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In response to the Housing Executive’s annual request for a rent increase, the Department for Communities has confirmed that from 1 April 2024, Housing Executive rents will increase by 7.7%. Rent pays for the housing services provided by the Housing Executive. This rent increase will provide funding for essential maintenance, improvements and investment while also […]
Sinn Féin councillor Cathal King has announced that Sinn Féin will bring an ‘Ethical Procurement Policy (EPP)’ motion to Newry, Mourne and Down council. The Newry City councillor said: “Sinn Féin’s ‘Ethical Procurement Policy’ motions will propose that no council awards any contracts or utilises services provided by companies involved in breaching human rights and […]
SDLP MLA Justin McNulty said: “My thoughts are with everyone caught up in this security alert and forced from their homes on this wet evening. “Nobody wants to see scenes like this in their community and I hope that this alert is swiftly brought to an end and nothing untoward found. “There is disruption in […]
Sinn Féin Councillor Aidan Mathers said tonight it is a disgrace that a security alert in Newry was causing serious disruption for local people on a cold winter’s night. Aidan Mathers said: “A security alert in the Camlough Road area of Newry has caused serious disruption for families and residents. “The Camlough road has been […]
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP has called on political leaders to show courage and reach an agreement to restore the Stormont institutions in the coming days. Mr Eastwood was speaking in the House of Commons as MPs discussed the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill. He also expressed solidarity with DUP Leader Jeffrey Donaldson who revealed […]
Louth County Council has unveiled a pioneering initiative designed to halve cigarette litter in the county. The groundbreaking project, part of the broader Anti-Cigarette Litter Campaign, invites residents and visitors to “Vote with Your Butt” at strategically placed Ballot Bins. Two eye-catching Ballot Bins have been strategically installed at key locations – The Market Square […]
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 […]
By François Vincent, Local Democracy Reporter A recommendation to approve the issue of service-level agreements (SLAs) to three local arts organisations, for the purpose of delivering community arts engagement, was approved at a recent ABC Economic Development & Regeneration Committee meeting. In the coming months, the Tourism, Arts & Culture (TAC) Department of Armagh City, […]
A new British Museum Touring Exhibition For the curious and interested was launched at Down County Museum by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Deputy Chairperson, Councillor Gareth Sharvin on Friday 19 January with representatives of the British Museum and the Natural History Museum. This touring exhibition will, for the first time, reunite a selection […]
Sinn Féin has announced that MP and former Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew is to seek a nomination to stand for Sinn Féin in the Midlands North West in the upcoming European elections. Speaking following the announcement Michelle Gildernew said: “The European Union is crucially important to Ireland. Ireland needs to be the fore in […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has welcomed an update on the second phase of funding to support businesses impacted by the flooding in November. The Newry and Armagh MLA said: Supporting families and businesses impacted by the devastating flooding in November has been a priority for Sinn Féin locally. After a number of meetings, working […]
SDLP MLA Justin McNulty has renewed his and his party’s solidarity with hard-pressed public sector workers who were forced into strike action on Thursday. “It was incredible to see the solidarity between striking workers and all the unions in Newry, Armagh and across the North today. Our towns and cities came to a standstill as […]
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