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Minister Kimmins approves pedestrianisation trial for Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has confirmed that an experimental scheme to pedestrianise Hill Street in Belfast will go ahead later...
Sep 18


Consultation on future of GCSEs, AS and A Levels launched in Northern Ireland
Education Minister Paul Givan has launched a public consultation on proposals to reform the GCSE, AS and A level qualifications delivered...
Sep 18


Two lorries destroyed in suspected Ballyclare arson attack
The scene on Thursday morning in Ballyclare Police are appealing for information following a suspected arson attack that destroyed two...
Sep 18


Met Office yellow weather warning for Northern Ireland as heavy rain forecast
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Northern Ireland, with the potential for heavy rainfall, flooding, and travel...
Sep 18


Stena Line welcomes first hybrid freight ferry Stena Futura to Belfast
Stena Futura sails into Belfast to a water salute Stena Line has welcomed the first of its new hybrid freight ferries to Belfast Harbour,...
Sep 18


Preparing rams for tupping: CAFRE issues autumn guidance for sheep farmers
CAFRE Beef and Sheep Adviser John Hamilton. As sheep farmers across Northern Ireland turn their attention to assembling breeding flocks...
Sep 17


Ten murders in ten weeks: Beattie calls for action on PSNI funding
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) MLA Doug Beattie has warned that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) cannot continue to face...
Sep 17


Kinecx Energy: Antrim-based gas network operator announces new brand identity
Pictured (L-R) is Kinecx Energy’s Eric Cosgrove (Director of Engineering), Denise Curran (Finance Director), CEO Niall Martindale, Mark...
Sep 17


Supergirl skydive: Co Antrim mum to take 10,000ft leap for NSPCC NI
Sylvia McNamee from Straid, near Ballyclare. A fearless mum-of-two from Co Antrim is preparing to leap from a plane at 10,000 feet –...
Sep 17


County Antrim farmer taken to hospital after slurry incident
A County Antrim farmer has been taken to hospital after an incident involving a slurry pit on a farm near Ballycastle. Emergency services...
Sep 17


“This behaviour must stop”: McDonald appeals over Ahoghill incidents
Ahoghill village, Ballymena, and (inset) TUV Bannside Alderman Stewart McDonald TUV Bannside Alderman Stewart McDonald has issued a...
Sep 17


Belfast Half Marathon: Road closures and travel advice ahead of this weekend’s event
The Belfast Half Marathon will take place this weekend, with thousands of runners expected to take to the streets on Sunday 21 September....
Sep 17


Space technology breakthrough targets blue-green algae crisis in Lough Neagh
(L–R) James Doherty, Plastic-i, Chris McQuire, UK Space Agency, Minister Andrew Muir, Robert Hill, NI SPACE, and Maria-Valasia Peppa,...
Sep 17


Pret A Manger to open at Belfast International Airport, creating 40 jobs
Belfast International Airport CEO Dan Owens with Ray McNamara and Gerard Loughran from the Carebrook Partnership announcing new Pret...
Sep 17


Police investigate after suspicious approach to young girls walking home from youth club in Ballymena
Ballykeel 1 estate, in Ballymena Police are appealing for information following a report of a suspicious approach to three young girls in...
Sep 16


Council delays ruling on demolition of listed chapel in Co Antrim
The Sacred Heart Church Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council’s Planning Committee has deferred a decision on listed building consent...
Sep 16


PSNI appeal after 21-year-old man dies in Co Down collision
21-year-old Ryan Cunningham The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has confirmed that the man who died following a serious road...
Sep 16


Woman, 78, sadly dies following road traffic collision
Joyce Crooks A woman has died following a serious road traffic collision in Dungannon, police have confirmed. She was Joyce Crooks, aged...
Sep 16


Belfast City Airport’s bold vision: draft Master Plan 2040 set to inject £1.7 billion into NI economy
In a move poised to reshape Northern Ireland’s aviation landscape, Belfast City Airport has unveiled its draft Master Plan 2040, a...
Sep 16


£1M Olympic Legacy Fund unveiled to support local clubs across NI
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons pictured with Olympic Champion Daniel Wiffen and Richard Archibald, Interim CEO of Sport NI at the...
Sep 16


Springboard secures £83,000 from The Gallaher Trust to support employment in Ballymena
Pictured are, from left, Lauren McAteer, Trustee at The Gallaher Trust and Caitriona Lennox, Northern Ireland Manager at Springboard UK....
Sep 16


Police name 42-year-old man killed in Lisburn as murder probe continues
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have named the man who died following a serious assault in Lisburn. He was...
Sep 16


Cleaner, safer, greener: Mid & East Antrim Council upgrades RCV fleet in major investment
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Councillor Jackson Minford, is pictured with Shaun Morley, Interim Operations Director, with some the new...
Sep 16


Road repairs in Northern Ireland: Kimmins promises new strategy to tackle deterioration
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has told the Assembly that her new Road Maintenance Strategy, aimed at improving the quality of...
Sep 16
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