Good morning, Aberdeen — your weekly Pulse
Weather, what's on, local stories, food and the people shaping Aberdeen.
David Thomas
Good Morning, Aberdeen |
Good morning and welcome to Aberdeen Pulse — your weekly look at the stories, events and people shaping our city. Each week we'll keep it useful, local and easy to read, with what's happening around Aberdeen, the week ahead, somewhere to eat, something to cook and a few things you might otherwise have missed. — Dave |
Trivia Question❓Which Aberdeen street was such an ambitious engineering project that its construction nearly bankrupted the city? Answer at the bottom of the newsletter |
🌦️ Aberdeen's Week Ahead |
ABERDEEN — 7 DAY WEATHER Mon 5th 🌤️ 19°C — Sunny intervals Tue 6th 🌤️ 14°C — Sunny intervals Wed 7th 🌦️ 12°C — Showers possible Thu 8th 🌤️ 12°C — Sunny intervals / early shower risk Fri 9th 🌧️ 14°C — Light rain Sat 10th 🌤️ 13°C — Sunny intervals Sun 11th 🌦️ 13°C — Light showers See the full live Aberdeen forecast → Forecast: Met Office. Updated before publication. |
📅 What's On in Aberdeen |
Dance Proms 2026 |
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Loose Parts Play |
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Aberdeen City Music Service |
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WayWORD Festival |
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Making Waves: Amazing Machines |
Making Waves: Amazing Machines at Aberdeen Art Gallery. Image: Aberdeen City Council
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📰 The Big Story |
 Aberdeen beachfront regeneration |
Is Aberdeen About to Get Its Beach Back? Aberdeen's beachfront is entering a major period of change, with the new beach park and wider regeneration plans promising to reshape one of the city's best-known areas. We've taken a closer look at what's planned and what it could mean for the city. |
Aberdeen beachfront regeneration
Around Aberdeen |
What Will Aberdeen City Centre Actually Look Like? Regeneration has been talked about for years. We look at the changes taking shape and what they could mean for people who live, work and shop in the city centre. |
Aberdeen city centre
The £46 Billion Investment Pipeline Shaping Aberdeen Behind the headlines about transition and change sits a huge pipeline of planned investment. We look at where that money could go and what it may mean for Aberdeen's future. |
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Aberdeen Rediscovers Its Appetite for Eating Out From long-established favourites to newer arrivals, Aberdeen's food scene continues to evolve. We take a look at what's driving people back through restaurant doors. |
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⚡ Quick Pulse |
A handful of shorter Aberdeen updates will live here each week — openings, local announcements, transport changes, neighbourhood news and useful things worth knowing without turning each one into a full article. |
❤️ People of Aberdeen |
Meet Aberdeen's Next Generation of Musicians Young musicians from across the city are getting opportunities to perform, learn and build confidence — including this week's Aberdeen City Music Service performance at Cowdray Hall on 8th October. |
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🍽️ Eating Out This Week |
Each week we'll pick an Aberdeen restaurant, café or local food business worth knowing about. For our first issue we're looking at a shortlist of genuine local independents before making the final pick. |
🍳 Staying In? Try This Instead |
Recipe of the Week: Creamy Garlic Chicken Brown chicken breasts in a pan, then gently cook garlic and sliced mushrooms. Add a little chicken stock and cream, return the chicken to the pan and simmer until cooked through. Finish with black pepper and parsley. Serve with potatoes, rice or green vegetables. Simple, warming and ideal for an October evening. |
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🏛️ Aberdeen Then & Now |
Marischal College — From University to Civic Landmark Marischal College was founded in 1593 as Aberdeen's second university. The present granite buildings developed during the 19th and early 20th centuries, and the college later merged with King's College in 1860 to form the modern University of Aberdeen. Today, the landmark building on Broad Street is home to Aberdeen City Council — a striking example of how an historic Aberdeen building has found a new role in the modern city. |
🐾 Pet of the Week — Coming Soon |
As Aberdeen Pulse grows, we'd like to work with a local animal rescue to introduce you to a dog looking for a new home each week — a real photograph, a short introduction and a direct route to the rescue responsible for the adoption. |
Support Aberdeen Pulse |
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💡 Answer to Trivia Question: Union Street. Its construction involved major engineering works, including cutting through St Katherine's Hill and crossing the Denburn valley. |
The Last Word |
That's your Pulse for this week. If you've spotted something happening in Aberdeen that we should know about — an event, a local achievement, a new opening or simply a good story — reply and tell me. See you next week, Dave |