Michael Kenwood Local Democracy Reporter
  • Reach PLC - Belfast Live, The Mirror

Michael is a local democracy reporter covering Belfast city council and Ards & North Down council.

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Belfast Live, Irish Independent, Daily Mirror, Belfast Telegraph, The Irish News, Belfast News Letter, Armagh I, Eastern Eye, Asian Trader

993 Articles
3 months ago
belfastlive.co.uk

Plan for new East Belfast apartment block causes split at City Hall

Councillor says "The designer has done a good job of trying to ram apartments onto that site"

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3 months ago
belfastlive.co.uk

NI council with worst pothole statistics demands policy change from Stormont

Council wants 50 millimetre depth threshold for repair to return to 20 mm

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3 months ago
belfastlive.co.uk

Belfast council to spend quarter of a million on school breakfast clubs

Council funding spread 120 schools

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3 months ago
belfastlive.co.uk

New Belfast City Centre hotel at site of old police station approved despite "deep concern" from ...

Council's own conservation advice says the proposal would result in “substantial harm” to the character and appearanc...

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3 months ago
belfastlive.co.uk

Problems with new Green in South Belfast Village area continue as residents complain to City Hall...

Councillor says new signage is too samll and gives no information about local legend

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3 months ago
belfastlive.co.uk

Ards and North Down Council to increase rates this year by 5.98 percent

All parties agreed to the rate increase

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3 months ago
belfastlive.co.uk

Bangor apartment block approved for historic centre of city despite objections

The plan saw objections from residents and a council alderman

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3 months ago
belfastlive.co.uk

Newtownards pigeon feeding by-law and possible fines to be introduced by Council

Ards and North Down council has only received one complaint from the public about pigeons since 2016

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3 months ago
belfastlive.co.uk

Belfast rate rise decided in secret session

All parties in the City Hall committee agreed the rate hike

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3 months ago
belfastlive.co.uk

Belfast Council fly-tipping penalty to be more than quadrupled

There will be no early payment discount provision

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3 months ago
belfastlive.co.uk

Cherryvale dog illnesses update as councillors told white powder remains "unidentified"

Belfast Council says there's "no evidence to suggest that the reported cases of dogs illness at Cherryvale park was r...

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3 months ago
belfastlive.co.uk

Host of events agreed for public parks across Belfast in 2024

Events include St Patrick's Day, the Belfast Photo Festival, the Afro-Fest and the 12th July

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