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Crackdown on littering lorry drivers disposing of urine filled bottles in leaving ferry in Larne
New anti-litter signage is to be installed this month at Harbour Highway in Larne in a bid to crackdown on littering lorry drivers. Lorry...
Sep 10, 2021


Storey backs plans to preserve seabird colony on Rathlin
DUP North Antrim MLA Mervyn Storey has welcomed exciting new plans to preserve the seabird colony on Rathlin Island. Commenting after...
Sep 9, 2021


£1bn hydrogen investment fund launched by green entrepreneur Jo Bamford
Green entrepreneur Jo Bamford has joined forces with multi-family office Vedra Partners to launch HYCAP, a hydrogen investment fund which...
Sep 6, 2021


Northern Ireland based company develops foods of the future
Azhar Murtuza from Born Maverick with Stephen Ellis, Innovation Manager at Innovation Factory.The biotechnologist and entrepreneur has...
Sep 5, 2021


New bathing water locations being examined as open water swimming becomes increasingly popular
Open water swimming has become increasingly popular at Jordanstown and Antrim Loughshore Parks, Antrim and Newtownabbey councillors have...
Sep 3, 2021


Poots highlights £5.7million DAERA investment in forest parks
Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots, today launched the latest in a series of short films designed to promote Northern...
Aug 28, 2021


CCG Council get saucy when it comes to butts
Causeway Coast & Glens Council are getting saucey when it comes to keeping the borough clean and changing cigarette littering behaviour....
Aug 26, 2021


Belfast climate programme plans revealed to support COP26 in Glasgow
Belfast will invest in a number of climate projects to support the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference to be held in the UK this autumn....
Aug 23, 2021


NI Farmers urged to help improve water quality with support from the Environmental Farming Scheme
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots has reminded farmers of the importance of improving water quality on...
Aug 23, 2021


Whitehead Nature Reserve gets a makeover to ‘dye’ for
Beach Road Nature Reserve in Whitehead is now awash with colour thanks to a £10k makeover. After months of planting and pruning, new...
Aug 18, 2021


Little Seed Libraries take root to get borough blooming
Three Little Seed Libraries have been installed at Greenisland, Eden and Larne Allotment Gardens in celebration of National Allotments...
Aug 17, 2021


‘We cannot have the Glens of Antrim looking like an abandoned voodoo doll’ - Cllr Andrew Clarke
A proposal by Larne-based RES Group for a wind farm two-and-a-half miles west of Carnlough has been met with opposition from DUP Coast...
Aug 13, 2021


Public reminder that littering is a rubbish way to waste your money as enhanced enforcement continue
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council is calling on the public to support its efforts to keep the area clean, safe and litter-free....
Aug 12, 2021


£8 million investment in street lighting programme to deliver energy savings & environmental boost
Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has said an £8million investment this year to deliver a new LED street lighting programme will...
Aug 12, 2021


Minister visits Antrim Hills to see DAERA-funded RSPB project
Environment Minister Edwin Poots was in Glenwherry today to meet RSPB NI and visit one of the projects that has benefited from funding...
Aug 12, 2021


Green pioneer Jo Bamford launches FUZE finance company to fund zero-emission buses
Green pioneer and Wrightbus owner Jo Bamford today launched FUZE, a unique asset finance company offering the complete solution for the...
Aug 9, 2021


Environment Minister Edwin Poots allocates £332,000 to Mournes Wildfire Recovery
Almost £350,000 has been allocated to help the Mourne Mountains recover following the devastating fire in April 2021, Environment...
Aug 9, 2021


Man convicted after wildlife crime at Garron Point involving Common Skate
The Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) have welcomed a wildlife...
Aug 6, 2021


Divers reminded not to disturb the wreck sites of La Girona and HMS Drake
The prolonged period of sunshine and calm seas over recent weeks has provided ideal conditions for recreational diving around our...
Aug 3, 2021


Council gets WISE to litter offenders in Causeway Coast and Glens
Additional litter enforcement officers issued 54 fixed penalty notices on their first day of operation in Causeway Coast and Glens. A...
Aug 3, 2021
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