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NI to receive £3.4m social housing boost from UK-wide CMA settlement
Northern Ireland is set to benefit from a £3.4 million funding injection to support the delivery of new social and affordable homes,...
Jul 17, 2025
More NI families to qualify for free school meals and uniform grants as income threshold increased
Low-income families across Northern Ireland will receive enhanced support from the 2025/26 academic year, as Education Minister Paul...
Jul 8, 2025
Ballymena, Carrickfergus and Larne high streets boosted by £350k investment
Minister Lyons is pictured with Nicola Keating, owner of Activefeet Podiatry Clinic in Carrickfergus and Mayor of Mid and East Antrim...
Jul 3, 2025
£750,000 funding boost for musicians as Minister Lyons launches Musical Instruments Programme
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons pictured with musicians, band members and schoolchildren who have benefitted from the Musical...
Jun 19, 2025
Winter Fuel Payment reinstated for Northern Ireland pensioners, confirms Minister Lyons
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has confirmed that pensioners across Northern Ireland will receive...
Jun 10, 2025
Communities Minister welcomes u-turn on winter fuel payment restrictions
Northern Ireland’s Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has welcomed a major policy reversal by the UK government which reinstates broader...
Jun 9, 2025
Basic allowance for councillors rises to £18,329 following Executive review
Mid and East Antrim’s council chamber Mid and East Antrim councillors have noted a pay rise which has been approved by the Northern...
May 30, 2025
Communities Minister urges full reinstatement of Winter Fuel Payment amid welfare reform concerns
Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons Northern Ireland’s Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons, has issued a robust call for the full...
May 21, 2025
Mid and East Antrim Council supports motion for stronger private renter protections
Councillor Aaron Skinner and Councillor Chelsea Harwood Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has formally backed a motion from Alliance...
May 13, 2025
Communities Minister ‘races’ to the starting grid at North West 200
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons meets with Michael Dunlop on the grid of the North West 200. Northern Ireland Communities Minister,...
May 10, 2025
Mid and East Antrim businesses embrace TikTok training as footfall declines
Wellington Street, Ballymena A TikTok masterclass has been held for Mid and East Antrim businesses, councillors have been told. A report...
Apr 16, 2025
Lyons confirms increased funding for Ulster-Scots Agency
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has confirmed an uplift in funding for the Ulster-Scots Agency, secured through a targeted reallocation...
Apr 12, 2025
Licensing laws under review as Council highlights costs and complaints
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has called for Department for Communities’ guidance for residents affected by disturbance arising...
Apr 10, 2025
Executive agrees 5% increase in basic allowance for councillors
Mid and East Antrim Council Chamber Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has today announced that the Executive has agreed an increase of 5%...
Mar 27, 2025
Housing Executive welcomes approval to purchase homes for temporary accommodation
Housing Executive Chief Executive, Grainia Long The Housing Executive has welcomed approval from the Minister for Communities for its...
Mar 26, 2025
Minister announces new £153m funding programme for Co-Ownership, and raises the property value limit
Opening the door to home ownership, Minister Gordon Lyons with Co-Ownership Director of Finance Andrew Shott and Chief Executive Mark...
Mar 20, 2025
Lyons announces new partnership with historical institutions of Washington
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons at the Library of Congress, Washington DC Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced a first-time...
Mar 15, 2025
Payment date for £100 fuel support payment announced by Minister Lyons
Communities minister Gordon Lyons has announced the payment date for the £100 fuel support payment for pensioner households. The payment,...
Mar 12, 2025
Communities Minister announces £750,000 museum investment during Washington visit
Irish cottage in Ulster American Folk Park Minister Lyons today announced over £750,000 for the Ulster American Folk Park in County...
Mar 11, 2025
Historic ‘Austins’ in Londonderry set to be purchased and restored with £1.2M DfC funding
Marking the announcement of £1.2m from the Department for Communities for the redevelopment of the former Austins building in...
Mar 5, 2025
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