r/Aberdeen 16d ago

[Announcements] ( July 2026 )

12 Upvotes

Welcome to the monthly 'Announcement Thread' where you can post details about upcoming events, shows or releases. This space is intended for announcing things from local artists, authors, content creators or charities. Anything really that, as a normal post to the subreddit, might be considered spam by some and subject to removal.


r/Aberdeen 6h ago

Here we go again...

38 Upvotes

Seen Untie the Klans or whatever they call themselves stirring it up again. Videos online of them at Persley, police operation underway and they're all up in the police's faces, shouting and jeopardising the situation. EE reports on it, of course it's all lies and junkie Hall was the hero again. It's mental that people can get so swept up in pack mentality and whatever they read online and take it as gospel. Go and get a job FFS


r/Aberdeen 4h ago

Is it normal to pay full security deposit for a rented house before signing tenancy agreement in aberdeen?

8 Upvotes

I'm going to rent a house with easthaven property. They asked me to pay full deposit one month prior to moving date. Also we havnt even made a tenancy agreement yet and they are asking to pay full deposit prior to all these. How was the experience with easthaven agent in general as a tenant?


r/Aberdeen 22h ago

Mum found guilty of killing baby daughter with hairdryer

Thumbnail
news.stv.tv
76 Upvotes

A woman has been found guilty of killing her baby daughter due to the heat from a hairdryer.

Courtney Gartshore was accused of taking alcohol and the class B stimulant mephedrone while in the “sole care” of three-month-old Dahlia Rose Gartshore at a property in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, on September 30, 2023.

The 27-year-old had denied culpable homicide but was found guilty of causing the child to be subjected to significant and sustained heat on her head and body from the hairdryer.

Dahlia-Rose’s injuries were so severe that she passed away as a result.

A trial at the High Court in Aberdeen heard the 999 call placed by Gartshore, where she claimed that she had woken up that morning to find her daughter, Dahlia-Rose, dead in their home.

Gartshore told the operator: “I just woke up and her head is all purple.”

The operator asked if Dahila-Rose is “beyond help”, to which Gartshore replied “yeah”.

Gartshore went on to tell the operator, “…her skin is peeling off and everything.”

The mum told the operator that the baby had been “perfectly fine” the day before.

Shona Helm, who was one of the first paramedics on the scene, described finding the baby as “distressing”.

She told the court Dahlia-Rose’s hand was “dark grey or black” and “all the skin was peeling off”.

The court had heard from a nearby neighbour who had described hearing Gartshore, with Dahlia-Rose in a pram, shouting near her home in Peterhead hours before the emergency call was made.

The woman told the court she and another neighbour went out to see Gartshore.

She said when she touched Dahlia-Rose’s face and noticed she was “frozen, pure white” and said she had told Gartshore her daughter needed a blanket.

The court also heard that material containing DNA belonging to the baby was found on the nozzle of a hairdryer.

The hairdryer was found in the bedroom of the Gartshores’ home following the baby’s death.


r/Aberdeen 1h ago

Where to get disability aids in Aberdeen?

Upvotes

My friend’s husband is going in for a hip operation and needs a toilet riser with handles and they are short for cash, is there anywhere in Aberdeen that sells second hand ones or even free ones? Or possibly hiring from somewhere?


r/Aberdeen 1h ago

News North Sea Drilling

Upvotes

Ed Milliband doing a u-turn on his net zero policy to land Chancellors job? ...and apparently, poised to approve The Jackdaw gas field off Aberdeen.

Will it HAPPEN! ...

And if it does..

Will this cause Property Prices to start climbing up to a silly height again.?


r/Aberdeen 1d ago

News University employee charged over comments on Ann Widdecombe's death

Thumbnail
news.stv.tv
90 Upvotes

r/Aberdeen 6h ago

Banchory Arcade

0 Upvotes

Is the Banchory amusements/arcade still open? I see it got green lit for another 10 years back in 2023 but I can't find much information regarding it being open now.


r/Aberdeen 6h ago

Motorbike parking near Bon Accord

1 Upvotes

I need to pop into Bon Accord tomorrow morning, probably 20-30 mins max. Where is the best/safest place to put my bike?


r/Aberdeen 1d ago

Retail & petrol station owners running minimum wage and tax fraud

49 Upvotes

​I know of several local business owners in Aberdeen running multiple shops who are systematically exploiting their staff, specifically targeting immigrant workers.

​This might be common knowledge, but they are paying immigrant staff a flat rate of £7.50 to £8.50 an hour in cash, while British nationals are paid the legal minimum wage on payroll. However, if any immigrant worker asks to be put on payroll with National Insurance, (specificially international students) they are forced into a kickback scheme. On paper, the owner pretends to pay them the legal National Living Wage, but they must withdraw the extra cash and hand it back to him. Meanwhile, those who take the £7.50/£8.50 entirely in cash are allowed to work endless hours.

To make sure the cash payments tally on paper, the owner deliberately manipulates the staff timesheets to show artificially low hours, making it look like they worked far less than they actually did. On top of this, they do not pay anyone for up to a week's worth of mandatory training.

​I want to report this, but I do not want to get anyone into trouble or mess with their livelihoods because these are ruthless people who take advantage of their desperation. I looked into reporting anonymously, but HMRC's official forms are asking for my name and contact info, stating that they might not deal with the report if they cannot contact me.

​How does HMRC even investigate cash-in-hand businesses with no paper trail when a third party reports it, and does it actually get dealt with effectively? I am only asking because everybody knows this is happening but nothing is done about it. Any advice on how to anonymously report these frauds is appreciated.


r/Aberdeen 21h ago

ISO local shops/artists

5 Upvotes

I’m relocating to Aberdeen and I would love to decorate/furnish my flat with items from some local shops or artists in the area! I’m having a hard time finding things online and won’t have much time to explore once I arrive.

Does anyone have any shops or artists that they recommend? I would really prefer to shop local over using Amazon/IKEA/etc.


r/Aberdeen 1d ago

Help! Looking for a needoh local

6 Upvotes

Can’t believe i am even asking this but at the point of giving up lmao. It’s my childs birthday soon and i am still after the elusive needoh as a gift! Does anyone know anywhere that is actually stocking them? I missed the lidl drop unfortunately.

Sorry if a post like this isn’t allowed. Would travel aberdeen and a bit beyond but nothing too wild. Thanks for any help! 🫣


r/Aberdeen 20h ago

Change drivers test location

0 Upvotes

I have booked a driver’s test in Peterhead. The locations it offers to reschedule to are Aberdeen North, Inverurie, and Fraserburgh. If I use one of my changes to Aberdeen North, will that open up the other Aberdeen locations? I panicked and didn’t think it through when I booked.

Also does anyone have an appointment in the next month they’d like to sell me? Only half kidding.


r/Aberdeen 3d ago

Found I found this on wikipedia

Post image
1.3k Upvotes

I'm from Spain but i think yall should see this , is real: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Aberdeen


r/Aberdeen 1d ago

Visit Aberdeen

6 Upvotes

Hello Aberdonians,
I’m visiting your city this weekend for the half marathon and wondered if I could get some recommendations on places to see and where to eat whilst I’m there.
I’m a single male, mid-50s, and I enjoy museums, galleries, nice parks and also like rummaging through charity shops.
Not really into nightlife but enjoy a quiet pub or restaurant with good hearty food.
I’ll be a first time visitor so any recommendations greatly appreciated :)


r/Aberdeen 2d ago

Gym advice

7 Upvotes

Kmow nothing about gym exercises. Want to join a gym just to tone up the body and loose some belly fat. Any gym suggestion i have toured few including ASV,NUFFIELD etc. I feel i need instructor for few days to carry on.


r/Aberdeen 2d ago

Parking help -Aberdeen half marathon

6 Upvotes

Morning chaps.

My husband is running the Aberdeen Half on Saturday, starting and ending at Duthie park.
Problem being, you can't park at Duthie park. We have a newborn baby and we would love to be there to support him at the start and end.

Any ideas where we could park semi near by that I can walk to with the pram? I'm still recovering and can't walk too far.

Thank you all!


r/Aberdeen 1d ago

Party popper?

0 Upvotes

Okay, who blew up the seagull in WestEnd just because England lost? Fess up 😂🤣

(Literally as the final came, I heard a bang, horrific stench, and seagulls going nuts)


r/Aberdeen 2d ago

The Doric Kitchen on Amazon

5 Upvotes

Anyone watched it?

Cooking show by local comedian Wray Thomson (does he still do stand up?) and local chef Graham Mitchell of Tarragon up Rosemount. Looks at the food scene in the NE.

https://thedorickitchen.co.uk/

Assumed it would be free as you pay for Amazon but looks like you need to pay per episode (£5) or for the season (£15) for 6 episodes.

Looks like it could be good but the cost put me off.

From socials they are saying it wasn't commissioned by Amazon so paid for themselves and need to make the money back which I guess is fair enough.


r/Aberdeen 2d ago

Help! Cinema: Biggest screen in Aberdeen?

13 Upvotes

I want to take my family to The Odyssey this weekend. “SEE IT ON THE BIGGEST SCREEN POSSIBLE” as they say.

Obviously we only have Cineworlds now.

Does anyone know which - if any- is the biggest screen in Aberdeen?


r/Aberdeen 2d ago

James Watt launches bid to buy back parts of BrewDog

Thumbnail thetimes.com
1 Upvotes

r/Aberdeen 3d ago

Heating clicked on this morning

25 Upvotes

Where’s ma fuckin heatwave


r/Aberdeen 2d ago

Help! Best mould/damp removal company in Aberdeen?

2 Upvotes

r/Aberdeen 2d ago

Help! CRT servicing and repair in Aberdeen and the Shire,

0 Upvotes

I’ve got a CRT TV that I’d like to get serviced to fix an intermittent power problem.

Is there anyone in the City or Shire who still offers this service?


r/Aberdeen 2d ago

Jobs Curious about the job situation

0 Upvotes

Hello, am planning to move to Aberdeen in the next several months, and wanted to know how's the corporate job climate in general (non-care, non-hospitality)?

Thanks!