Aberdeenshire Council

Continued collaboration is needed at Aberdeenshire Council to address an £81 million budget gap over the coming years, the Accounts Commission has warned. The council has clear priorities, but it must address current and future financial challenges, including undelivered savings.

EasyGo has been awarded a 20-year contract to provide EV charging infrastructure throughout the north of Scotland. Estimated to be worth £300 million, the deal is with Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray councils, with Highland Council acting as the lead authority.

Johnston Carmichael, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), and Aberdeenshire Council’s Foundation Apprenticeship Team, have collaborated to launch a new qualification in accountancy. This new Foundation Apprenticeship (FA) course in accountancy, already embraced by 36

Plans to convert the former police station at Peterhead into a modern, fully managed business hub have been lodged with Aberdeenshire Council.

Aberdeenshire Council has announced the appointment of Jamie Dale as its chief internal auditor with effect from 6 January 2022. Mr Dale is currently the head of geographic and cross-government assurance for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

Aberdeenshire Council has appointed Mary Beattie as its new head of finance. Ms Beattie has been in an interim capacity since January this year, and was successful in getting the position on a permanent basis following an extensive external recruitment process.

Scottish Sculpture Workshop has unveiled plans for the first phase of its £1.75 million capital development project which will see the creation of a creative community making space, the expansion of its ceramics studios and the refurbishment of its artist studio and accommodation all realised

Aberdeenshire Council has appointed its head of finance Alan Wood to the interim position of director of infrastructure services. Mr Wood takes up the role with immediate effect following the retirement of Stephen Archer in December.

A number of Scottish councils have announced significant progress in distributing coronavirus support funding to businesses across the country.