Bedford Road Archives - Page 2 of 2

The bus gate at Bedford Road has proved costly for drivers.

Fines worth £1.3m handed out from an Aberdeen bus gate to motorists

01/04/2017

A controversial bus gate has racked-up £1.34 million in fines since it came into operation - the Evening Express can reveal today.

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Traffic could be allowed through Aberdeen bus gate to ease congestion … at weekends

08/03/2017

A controversial Aberdeen bus gate could be axed at weekends.

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Car goes up in flames near Aberdeen retail park

23/02/2017

Crews were called to a car fire near an Aberdeen retail park this morning. The incident happened on Bedford Road just after 6.25am. One Scottish Fire and Rescue Service appliance from central was called. A spokeswoman said: “The car was on fire but crews extinguished it by 6.38am.”

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Man charged after two alleged robberies at Aberdeen shop

02/02/2017

A man has been charged in connection with two alleged robberies at an Aberdeen shop.

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Aberdeen shop worker tells of store’s second knife-point robbery in two weeks

30/01/2017

An Aberdeen shop worker has been targeted by a knife-wielding raider twice in the space of a fortnight.

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Man armed with weapon robs Aberdeen shop

29/01/2017

A city shop has been robbed for the second time this month.

A man got away with cash and cigarettes at Adie’s Self Service in the city.

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Appeal after armed thief steals cash and cigarettes from shop

16/01/2017

Police are hunting a robber who threatened a worker at an Aberdeen newsagent with a weapon before leaving with cash and cigarettes.

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Man threatens Aberdeen shop employee with weapon

15/01/2017

Police are searching for a man who threatened staff at an Aberdeen shop before making off with money and cigarettes.

Mid-Formartine’s Councillor Allan Hendry.

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Councillor refuses to pay fine from city’s ‘cash cow’ bus gate

30/12/2016

A councillor has challenged Aberdeen City Council to take him to court as he refuses to pay a bus gate fine.

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Controversial Aberdeen bus gate hands out more than £3,600 of fines a day

26/12/2016

More than £400,000 in fines have been dished out to motorists snared at a controversial city bus gate in just four months, the Evening Express can reveal today.

Cllr Ross Grant at the bus gate on Bedford Road.

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Review to be carried out over controversial Aberdeen bus gate

07/10/2016

A controversial bus gate in Aberdeen which has sparked anger among drivers is to be reviewed.

Only buses and cyclists have been able to use the road since the measure was introduced, but concerns have been raised over its impact.

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Call for taxis to use Aberdeen bus gate

04/10/2016

A call has been made to allow taxis through a controversial Aberdeen bus gate - by the city's Depute Provost.

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Traffic lights fail on busy Aberdeen road

06/09/2016

Delays are reported on a busy Aberdeen road this afternoon due to a traffic light failure. Traffic is building up in both directions on the city’s Bedford Road due to the failure. A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “We have had a call from a member of the public. “There is congestion in the area.”

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Cameras to be installed at new Aberdeen bus gate

05/07/2016

Static traffic cameras will soon be put in place on an Aberdeen road to crack down on the number of motorists driving through a controversial bus gate.