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DUP minister will act to halt Brexit port checks, First Minister says

A DUP Stormont minister will act unilaterally to halt Brexit checks at Northern Ireland ports, Stormont’s First Minister has said. Paul Givan said his party colleague Edwin Poots will order a stop to the controversial checks after a failed bid to ...

27 Jan 2022 at 17:55

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Eglinton playpark opens after £300k investment

Eglinton playpark has now opened to the public after over £300,000 of funding was provided for new equipment and environmental upgrades to the facility. The work, carried out by contractor AMS Limited, has seen the installation of many new ...

23 Jun 2022 at 21:33

Local News

Culmore Fort receives £8,000 viability grant

Rural villages received £110,000 funding boost to explore regeneration projects, including Culmore Fort A key element of the scheme was to identify old buildings that could be brought back into use for the benefit of the community – ...

28 Feb 2023 at 14:33

Environmentalists blast UK deposit return scheme which does not include glass

The UK Government has announced plans for a deposit return scheme to help consumers “easily” recycle empty drinks cans and bottles. But the plans, announced by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), ...

20 Jan 2023 at 12:28

Unlimited fines for environmental polluters, Government confirms

Environmental regulators will be able to charge polluters unlimited penalties for causing damage, the Government has confirmed. The current limit of £250,000 is to be scrapped following a consultation with “widespread public ...

12 Jul 2023 at 10:54

Northern Ireland

Avian flu detected in five seabirds on north coast

Avian flu has been detected in five wild seabirds on the north coast of Northern Ireland. Positive results for the disease were recorded in one gannet and four guillemots discovered in Portrush West Strand and ...

11 Jul 2022 at 21:30

Give protected status to traditional pie and mash, campaigners urge

Campaigners hope to secure protected status for traditional pie and mash to celebrate the “original fast food” and its London origins. Conservative former minister Richard Holden and producers have made ...

22 Oct 2024 at 12:11

Northern Ireland’s bathing water regulations ‘out of step’, report finds

Stormont has been urged to update regulations to protect those swimming in Northern Ireland’s lakes and at the coast. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) has been ...

19 Nov 2024 at 00:01

New plans for checks on goods entering NI will require ‘enhanced facilities’

The Government’s plans for red and green lanes for checks on goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK will require the construction of “enhanced facilities” at ports, a minister ...

28 Dec 2022 at 20:29

Anger over water bills hike which campaigners say will not solve sewage crisis

Campaigners have reacted with fury to a deal for water companies which they claim will continue “profit for pollution” of rivers and seas. Regulator Ofwat has announced household bills in ...

19 Dec 2024 at 10:11

Water companies to face ‘strictest targets’ on sewage pollution under new plan

Water companies in the UK are set to face the toughest targets on pollution from sewage spills under a new plan announced by the Government. Ministers appear to have bowed to pressure ...

26 Aug 2022 at 19:28

Local News

Derry shoppers encouraged to 'Stop! Drop, Shop Preloved’

From today (Monday, 13th February) until Friday, 4th March, Live Here Love Here – a civic-pride partnership from environmental charity Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful – will bring ...

13 Feb 2023 at 18:33

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