Cllr Emma Farquhar

25/02/2023

Many of us across Rosemount are experiencing low water pressure. Please see the below for an update on the situation. Scottish Water have located an issue on the 1.2km stretch of trunk main between Slopefield Service Reservoir and the junction of Great Western Road and Duthie Terrace. Hopefully, this issue will be fixed very soon. In the meantime, please know that Scottish Water are distributing bottled water to those who are most vulnerable. If you, or someone you know, is in need of this please do not hesitate to use the contact information below.

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Dear Stakeholder,

We are contacting you with an update on the interruption to normal water supply that customers in parts of Aberdeen have been experiencing since around midday on Friday the 24th February.

Following extensive investigations, through the night, our engineers have isolated part of the public water network and made alterations which have restored supplies to most areas that have been without water. However, some customers are still experiencing no water or poor pressure in the following postcode areas: AB12, AB16, AB21, AB24 and AB25.

Our field teams are continuing investigations and systematically testing different areas of the network to locate the source of the problem. We have narrowed the problem to a 1.2km stretch of trunk main between Slopefield Service Reservoir and the junction of Great Western Road and Duthie Terrace.

To provide further resilience, we have been tankering water into the network supplying the Kincorth area of Aberdeen as a temporary solution for customers. We are planning to set up a customer bottled water station in Kincorth by midday today (Sat 25th), with the location to be confirmed via our website and social media.

We have been contacting customers on our Priority Services Register to offer bottled water, which we have been delivering to properties. Bottled water is also being distributed to those most in need, upon request.

We apologise to all customers affected by this interruption to their service. If anyone in your community is looking for updates they can find the latest information via our social media channels or any of the methods found on our contact us page: https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/Help-and-Resources/Contact-Us/Contacting-Us.

If there are customers requiring additional support, they can use this link (https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/Help-and-Resources/Contact-Us/Additional-Support/Priority-Services-Register) to sign up as a Priority Services Customer.

If there is any change or further updates we will let you know.

Kind Regards
Scottish Water

Our How to Contact Us section gives you access to service updates an how to report a problem

21/12/2022

Union Terrace Gardens will reopen to the public tomorrow under the cover of darkness, The P&J understands. Aberdeen City Council is expected to,

15/12/2022

𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓: Changes to your parking permits.

Yesterday, the SNP-Lib Dem administration voted to increase the cost of parking permits in our area.

Currently, residential parking permits cost £60 for the first one and £140 for the second one.

From the 1st of April:

It will cost £200 for the first one and there will be no option for a second one in zones A, B, C, D, E, F and G.

It will cost £150 for the first one and £200 for the second one in zones H, J, K, L, M, N, P, T, V, W and X.

If you are a household in the Midstocket/Rosemount area with two cars you will have to pay £350 a year for the pleasure of parking your car on the street beside your home.

I strongly believe that this is the wrong decision to make. What you pay for your permit should reflect the administrative costs of the scheme but it should not be a stealth tax. During this time, when other costs are rising, this is the last thing households in our area need.

I appreciate that the SNP-Lib Dem administration will be looking to raise extra funds but I believe the most immediate action we should take is to address the unfair funding settlement Aberdeen gets compared to the central belt.

Whilst Glasgow City Council gets £1591 per person from the Scottish Government in General Revenue Funding,
Aberdeen City Council gets just £407 per person. Despite Aberdeen being a huge contributor of tax receipts, we get an appalling deal where our city is essentially used mercilessly as a cash cow.

14/10/2022

Due to King Charles III's visit to the Town House the following streets will be closed to all traffic on Monday 17 October between 10am and 3pm - Union St, between Market St and Broad St, King Street, between East North St and Castle Terrace, Market St, between Hadden St and Union St and Broad St, between Queen St and Union St. During this time the bus gate on Broad St will be suspended.

10/09/2022

Tomorrow, The Lord Provost of Aberdeen in his role as Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeen City will lead the city’s tribute to Her Majesty The Queen as the funeral cortege passes through the city of Aberdeen on Sunday 11 September.

The Lord-Lieutenant will be joined by the Vice Lord-Lieutenant, Deputy Lieutenants, the Leaders and Chief Executive of Aberdeen City Council, Elected Members and other distinguished guests, as the cortege passes Duthie Park on Great Southern Road.

The people of Aberdeen will have an opportunity to pay their respects as the funeral cortege travels through the city, along Great Southern Road, as it makes it way from Balmoral to Edinburgh.

Please continue to check our social media for updates on the event as well as temporary road closures, public transport announcements and parking restrictions. Full details can be found on our website: https://orlo.uk/6L1dY

25/07/2022

Great news

*** ROADS UPDATE *** The resurfacing work on the six roads' roundabout in Hilton has been completed so the roundabout and the nearby streets have all reopened earlier than the original predicted date of 4 August. Thank you for your patience while the work was ongoing.

06/07/2022

Thompson Street looking north- 1920’s
(photo courtesy of Robert Barclay)

06/07/2022

📷 We're now on Instagram!

Follow us here! ⤵️ https://instagram.com/aberdeenconservatives?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

27/06/2022

🗞 Local councillor Emma Farquhar said:

“Rosemount is one of Aberdeen’s small business success stories with lots of independent shops. They’ve battled through the pandemic and have managed to draw in people from across the city."

“I know the council is under pressure from the SNP government to ban cars but there really should be more consideration given to local need and the economy.”

Residents have branded Aberdeen City Council's plans to ban parking and change bus routes in two areas as "disastrous". As part of the council's Westhill

26/06/2022

Today we celebrate , thanking those who serve our country.

Wether they are keeping us safe at home or overseas, we thank them for their service. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧