Police Scotland have circulated information about a door to door scam that is being carried out in the area.
A resident in Bieldside paid £200 for a set of pans that could be sourced for only £20 online. The resident was targeted by a gang of smartly dressed young men driving prestige Range Rover and Mercedes cars. in a door-to-door selling scam.
They told the unsuspecting householder that they were from Switzerland and were selling top of the range kitchenware to upmarket hotels. They said the pans were left over from an exhibition before offering them a deal at a big discount against a full price.
They told the resident that the goods were manufactured by a big kitchenware brand and were professional quality pans. When he got the pans out of the box, he realised he’d been sold bargain basement items at an inflated price. By this time the seller was long gone.
The resident had not been left any cancellation rights or means to contact the trader.”
Trading Standards and Police Scotland say, that, in law, consumers are entitled to a 14 day cancellation period when they have bought goods and services more than £42 in their own homes. Door-to-door traders are required to provide paperwork including their contact details and a cancellation form.
Consumer protection regulations also make it a trading offence for sellers to mislead consumers in their sales pitch. Making false statements about recommended prices or other supposed discounts, or falsely suggesting goods were manufactured by a trader would also fall foul of the regulations.
Where a consumer has no means of contacting the seller to raise a complaint, it means returning misdescribed goods, cancelling a contract or getting a refund can be practically impossible.
Trading standards officers advise anyone approached by door-to-door sellers to politely say they are not interested and report the matter to trading standards by phoning 03454 04 05 06
The next meeting of the Community Council will be held on Tuesday 26 September 2017. 
VELOEYE is a simple and inexpensive high visibility tracking system for bike owners.
Operation LATHE has been set up to
robustly tackle push bike crime and will
focus on three strands of intelligence, prevention and enforcement.
The scam relates to a male calling people at home and claiming to be from the Department of Justice and alleging that the recipient was due the Department a sum of money. The man advises the victim that they can only repay debt in Apple iTunes vouchers, sometimes running into many thousands of pounds.
Police Scotland is investigating all reports but in the meantime, if you receive a cold-call from a stranger whose first act is to alarm you with their message and the rest of the call relates to money changing hands, please STOP, think about what they said and ask yourself "Could this be a scam?". If you have the slightest doubt, do not follow their instructions at all; instead discuss it and seek advice from someone you trust and if you feel it may have been a scam, please report it to Police Scotland. Better to be safe than sorry.
The minute of the Braeside and Mannofield Community Council meeting on Tuesday 23 May 2017 can be found by clicking here or by accessing through the Document Archive on the right.
The Community Council recognise that there is a large elderly
demographic group in the area. The
purpose of this event is to give attendees a basic awareness of how to
recognise, and how to deal with, heart complaints or symptoms of a stroke until
medical assistance can be administered. 
Residents may have noticed that a new bench has been placed in Springfield Road between Craigton Road and Craigton Terrace, The Community Council recognised that, with the changes to the bus routes, more people were walking from North Deeside Road and Craigton Road. It was suggested that a bench, half way up the hill would be welcome.
Sergeant David Cowie says, "With the lighter nights and summer approaching our focus will remain on areas affected by break-ins and car crime. We will also continue to address quality of life calls and inconsiderate driving. We are always appreciative of calls from members of the public in order to allow us to be intelligence led and will continue to work hard to respond as always."
Sergeant David Cowie says, "Our focus remains on areas affected by break-ins and car crime. Members of the public continued to be of great assistance to us in February by reporting suspicious activity at the time it was occurring which produced positive results. Inconsiderate driving also remains a focus. We will continue to tackle this issue and be intelligence led by members of the public identifying areas of concern. We are always appreciative of calls from members of the public and will continue to work hard to respond as always."