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In the News (Fri 10 Jul 09)

  
  ABERDEEN - City Council
He is a member of the Aberdeen Lions Club, former member of the Aberdeen Economic Development Commission, and also served on the City of Aberdeen's Revolving Loan Fund, former President of the Aberdeen Rotary Club and the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce.
As City Councilman for Aberdeen from 1995 - 1997 he served as liaison to the Chamber of Commerce, Appearance and Preservation Committee and Senior Citizens.
Council President Georgina "Gina" Bantum was born July 9, 1952, in New York City.
www.aberdeen-md.org /Council.htm   (886 words)

  
 Aberdeen City Council
Aberdeen City Council is to consider plans from Kenmore Investments for the development of a £15m 114-bed hotel complex in the centre of the city, to be operated by Premier Hotels.
Aberdeen City Council is to consider revised plans from Fife-based JW Muir for the development of a £100m urban village at Loirston.
Aberdeen City Council is linking up with the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro to co-operate in deep-sea oil exploration, drilling and engineering, as part of a strategy to encourage oil companies to expand globally from their North Sea base.
www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk /abl11071.htm   (1019 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Aberdeen, city, Scotland (British And Irish Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Aberdeen is a major fishing port and granite-quarrying center.
Aberdeen became a royal burgh in 1176 and was a leading port for trade with England and the Low Countries as early as the 14th cent.
Aberdeen is noted for its granite Cathedral of St. Machar.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/AberdeenSc.html   (243 words)

  
 Aberdeen City Council   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The City Council has experimented with consultation groups and focus groups during the budget preparation processes for two financial years and part of its decentralisation strategy is to ensure an improvement in accessibility which includes the use of new technology to improve direct communication with the City Council.
As the City Council's community planning process develops there may be opportunities to share consultation exercises with other public sector organisations and to be more proactive in seeking feedback on specific proposals.
If Council employees were permitted to become members of their employing Council the minimum safeguards necessary would involve clear arrangements for the investigation of allegations of wrongdoing, independent investigation of serious allegations and a mechanism for the Council collectively to act against a Councillor for misconduct other than through the party machinery.
www.scotland.gov.uk /mcintosh/submissions/consultpaper2/submissions2/aberdeencity-council.htm   (2411 words)

  
 The Rise of the Toilets
The City Council considers that there are not enough public toilets, especially at night and that these 6 feet retractable toilets will prevent men to urinate in the streets.
Aberdeen City Council officials said there were not enough toilets available at night when revellers pack the city centre bars and restaurants.
Aberdeen City Council is considering installing two 6ft "Urilift" retractable cubicles in response to a reported lack of late-night toilet facilities.
www.primidi.com /2005/03/28.html   (519 words)

  
 Demos - Better Local Government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Aberdeen is a dynamic, modern, cosmopolitan city in the North East of Scotland.
Aberdeen City Council is made up of the Lord Provost and 42 Councillors who are elected to serve a four year term of office.
One of the Council's corporate objectives is to strengthen the democratic process in the City through enabling citizens to be active, informed and involved.
www.demosproject.org /webpages/partners_1.php?id=46   (229 words)

  
 Aberdeen City Council - What's on in the city
A unique photo-diary of Aberdeen's last ship, the RMS St Helena, now serving as the vital link between Britain and the remote Atlantic islands of St Helena and Ascension.
Aberdeen is the entertainment, leisure and cultural centre of North-East Scotland and host to a wide variety of public events.
Our online Events Calendar is the most comprehensive single resource for Aberdeen City Council events in the city whilst our Special Events page provides information on highlights of the season not to be missed.
www.aberdeencity.gov.uk /acc/Whatson/default.asp   (309 words)

  
 + Aberdeen Official Guide +   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Aberdeen is a handsome and historic city of timeless granite architecture combined with modern facilities, carefully blended to provide an inspiring and rewarding environment for both visitors and citizens alike.
Studies have consistently shown that Aberdeen is rated as one of the most desirable cities in the UK in which to live and work.
The City Council is continuing to work with its partners to ensure future prosperity and an excellent quality of life.
www.british-publishing.com /Pages/AberdeenOG/Provost.html   (363 words)

  
 Aberdeen Greenbelt Alliance
Aberdeen Greenbelt Alliance acts for a number of communities in and around Aberdeen with the specific brief to protect and enhance the living environment in the Greenbelt.
Aberdeen Greenbelt Alliance are opposed to any route through the Greenbelt and this includes all proposals by the WPR Team.
Aberdeen Greenbelt Alliance said (PandJ 12 Nov 2004): "If the Council were wise, they would realise, they are digging themselves into a deeper hole all the time." [The] objectors felt so strongly about the issue [of a WPR in the Greenbelt] that they were prepared to spend years going through the Courts.
www.aberdeengreenbelt.org   (2220 words)

  
 Candidate Filing - CITY
Serving as your city council representative is much the same as leading a nonprofit organization.
The City of Hoquiam is at a point where it needs to define a clear vision of its future.
This is a critical time for our City and a time in which you must decide whether you wish to keep moving forward with responsible growth and economic development to meet the challenges ahead or move backwards in time and make the few carry the burden for all.
www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us /vote/filing/citylst.asp   (1721 words)

  
 Scotland: Aberdeen City Council
Aberdeen was founded as a Royal burgh in 1179 at the mouths of two Scottish rivers the Dee and the Don.
It is Scotland's third largest city with a population of 212,125 (2001).
Aberdeen has prospered from the oil and gas industries of the North Sea (it's often called the oil capital of Europe) and employment is consistently low in the area.
www.culturalprofiles.org.uk /scotland/Units/490.html   (205 words)

  
 SHBA LIMITED v. (FIRST) ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL AND (SECOND) ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL, 10 April 2002, Lord Wheatley
The forecasts referred to are contained in the Structure Plan Area Forecasts Main Report for Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils 1998 to 2016, and the associated Structure Plan Area Forecasts Technical Report, both of which were published in the autumn of 1999, and were referred to in the appeal as the 1999 forecasts.
The Joint Councils clearly concluded that the contents of the 2001 forecasts were not relevant to the approval of the Structure Plan, and in particular were not relevant to the implementation of Policy 8.
In specific terms the Joint Councils considered that these figures were relevant for the purposes of reviewing and revising the housing forecasts, a process which was going to be required in any event for the periods from 2005-2010, and 2010-2015 in terms of Policies 9 and 10.
www.scotcourts.gov.uk /opinions/whe1303.html   (5333 words)

  
 - Reception, Welcome to Trade Centre
Network Aberdeen is a collaboration between Aberdeen City Council and business leaders in the city who meet on a regular basis to address the aim of developing Aberdeen's economy and creating a sustainable and prosperous future for the city.
Network Aberdeen was formed as a challenge group to address the key aim of increasing 'Prosperity and Jobs' in the city.
Indeed, an important feature of the ‘new economy’ in Europe is the shift from the mass industries of the mid to late 20th century to those based on ‘knowledge’ and the application of knowledge.
www.tradecentre.com   (907 words)

  
 Minutes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Herbig respectfully requested a decision by the City Council to grant an extension on the demolition date to allow the Historical Society time to secure a feasibility study required in order to determine the potential for relocation of the station.
He advised the Council that scooters are being operated on the streets and are becoming dangerous to motorists in the area.
Rapisarda, city attorney advised and cautioned the Council that an extension should be requested by the property owner CSX and not the Historic Society.
www.aberdeen-md.org /minutes/min7-03.htm   (968 words)

  
 ScotSearch Dot Org: Scottish Council Areas/Aberdeen City
Aberdeen and the Northeast - Tourist attractions, culture and history of Aberdeen and the Northeast of Scotland.
Aberdeen Orchid Society - The Aberdeen branch of the Scottish Orchid Society is one of five branches in Scotland.
Aberdeen Organisms - Students at an Aberdeen school have made short descriptions of the plants and animals found in their area as part of a Comenius Project.
www.scotsearch.org /Scottish_Council_Areas/Aberdeen_City   (928 words)

  
 Media Release
To celebrate this historic event, Aberdeen City Council and the University of Aberdeen have organised a number of events throughout May which they hope will be both informative and enjoyable to MSPs, colleagues and the people of Aberdeen and the North east.
Tonight, Aberdeen City Council Leader Len Ironside and University Principal C Duncan Rice will host a reception at the Signet Library to unveil the programme to an invited group of MSPs, media, and Parliament colleagues.
The City Council and the University have put together a terrific programme of events which will pave the way to May's meetings and have public participation at its heart.
www.abdn.ac.uk /~wox004/archive/2002/pr983.hti   (572 words)

  
 feedz.info: news of the world | News Headlines | Source Archive
Aberdeen is preparing to welcome thousands of visitors to the city for Offshore Europe 05, which runs at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre from September 6-9.
Aberdeen City Council is set to change its school holiday dates from next year, to bring them in line with Aberdeenshire Council's holidays.
Aberdeen City Council is to host a civic reception to welcome members of Katapult, Kincorth's new community theatre company, back to the City after a hugely successful stint at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
feedz.info /modules.php?name=HeadLines&do=source&s=1660   (1650 words)

  
 Aberdeen City Council - Trading Standards Service - Downloads
If your premises are in Aberdeen City, you can click here or contact us to request an application pack.
The Poisons Act 1972 and the Poisons rules 1982 prohibit the sale of poisons unless the seller is a retail pharmacist or a person who has his name on the local authority's list entitling him to sell poisons from the premises named (a listed seller).
If your premises are in Aberdeen City, you can either contact us to request an application pack, or you can download a form to complete and return to us at:
www.tradingstandards.gov.uk /Aberdeen/Downloads.htm   (1085 words)

  
 News Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The cost of winter maintenance on roads in Aberdeen is expected to have risen to more than two million pounds.
The recent heavy snow and sub zero temperatures saw the costs for gritting and snow clearing in the city soar by half a million pounds to two point three million pounds.
The projected overspend of quarter of a million pounds will have to be met by the Aberdeen City Council's reserve funds.
northtonight.grampiantv.co.uk /content?page=s1_1_1&newsid=3228   (72 words)

  
 Welcome to Aberdeen City Council's Web Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Enterprising young people across Aberdeen are once again being invited to apply for cash from the City Council's innovative Enterprise in Education Challenge Fund.
As part of the Grampian-wide campaign to Reduce and Reuse waste, the Aberdeen City Waste Team will be providing recycling information between 9am and 1pm on Friday 16 September at Sainsbury's in Garthdee, Aberdeen.
Pupils and staff at Aberdeen's Harlaw Academy are once again preparing to put their best feet forward in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for good causes.
www.aberdeencity.gov.uk   (242 words)

  
 SourceWire | Press Releases - Aberdeen City Council elects to use Visual|QSM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Vested in 1996, Aberdeen City Council is responsible for all local government services in Aberdeen and is the city's largest employer.
The Council works in partnership with a wide range of public, private and voluntary sector organisations in the city and beyond, to plan and deliver quality services that meet local needs.
When Aberdeen City Council was vested as a unitary authority in 1996, two separate departments were amalgamated to form a central IT Service.
sourcewire.com /releases/rel_display.php?relid=18993&hilite=   (877 words)

  
 Aberdeen City
Aberdeen City Council Education Authority is responsible for the following areas of educational services: Nursery, Primary, Secondary, Special Educational Needs (including Educational Psychology) and Community Learning and Development.
Aberdeen City were also interested in a platform that had the potential for maximising delivery of multimedia-rich content to users.
In addition to purchasing RM SmartCache 2 for most schools, Aberdeen City has implemented RM SmartCache 2 in each of their 4 ICT training centres.
www.rm.com /LEA/CaseStudies/CaseStudyDetail.asp?cref=CS297646   (590 words)

  
 Home
Aberdeen Cyrenians is inviting local people and businesses to book their table at its fifth annual Thomas Ball.
Aberdeen Cyrenians is a voluntary organisation that opens doors for homeless people by alleviating homelessness through the provision of support and accommodation.
Although we talk about "homelessness", we now provided more services to "housed" people than to homeless people - these are the many hundreds of people that have now got accommodation in the community and who we support in their attempts to re-settle.
www.aberdeen-cyrenians.org   (800 words)

  
 Aberdeen City Environmental Forum - About
The City Environmental Forum has now decided to be more pro-active and to provide information to its members on certain topics, to respond to relevant consultations and to develop position statements on topics of concern.
The Forum has also been closely involved with an initiative to establish a "Scrapstore" in the City which will ensure that waste materials which would otherwise go to landfill can be recycled for art and craft activities.
The Council, on behalf of the members, provided the secretariat to the Forum for the first two years.
www.abdn.ac.uk /acef/about.htm   (477 words)

  
 Aberdeen South Liberal Democrats - Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Aberdeen South is the Liberal Democrats' number one target Westminster seat in Scotland.
Liberal Democrats in Aberdeen have slammed Labour-run Aberdeen City Council for deciding on 27th February 2002 to continue to pay for a partner to travel with Aberdeen's Lord Provost.
The Liberal Democrats on Aberdeen City Council have called for a complete end to partners travelling with the Lord Provost at public expense.
www.cix.co.uk /~iyuill/absth/home.htm   (437 words)

  
 Catholic World News : Scottish City Council Discriminates Against Catholic Children
ABERDEEN, Scotland, Feb. 19, 01 (CWNews.com) - Aberdeen city council is facing legal action over its plans to reduce the number of Catholic pupils at its most popular secondary school.
Catholic parents have accuses the council of sectarian discrimination and claim that its move could herald the "beginning of the end of Catholic education." They are now preparing to take the council to court, claiming sectarian discrimination.
A spokesman for the Bishop of Aberdeen told the newspaper that the Church is concerned about this form of discrimination.
www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=14909   (362 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Scotland | Angry scenes at pay cut protest
The council said the changes would be phased in over three years and staff would have the right to appeal.
A spokesman for Aberdeen City Council said 80% of workers had been told their salaries would remain the same, while 20% would see a reduction in pay.
Councillor Neil Fletcher of the resources committee said the council was trying to meet the conditions of the 1999 national single status agreement which sought to address pay differentials among council staff.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/newsFeedXML/moreover/-/1/hi/scotland/4164562.stm   (605 words)

  
 + Aberdeen Official Guide +   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
For others the city, which has a population of 210,000, is the backbone of the Scottish economy with its energy company base.
But is not just a city filled with oil and gas companies – the city is full of old fashioned charm and character, history and tradition, making it an attractive place to live and a fascinating place to visit.
It is a city with a clear vision of the future and the City Council is closely working with its partners setting targets and ensuring they are met for the future prosperity of residents.
www.british-publishing.com /Pages/AberdeenOG/introducing.html   (510 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Scotland | Green belt plan attacked
Green belt campaigners in Aberdeen have accused the city's council of proposing an unlawful plan to build thousands of new houses on protected land.
But Aberdeen City Council claim there is no conflict between its plan and the existing area structure plan.
But council leader Kate Dean claims the city needs new affordable housing in the future and said there was no conflict with the existing structure plan.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/3695514.stm   (338 words)

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