaced did not include the badly broken area at the junction of Abergeldie Road and Abergeldie Terrace. I will continue to press for this, and other crumbling roads and uneven pavements in our area, to be properly repaired and resurfaced. Sign […]

1st – 7th June is National Volunteers’ Week 2017 and I want to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to all the volunteers in our area. Volunteers make a huge contribution to our area – at our local community centres, community councils, churches and other faith groups, voluntary organisations and elsewhere. If you’ve […]

Britain’s top men’s professional cycling teams will compete in Round 8 of the Tour Series in Aberdeen on Thursday 25th May. Scottish Cycling will host a range of amateur races between 1.00pm and 6.00pm. The men’s Tour Series gets underway at 7.30pm and the presentation to the winners will be at approximately 9pm. There will be […]

The National Library of Scotland has created an online tool to allow people to see how an area looks in a recent satellite photo compared to a map published in 1896. Using the blue slider button on the left hand side of the tool’s screen, you can look at the map, the photo or, best […]

I am delighted that, after a great deal of pressure, the council has resurfaced Ruthrieston Road outside Ruthrie Court and the section of Ruthrie Road at its junction with Ruthrieston Road. This was in a terrible state. I will keep pressing for other badly broken, potholed and uneven roads and pavements in our area to be resurfaced. […]

Aberdeen’s Liberal Democrat councillors this morning (Thursday 11th May) announced they would not be entering any coalition to run Aberdeen City Council. Ian Yuill, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group, said: “The Liberal Democrats believe we can best serve our constituents and Aberdeen by not joining any coalition. We will instead consider every issue before […]

Thank you to each of the 2,458 local residents who gave me their first preference vote in Thursday’s council election – over 900 more than any other candidate in our area. I am delighted to have been re-elected to work for all of the people of our area over the next few years. Thank you to everyone who sent […]

Whilst, after a few initial problems, the new arrangements for collecting waste and material for recycling from people’s homes is now mostly working well, I have had several complaints from people about the very large number of wheelie bins now sitting on some streets. This is a particular problem on roads with tenements or blocks […]

As I have been walking around our area knocking on doors and delivering leaflets during the council election campaign I have noticed bags of dog mess dropped on pavements and hung on hedges across our area. I have also been told by some people that dog walkers throw bagged dog mess into their gardens. I […]