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11 days ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

‘More aspiration than inspiration’: Commentators give their verdict on Delivering the Economic Vi...

Northern Ireland’s government departments need to work together more closely to achieve improvements to the economy, ...

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28 days ago
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Disgusting problem means building now totally halted in 23 parts of NI – and Stormont is to blame

Buried under roads and behind wire fences, a disgusting problem is building: Northern Ireland’s sewage system is gros...

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about 1 month ago
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NI Water probing claims it has paid contractors multiple times for work

A fraud investigation is under way into allegations that lax controls at NI Water meant it has been paying contractor...

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3 months ago
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Tim Collins unfiltered: UUP candidate on wealth, immigration, misleading poll numbers and corrupt...

In a long interview with the Belfast Telegraph, Colonel Tim Collins casually revealed that he made a million pounds i...

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5 months ago
belfastlive.co.uk

Minister announces exemption certificates to reduce MOT waiting times

Vehicle licensing information shows that around 115,000 cars may be eligible for a Temporary Exemption Certificates

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5 months ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Distillery opens in historic gaol but jury’s out on old courthouse, insists investor

The US managing director of the newly-opened McConnell’s Distillery and Visitor Experience at Crumlin Road Gaol has s...

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7 months ago
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A5 victim Caolan Devlin brought love, goodness and happiness to all those he met, funeral told

A man who died in a crash on the A5 was just starting out on a life filled with hopes and dreams, mourners at his fun...

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7 months ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Belfast-Dublin rail link set to be transformed within months — with far grander plans ahead

It’s a cross-border train link that began two years after the Second World War and whose health has been a crude baro...

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7 months ago
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NI Enterprise train: Guaranteed seat booking and double capacity as part of Translink plans

Northern passengers will be able to book seats on the Enterprise train by the summer, and an hourly service between B...

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7 months ago
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‘The logistics industry is becoming more attractive to women because there is an array of roles’

The working lives and career choices of women have changed beyond compare in the past 50 years, and we rightly want t...

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7 months ago
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Stormont’s populism is worse than ever – and more dangerous than ever, as lives depend on funding

It’s a measure of what we now accept as normal that two Stormont departments — Education and Communities — were liter...

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7 months ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

NI motorists warned over icy roads as temperatures drop overnight

Motorists have been urged to take care on the roads across Northern Ireland after freezing temperatures overnight.

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8 months ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Strike by 80% of public sector will be devastating –but it’s just the start, with civil disobedie...

Few people yet comprehend the scale of the mass strike which is going to cripple Northern Ireland’s public and privat...

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10 months ago
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Translink strikes: Fears of impact on vital Christmas trade in Belfast

A Belfast restaurateur has said he lost one-fifth of his bookings due to public transport strikes on Friday as fears ...

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12 months ago
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NI Water ‘being held hostage’ by funding fluctuations with problems connecting new houses

NI Water has said it’s being “held hostage” by funding fluctuations leading to problems for firms and new houses in c...

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12 months ago
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Northern Ireland’s frightening decay is breaking public services, and breaking people

There’s an end of days feel to Northern Ireland. It’s not that Irish unity is necessarily looming, but that dramatic ...

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over 1 year ago
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When the Enterprise works, it’s glorious… but basic errors are simply inexcusable

When the Belfast-Dublin Enterprise train service was launched in 1997, Stormont officials faced an awkward problem.

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over 1 year ago
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Civil servants were warned of flaws but pushed on with £14m Planning Portal

Northern Ireland’s widely-derided new £14m online planning system was so problematic that before its delayed launch B...

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almost 2 years ago
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Stand-off between Department for Infrastructure and council in row over pavement cafes continues

A stand-off between Belfast Council and Stormont is continuing after City Hall urged the Department for Infrastructur...

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almost 2 years ago
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River Lagan high tide warning: Department for Infrastructure staff deployed in Belfast as ‘precau...

Staff are to be deployed along the River Lagan on Thursday evening as the Department for Infrastructure warned of “hi...

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almost 2 years ago
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Council agrees to open controversial ‘antisocial behaviour gate’ at south Belfast playing fields

Belfast City Council has agreed to an urgent meeting with residents in Lisnasharragh over potential antisocial behavi...

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almost 2 years ago
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Parts of NI ‘economically constrained’ as NI Water turns down developers’ connection requests

NI Water has renewed its call for a multi-year funding settlement as it argued a lack of certainty over its finances ...

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almost 2 years ago
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NI Water’s Ronan Larkin: ‘Parts of the country are economically constrained’

NI Water has renewed its call for a multi-year funding settlement as it argued a lack of certainty over its finances ...

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about 2 years ago
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Strabane temporary flood alleviation scheme work to begin this week

A short-term scheme to alleviate flooding in a Strabane estate is to begin this week, the Department for Infrastructu...

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about 2 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Concern over three year delays in Northern Ireland planning process

The biggest planning applications in Northern Ireland are taking more than three years to process, figures show.

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over 2 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Mallon freezes public transport fares to ease impact of rising costs on families

Fares on Northern Ireland’s public transport network are to be frozen in a bid to alleviate the cost of living crisis.

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over 2 years ago
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Over 130 ‘lifesaving’ defibrillators to be installed across Northern Ireland bus and train stations

The first of 134 new defibrillator units has been installed at Lanyon Place Station in Belfast on Thursday, with the ...

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over 2 years ago
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Storm Eunice: Northern Ireland agencies on alert for wind and snow disruption on Friday

Northern Ireland’s road and rivers team along with other agencies are on alert, with preparations being made as Storm...

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over 2 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Main work begins on Belfast’s £175m Transport Hub

Belfast’s Transport Hub in the city centre has taken a step closer on Tuesday with the commencement of the main works...

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over 2 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Cost sinks council plan to make Belfast public transport free for young people

Stormont and Translink have knocked back a request by Belfast City Council to introduce a pilot of free transport for...

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over 2 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

NI’s planning system could cause economic damage: report

Northern Ireland’s planning system is not fit for purpose and risks causing economic damage, a report warns today.

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almost 3 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Derry’s Foyle Metro service to be fully zero-emission by 2023

Derry’s entire Foyle Metro service is to be replaced with electric buses under plans to have a fully zero-emission fl...

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