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1,000 new jobs announced for NI and Wrightbus consortium secures over £6M
New jobs, facilities and funding are being announced today as Northern Ireland opens its doors to global investors at the Northern...
Sep 13, 2023


MEA Councillor’s make u-turn on asylum cash but £50,000 lost
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has lost £50,000 in funding for asylum seekers and refugees after turning down almost twice the sum...
Sep 12, 2023


Objections to Stormont proposal to abolish concessionary fares on public transport for over 60’s
Belfast Council has announced it will be objecting to a Stormont proposal to abolish concessionary fares on public transport for over...
Sep 10, 2023


Public urged to stay legal, safe and considerate if you are planning fireworks this Halloween
If you are planning to buy fireworks this Halloween, it’s time to apply for a licence. It is an offence to buy or be in possession of...
Sep 10, 2023


Driving and vehicle test fees set to rise from October
The cost of driving and vehicle tests will change for tests being booked from 1st October 2023. Tests booked before 1st October will not...
Sep 7, 2023


Extent of violence experienced by women and girls revealed in new reports
Head of the NI Civil Service Jayne Brady with lead researchers Dr Susan Lagdon (left) of Ulster University and Dr Siobhán...
Sep 7, 2023


NI Department of Health looks to save £9.5M and says some medicines may be stopped
The Department of Health is working with local GPs and Community Pharmacists to focus on how medicines and appliances are prescribed more...
Sep 5, 2023


Northern Trust in “no-win situation” as it contemplates dropping hospital car parking charges
Car parking charges at Antrim Hospital and Causeway Hospital in Coleraine cost patients and visitors £817k in 2022/23, the Northern...
Sep 4, 2023


NI consortium secures over £4.5M to shape eco-friendly waste management culture through design
Rathlin West Lighthouse. (Image: Tom McDonnell) A consortium led by Ulster University, in partnership with Queen’s University Belfast,...
Sep 3, 2023


Larne Lough: No Gas Caverns and Friends of the Earth NI lose legal challenge
The High Court of Northern Ireland has today, Thursday 31 August, found against local campaigners No Gas Caverns and Friends of the Earth...
Aug 31, 2023


NIFL signs up to 'Share the Road to Zero'
Pictured, L-R, Lynda Hurley, Head of Road Safety Promotion, DfI; Jack Scott (Linfield), Daire O’Connor (Glentoran), Sam Ashworth...
Aug 30, 2023


MEA Council awarded funding to tackle sticky issue of chewing gum on borough’s streets
A grant from the Chewing Gum Task Force, administered by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, will help Mid and East Antrim Borough...
Aug 21, 2023


Department for Infrastructure publishes major roads prioritisation programme
The Department for Infrastructure has published a prioritised list of major road schemes that will continue to be progressed....
Aug 14, 2023


Progress welcomed on the usage of agency workers in Northern Ireland’s health system
The Department of Health (DoH) has welcomed significant progress towards the cessation of "off-Framework" agency use in Nursing and...
Aug 13, 2023


NI council discovers half of children aged 13-17 being illegally sold vapes in local shops
Half of children aged 13 to 17 who enter shops in Belfast to buy vapes are successfully making the illegal transaction, a council study...
Aug 12, 2023


Swann welcomes PSNI’s guidance on MOT test delays and driving regulations
Robin Swann, Ulster Unionist MLA for North Antrim, has welcomed the recent guidance issued by the Police Service of Northern Ireland...
Aug 12, 2023


Ballymena Jobs & Benefits Office forced to close
Ballymena Jobs and Benefits Office based has been forced to close due to what has been described as "a premises-related health and safety...
Aug 8, 2023


Secretary of State hails 'incredible' work of K9 Search and Rescue Team
Secretary of State, Chris Heaton-Harris MP, with K9 Search and Rescue dogs, Max, Koda, Betsy and Murphy, and their handlers. The...
Aug 7, 2023


Assured Skills Academy announces 20 Data Engineering places with KPMG
The Department for the Economy has announced 20 quality training places on a Data Engineering with Cloud Assured Skills Academy with...
Aug 5, 2023


£1.6m funding awarded to support carers across Northern Ireland
The Department of Health has announced the allocation of more than £1.6million in the fourth and final round of grants from the Support...
Aug 3, 2023
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