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£42m Carrickfergus regeneration takes leap forward with McAdam Design appointment
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Alderman Gerardine Mulvenna, pictured with (L-R) Gerard Murray (DfC), Alderman Robert Logan, Councillor...
Jan 31, 2024


Northern Ireland grassroots sports projects to receive nearly £6 million in funding
Representatives from Wellington Rec FC in Larne As part of the continued drive to get more people active, the UK Government and the Irish...
Jan 27, 2024


New official portrait of King Charles III released
New official portrait of The King in Naval uniform taken at Windsor Castle last year. The UK Government Cabinet Office has released a new...
Jan 16, 2024


Secretary of State calls on Northern Ireland parties “to get back to work”
The Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has called on the...
Jan 15, 2024


DoH “extremely concerned” over disruption on “scale not experienced” ahead of health workers walkout
The Department of Health is extremely concerned about the potential impact of planned industrial action on Thursday 18 January. In a...
Jan 11, 2024


NI could lose out on prostate cancer wonder drug
Minister of State Steve Baker MP Prostate cancer patients in Northern Ireland are likely to be the only UK region to miss out on a...
Jan 5, 2024


Nursing staff in Northern Ireland to strike
Nursing staff in Northern Ireland say they have been left with no choice but to take to the picket lines once more on 18th January, as...
Jan 5, 2024


All grown up - Child Benefit goes digital
New parents can now claim Child Benefit online for the first time since it was launched 47 years ago, helping millions of families with...
Jan 3, 2024


Local churches awarded funding from Government’s £42 million conservation fund
First Broughshane Presbyterian Church Four local churches are among almost 5,000 churches in the UK to receive a share of the...
Dec 28, 2023


“Oh no it isn’t!” - Panto set to be formally recognised as UK joins UNESCO Convention
Communities across the UK will be able to nominate their most cherished local traditions to be included in a new register of cultural...
Dec 23, 2023


Tribute paid to farmers putting Christmas dinner on our tables
As the UK stocks up on groceries ahead of Christmas Day, Environment Secretary Steve Barclay has paid tribute to the British farmers,...
Dec 23, 2023


Low-income households to receive over £2 billion in further cost of living support
Around 8 million eligible households across the UK are set to receive a £299 Cost of Living Payment in February, as the Government...
Dec 13, 2023


Questions asked over impact on vulnerable people applying for Universal Credit
Questions have been asked on the impact of the process on those applying for government benefits, particularly on those who are...
Dec 4, 2023


Unite warns Secretary of State over hospital car parking charges and other ‘punitive measures’
Unite the union has issued a warning today, Thursday 16th November, to Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris, after the Minister issued...
Nov 16, 2023


Tax credits recipients to receive £300 Cost of Living Payment from today
Around 840,000 families, who receive tax credits and no other qualifying benefits, will receive their £300 autumn Cost of Living Payment...
Nov 10, 2023


Northern Ireland Minister hails green innovation at Wrightbus
Northern Ireland Office Minister Steve Baker (left) with Jean-Marc Gales, CEO of Wrightbus. Northern Ireland Office Minister Steve Baker...
Nov 3, 2023


You could receive £1,200 with the government’s Help to Save scheme
Help to Save customers have received £146 million in bonus payments since the scheme launched in September 2018 and HM Revenue and...
Oct 31, 2023


£300 Cost of Living Payment coming soon
Millions of UK households will receive the second Cost of Living payment of £300 soon - set to land in bank accounts over the coming...
Oct 25, 2023


Fake Ozempic pens used for diabetes and weight loss identified at two wholesalers in UK
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today (18 October 2023) confirmed that pre-filled pens falsely...
Oct 18, 2023


Northern Ireland included in consultation to create smokefree generation and clampdown on vapes
Northern Ireland's Department of Health has today confirmed that the province will be included in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's...
Oct 12, 2023
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