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Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has met members of the GMB, SIPTU, and Unite unions to discuss the pay award for transport workers. Speaking after the meeting, Minister O’Dowd thanked the Trade Unions for calling off strike action planned for next week: “The move by the unions to call off next Thursday’s planned industrial action to allow time for talks is an […]
A 54 year old man has been charged with arson endangering life with intent, possessing an offensive weapon in a public place and possessing article with intent to damage property. He is due to appear at Craigavon Magistrates Court on Wednesday 6th March. As is normal procedure, all charges will be reviewed by the Public […]
Infrastructure holds the key to unlocking a better and more prosperous society, new Minister for Infrastructure John O’Dowd has said. Speaking as he took up office at the Department for Infrastructure (DfI), the Minister said that while there were challenges to be faced, there were big opportunities too. John O’Dowd said: “Infrastructure is a word we […]
County Down farmer, Alan Wilson (56) from Lurgan Road, Dromore was convicted today at Craigavon Magistrates’ Court for a water pollution offence. Mr Wilson pleaded guilty and was fined £750 plus £15 Offenders Levy and ordered to pay £960.64 as compensation to the DAERA as a result of a fish kill. The waterway impacted was the […]
Infrastructure Minister, John O’Dowd has welcomed the suspension of the transport strike on 15 February 2024. Minister O’Dowd said: “I welcome the suspension of the strike action planned for next week. Transport workers provide a very valuable public service and this is the right action to allow time to get around the table and discuss their […]
Monday 5th February, the Child Abuse Investigation Unit in Portadown arrested and charged a 39 year old man with non-recent child sexual abuse offences involving four female and two male victims between 1999 and 2009. He is due to appear at Craigavon Magistrates court on 1st March 2024. As is normal procedure all charges are […]
Down GAA football manager Conor Laverty joined Ulster GAA and Translink representatives at Páirc Esler, Newry, recently to officially launch the latest Coach of the Year Award. Now in its fifth year, the initiative recognises the work of volunteer club coaches and managers across the province, acknowledging the outstanding contribution they make to Gaelic games […]
Speaking after the Ulster Unionist Party decision yesterday to once again take the Department of Health, reappointing Robin Swann MLA as the Health Minister, Party Leader Doug Beattie MC MLA commented: “The re-establishment of the devolved institutions in Northern Ireland is just the start of a process to deal with the issues affecting all of our people. […]
Superintendent Nigel Henry said: “Between Saturday morning and Sunday morning, 3rd and 4th February, across Northern Ireland, 25 police officers have been injured on duty, resulting in eight arrests for assault on police. “While thankfully no officers received any serious injuries and all were able to remain on duty, these assaults on our officers while […]
The Department for Infrastructure has awarded civil engineering contractor CivCo a £1.65million contract for repair works to the Cutts Control Structure on the Lower River Bann in Coleraine. The gates at the Cutts are part of a series of three control structures along the Lower Bann, with the other control structures at Kilrea and Toome. […]
A new initiative which sees the same midwives providing care to mums throughout their pregnancy journey has welcomed their 100th baby. The significant milestone for the Continuity of Midwifery Carer (CoMC) team in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust took place at the end of last year with the arrival of baby Darragh on […]
By François Vincent, Local Democracy Reporter Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council spends £1.6m annually on events throughout the borough, and as there are several Council bodies supporting these, a ‘one-council approach’ will now ensure that Council involvement is streamlined, and that no part of the borough is ‘events deprived’. The council hosts and […]
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