Kingswells Community Council

First Aberdeen announced a  number of service changes in November 2009 to take effect in February 2010.  The Council, bus users and many other stakeholders were concerned that some of the changes represented a significant reduction in service with a wide range of impacts upon local communities and the economy.

First explained that their proposed changes were required to deliver improvements to other services within their network.  First have claimed that there are significant traffic problems within the City, leading to unreliable bus services.

Height restriction barriers which are being installed at the Kingswells Park and Ride site will be operational from Monday [15 February].

The barriers, which are being paid for by Nestrans and First Group, are being installed to prevent unauthorised vehicles taller than 2.1metres, including caravans and motor homes, from entering the site.

The car park at Bucksburn Library and swimming pool will be closed
from Wednesday 17 February to Saturday 20 February while resurfacing
and drainage work is carried out.

Alternative car parking will be available in the Bucksburn Academy car park.

Pedestrian access to the library and swimming pool will remain open.

Aberdeen City Council apologises for any inconvenience caused.

If you have any queries regarding this, or any other news story, please contact Aberdeen City Council on: 08456 080910.

Service changes - 14th February 2010

 Are you over 50 with a seed of an idea for a social or community enterprise that could help the generation above you?

Not all older people enjoy their later years. They may feel lonely, unfulfilled, excluded or bored.

There is a planning application for a 47m high wind turbine at the new Dobbies garden centre.

You can see the plans HERE and you can let the planning department know your feelings HERE.

Aberdeen City Council is urging drivers to avoid blocking gritting lorries from accessing side streets.

The gritting operation in several parts of the city is being hampered by parked cars, which are stopping snowploughs from getting on with the job of clearing snow and salting the streets.

Aberdeen City Council staff continue working to treat the city's roads.

Today's rise in temperature has led to a partial thaw of the snow lying in Aberdeen. However, the Met Office has forecast a considerable dip in temperatures tonight, which means that icy conditions are likely.

Aberdeen City Council has been salting roads and footpaths, but there is a risk that the snow melt-water resulting from today's warmer temperatures could wash away the salt on the roads.

A letter sent to Peter Stephen re the proposed changes to the bus service.

You could use this as the basis of your own letter either to ACC or First Bus . . or both.

Dear Lord Provost

Kingswells Bus Service

Kingswells Community Council wish to express our concerns and disapproval of the latest proposal to withdraw the Number 14 bus route to Kingswells from the 14th February 2010 by Firstbus.

 Over the past three years a series of changes in First Aberdeen’s bus network in have been implemented, initially with a major reshuffle of cross city routes and in recent years reductions in frequency.  First attribute this to an increase in traffic and journey times.   First Aberdeen have indicated that their punctuality has suffered in recent years, backed up with complaints from users accompanied with a general acceptance that their bus service will not operate to timetable.