Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced over £1.1 million of funding for 35 environmental projects across Northern Ireland thanks to his department’s Environment Fund. The Fund is available for not-for-profit organisations and councils to deliver key environmental priorities across Northern Ireland. It is a competitive programme which offers up to 75% […]
More than 7,000 businesses have now signed up to the new Trader Support Service (TSS), which will support traders moving goods under the Northern Ireland Protocol from 1 January 2021. In the past ten days alone, registrations to the TSS have increased by around 50 per cent, but with fewer than 50 days […]
Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced that the Northern Ireland Executive has recently approved a plan to reduce unnecessary plastic within the NICS government estate. The overall aim of the plan is to work towards a ban on unnecessary single-use plastic in the government estate by October 2021. The plan […]
The impact of COVID-19 has been deeply felt by everyone in Northern Ireland, but one of the groups that have been particularly disadvantaged by the pandemic are the students who were destined to be tomorrow’s business leaders. Withdrawn job offers, cancelled graduate programmes and a sharp decline in employment opportunities have hit the […]
The Department of Health has announced two additional public engagement events as part of the ongoing proposals for a new Substance Use Strategy. The two events will take place on Tuesday 1 December at 10 am and Thursday 10 December at 2 pm. Due to the ongoing pandemic, these events will […]
With the countdown to Christmas now well underway, seasonal shoppers in Newry and Mourne are being invited to give gifts that can have a lasting impact, both at home and amongst some of the poorest communities in the world. As we turn our thoughts in this most challenging year to the festive presents […]
Preparations are well underway to begin the roll-out of a Covid-19 vaccination programme from next month, Health Minister Robin Swann has stated. Regulatory approval has not yet been issued for any vaccine, so any planning will inevitably be provisional in nature at this stage. The vaccination programme will be on a […]
The Health Minister Robin Swann has urged everyone to take the opportunity offered by the two-week circuit breaker to drive down the rate of Covid-19 infection and ensure a safer Christmas for families. Mr Swann made it clear that by taking responsibility for our actions, we can achieve maximum benefit from the next […]
Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has opened a £5m financial assistance scheme for Private Coach and Bus Operators. Eligible private coach and bus operators will receive £8,000 for the first vehicle and £4,450 for each additional vehicle in their fleet or their actual loss for the period April to September if the loss is […]
Latest figures published today by NISRA show that 100 deaths involving Covid-19 occurred in the last week from 14 to 20 November, and the total Covid-19 related deaths figure has now reached 1,333. Of this total, 789 (59.2%) deaths took place in a hospital, 447 (33.5%) in care homes, nine (0.7%) in hospices […]
