Environment

I have just spent three nights on the Causeway coast, where when the children were young we spent our holidays.

Translink has declared itself “delighted” that councillors on the Derry City and Strabane local authority have approved proposals to redevelop the train station for the city.

The Tropical Ravine in Belfast’s Botanic Gardens reopened yesterday following a £3.8 million refurbishment.

AN east Belfast man has been acquitted of animal cruelty charges by the direction of a senior judge.

Translink is to tackle a rat infestation amid overgrown briars encroaching on homes close to the railway line in Portadown.

Police in Strabane have confirmed that a 62-year-old man who has been reported missing has now been found.

Street light columns on Londonderry’s busy Foyle Bridge were being removed today (Saturday) after one of them collapsed.

Temperatures are set to rise slightly over the coming days following a week of sub-zero conditions and snow storms which are continuing to impact across parts of Northern Ireland.

Civil servants are in “disarray” over the extent of their powers in the absence of ministers at Stormont, the High Court has heard.

I have read with some interest Ben Lowry’s views on the A1 road gap junctions (‘Road upgrades in the news,’ Feb 2).

Ulster Wildlife has appealed to the public to help track down filthy fly-tippers who dumped more than 250 tyres over the gate of the Slievenacloy Nature Reserve near Stoneyford.

Draperstown firm J & A Renewables Limited has been fined £1,600 and ordered to pay compensation of £1,845 for causing a fish kill in the Altagoan River and for operating an anaerobic digestion plant without a valid Waste Management Authorisation licence.

Broughshane is one step closer to being crowned Village of the Year after making it through to the finals of a Channel 4 competition.

The January blues were nowhere to be seen at Belfast Zoo last month.

A new legal challenge to Northern Ireland’s biggest roads project will be heard in June, it was confirmed on Tuesday.

The grisly remains of a young dead calf has been left rotting in front of one of Co Armagh’s favourite tourist attractions - often frequented by children.

Secretary of State Karen Bradley told the Lords’ European Select Committee committee on Tuesday that there were more border crossings in Ireland than there were on the EU’s eastern frontier, and acknowledged the need for complementary regulations in sectors like agri-food and energy.