Kingswells Community Council

P&J Article: 08:50 - 16 October 2007

To the commuters seething in their cars at Aberdeen's most notorious traffic bottlenecks, the bypass promises to spell the end to nose-to-tail jams on the Haudagain roundabout or inching at snail's pace across the Bridge of Dee.

This is a spare piece of ground owned by ACC. It is close to the existing Clinterty Site.

Location

P&J Article 12:00 - 13 October 2007

Rogue Travellers have moved onto land on a city industrial estate.

A group of four caravans have moved onto Hareness Road in Altens, nearby an area put forward by Aberdeen City Council as one of its temporary halting sites for Traveller groups.

Article from P&J 12:00 - 05 October 2007

The location of two new Traveller sites in the south of Aberdeen is still in doubt after councillors failed to pick a suitable spot.

Aberdeen City Council now has just a month left to find temporary holding sites for groups of Travellers.

Article from P&J: 12:00 - 03 October 2007

Reducing traffic congestion in morning rush hour will be a major target of the city bypass.

And some journeys could take half the amount of time.

This was the message to Dyce residents who turned out for a public meeting on the £395 million road.

Article from P&J: 08:50 - 03 October 2007

A Community group in Aberdeen opposed to a travellers halting site being established at a park-and-ride facility suffered a defeat last night.

Article from P&J: 12:00 - 29 September 2007

Council chiefs want to set up an official Travellers' camp on an Aberdeen park and ride site.

The Kingswells car park is one of four suggested locations across the city for the temporary sites.

But hundreds of objections have been lodged by people in Kingswells infuriated by the plan.

P & J @ 12:00 - 14 September 2007

Work on the Aberdeen bypass could start sooner than expected.

P & J @ 12:00 - 07 August 2007

Extra council staff have been drafted in to a park and ride site after rogue Travellers set up camp. Aberdeen City Council has sent a second member of staff to man the office at the Kingswells car park. Two groups of Travellers moved onto the site last week and were using the waiting room facilities, including the water cooler and toilets. But the office, normally manned by just one attendant, was closed because of security concerns.

P&J 08:50 - 06 September 2007