Guide dogs and handlers travel free on Aberdeen buses

Last Updated on Saturday, 05 June 2010 21:31 Written by Administrator Monday, 24 May 2010 08:03

GUIDE dog pups and their handlers are to get free travel across Aberdeen to help the animals socialise.
First Aberdeen has given the dogs a chance to learn all about buses and get accustomed to different sights, sounds and smells.

The company has launched a scheme for The Guide Dogs for the Blind which means its puppies and trainers can travel for free.

X Factor star Olly Murs to sing at Aberdeen event

Charity event to mark AECC’s 25th birthday
The X Factor runner-up Olly Murs will sing at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre's 25th birthday concert.
X FACTOR runner-up Olly Murs is heading to Aberdeen.
Olly Murs, who narrowly missed out on last year’s prize to Joe McElderry, will headline the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre’s (AECC) 25th anniversary birthday party.

And the AECC pledged to raise £25,000 for CLAN (Cancer Link Aberdeen and North).
All profits from the 25th anniversary celebration will be donated to the cancer charity