Councillors were updated on work at schools in Old Aberdeen, Ferryhill, Bucksburn and the city centre.
The Lord Provost had recently amended the rules so that his party stands at the front of the wreath laying, along with reiterating that councillors are not permitted to bring family members along.
Stephen Byres Simpson, 22, who admitted posing as a medical student at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, has failed to attend court for sentencing for a second time.
The Press and Journal is following progress being made on the central stretch of Union Street as workers push to get it finished in time for the Christmas light switch-on parade.
Council bosses only learned Blake Group were being investigated over alleged fraud after The Press and Journal broke the story.
The popular event will run until November 10 at the Winter Gardens.
An open day will be held later this month giving residents the chance to visit the facility and share their thoughts on what it could offer.
Sean Monaghan claimed he was scratching a “terrible” fungal rash on his groin in public, but a sheriff rejected his explanation as “implausible”.
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