Castlereagh City Council

Alderman James Tinsley, LCCC Veterans Champion; Mr Danny Kinahan, the Northern Ireland Veterans’ Commissioner; Mr Peter Mackie, High Sheriff; The Deputy Lord Lieutenant Mrs Pauline Shields, OBE, DL; Mayor Councillor Andrew Gowan; Lyn Bulgin, Greenfinch, Rosemary Craig, Greenfinch; Mr David Burns, Chief Executive; The Right Reverend Darren James McCartney, the rector of St. Paul’s Parish; Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP; Reverend Nicholas Dark and Ronnie Nesbitt and Councillors are pictured with the Greenfinches at the event

Thanksgiving service held to mark 50th anniversary of UDR's Greenfinches

Marking the multi-million pound investment in Dundonald International Ice Bowl are, from left; Andrew Dickson, Goaltender for Belfast Giants; David Burns, Chief Executive of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council; Mayor of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council, Councillor Andrew Gowan and Jodie Dowling from Lisburn, competitive figure skater.
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SDLP and Alliance clash over £52m plan for Dundonald Ice Bowl

Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council (LCCC) has given the green light to a multi-million pound redevelopment at Dundonald International Ice Bowl at a full Council meeting. Councillors agreed to invest £52 million in the project over the next three years. The UK Government’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has already pledged £12.2 million in financial support. Pictured is a CGI of the new facility

Yes for multi-million pound redevelopment of Dundonald International Ice Bowl

A UDR patrol in Belfast in 1991

UDR tribute plans approved by two NI councils despite Sinn Fein opposition

The Belfast Pride parade - Lisburn and Castlereagh Council is set to support a Pride event in Lisburn for the first time.

Council set to take part in first ever Pride parade after heated debate

The Sprucefield site near Lisburn. Picture: Philip Magowan / PressEye

New plans for a major expansion at Sprucefield Retail Park near Lisburn

Westminster event focuses on tourism and ‘Destination Royal Hillsborough’

The agricultural and food processing business, Fane Valley plans to invest £4.5 million in a 5,500 square metre state-of-the-art office and industrial unit on the village’s Glenavy Road close to Soldierstown

Planning yes for Fane Valley to invest £4.5m in office and industrial unit

The £23million redevelopment of a site on the Moira Road in Lisburn has been recommended for approval by Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council’s Planning Committee. The planning application was submitted by Holywood-based Lacuna Developments Limited and include residential and business accommodation as well as other facilities such as car/cycle parking and landscaping. Pictured are CGI of the site (courtesy of Turley planning consultants, Belfast)

£23million redevelopment of Lisburn site gets green light

Lisburn and Castlereagh Council offices at Lagan Valley Island. Picture: Jessica Black.

Bin collections: Public to have say on controversial bin collection plans

Kayleigh Jess from Lisburn has bridged the gap between injury rehabilitation and strength training to launch her very own hybrid facility, Fit Physio Hillsborough, with support from the Go For It Programme in partnership with Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council. Pictured are Martina Crawford, chief executive officer at Lisburn Enterprise Organisation Ltd, Kayleigh Jess, owner of Fit Physio Hillsborough and councillor Andrew Gowan, Mayor of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council

Lisburn physio flexes her entrepreneurial muscle to launch new facility

Pictured at the launch of this year's Moira Speciality Food Fair are, Rebecca Vance, RARE Grazing NI, Councillor John Laverty MBE, chairman of the Regeneration & Growth Committee, Aaron Heasley, Moon Gelato and Massimo Fierro, Pizza Street. Picture: LCCC

Moira Speciality Food Fair will make its return this August

Keith and Kristyn Getty are pictured with Mayor of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council, Councillor Scott Carson and Chief Executive, David Burns with the Freedom of the city scroll presented to them today.
Photo by Press Eye.

Freemen Gettys thank city which nurtured their talent and success

Internationally renowned hymn writers Keith and Kristyn Getty are to be honoured for their work with the Freedom of the City of Lisburn.

Keith and Kristyn Getty to be honoured with the Freedom of City

The Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council offices on Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn

Election 2023 - Lisburn and Castlereagh: Alliance Party vote surged last time

Alderman Paul Porter

Primark's failure to stock coronation merchandise disrespectful says councillor
A DUP councillor has demanded Primark respects the British identify of citizens in Northern Ireland by selling King Charles III Coronation products.

An impression of the new crematorium at Roselawn

Belfast City Council given planning permission for new crematorium at Roselawn

Belfast telecoms and IT provider eir evo UK has secured a major new contract with Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council, to deliver a transformative cloud migration project in a further move to bring its IT infrastructure right up to speed. Pictured at the offices of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council at Lagan Valley Island in Lisburn, are Clair Gheel, business development director for Local and Central Government at eir evo UK, Alderman Allan Ewart MBE, chairman of the development committee at Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council and Diane Giles, head of service delivery at eir evo UK

eir evo secures landmark £7m contract with 10 regional councils across NI

Councillors in Lisburn and Castlereagh have challenged a council ban on dogs at civic events

Ban on dogs at council events is health and safety gone mad say councillors

Angela McCann, head of Communities at LCCC; Alderman Stephen Martin; Mayor Cllr Scott Carson; Adrian Bird, Director of The Resurgam Trust; Dr Paul Mullan, Director for Northern Ireland at The National Lottery Heritage Fund; Cllr Aaron McIntyre, chair of Leisure and Community Development Committee, LCCC ; Mr David Burns, chief executive of LCCC; Cllr Jonathan Craig and Louise Moore, director of Leisure and Community Wellbeing at LCCC

One of the last mill schools still standing in NI to get new lease of life

Planning approval for Let's Go Hydro in Carryduff

Lisburn Councillor raises concern of 'dangerous precedent'

Keith and Kristyn Getty

Christian hymn writing couple, the Gettys, to attend freedom of Lisburn event

New bin collection plans are causing concern for the elderly

No details of proposed new bin system despite fears it will impact the elderly

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council headquarters at Lagan Valley Island

Council fails to deliver prison leaver employment project

Pictured at the opening of Arthur’s in Royal Hillsborough are Lynne McCabe, owner, councillor Scott Carson, Mayor of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council and alderman Allan Ewart MBE, chair of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Councils Development Committee

New boutique guest house is Royal Hillsborough’s latest offering

Lisburn & Castlereagh Development Committee’s chairman, alderman Allan Ewart MBE pictured with representatives from a range of employers exhibiting at the job fair. Included are Kirsty Brown and Hannah McCann from Coca Cola, Graham White from South Eastern Trust, Janice Cooke from South Eastern Regional College and Gareth Johnston from Decora Blinds

Over 1,400 posts ‘up for grabs’ at Lisburn Job Fair

Becky Colville, LCCC Project Support Officer and Ald Allan Ewart, Chair of LCCC’s Development Committee at the Laganbank Road site.

Lisburn car park goes on the market as part of gateway regeneration plan
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council has announced the details of a significant development opportunity in Lisburn city centre with the sale of a key ‘gateway site’.

Lisburn and Castlereagh Council headquarters

New £43m Translink train project sparks row over free car park closure to spring

David Burns, Chief Executive of Lisburn & Castleragh City Council Council.

Council chief ‘all ears’ on ideas to raise income

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council has spent an average of just £22.50 per bonfire on their 11th night clean-ups.

Council spent bare minimum amount on 11th night bonfire clean-up

Dundonald Ice Bowl plans

Multi-million pound overhaul for Dundonald Ice Bowl

Alan Edwards and the engineer Kasimerias who looks after the machines, recently installed in the Baltic Champs farm in Lithuania

The mushroom machine is a ‘gamechanger’

Alderman Allan Ewart and Karl Crockard, Managing Director of CASC

Company reveals £2m expansion

LCCC Chief Executive, David Burns; Deputy Chief Executive of South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust, Nicki Patterson and Mayor of LCCC, Alderman Stephen Martin.

Freedom of city conferred on Northern Ireland health staff

Nicholas Trimble

Council rejects ‘light up’ call for Irish language

Calls for digitial waste tracking to prevent dumping

Digital tracking ‘could solve illegal dumping’

Councillor and chairperson of Lisburn and Castlereagh CC, Amanda Grehan, Sweet and Lowe Cake Design owner Dawn Lowe and David McKechnie, business advisor with Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Lisburn entrepreneur bakes up a business success story

The lantern parade and fireworks display to celebrate the new royal status of Royal Hillsborough.

‘Royal’ Hillsborough celebrates new status with lantern parade

Becon Project Proposal - sited in the Hightown Quarry Mallusk

Ad Feature £240m waste management project outlined

Amy McCoy, Ald Amanda Grehan, chair of LCCC's Development Committee and David McKechnie, business adviser at Lisburn Enterprise Organisation Ltd

Moira woman Goes For It with mobile animal physiotherapy business

Pictured at the launch of the food fair are Jonny Cuddy, Ispini Deli, Sharon McMaster, Kinder Garden Cooks, Carlos Capparelli, Capparelli Cooks and Alderman Amanda Grehan, Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council's Development Committee Chair

Speciality Food Fair makes its much anticipated return to Moira Demesne

Kenny Galloway with Dr Michael Malone, Director of Curriculum and Information Services at SERC

SERC business student scoops innovation award

Dog fouling.

Dog foul DNA plan is binned

Lisburn is back in business and it’s better than ever!

Developers say the submitted plans could transform a large section of Lisburn near Sprucefield

Lisburn hotel and housing plan ‘could create 9,000 jobs’

Ryan Belshaw, Alderman Jim Dillon MBE, Chair of the Development Committee at Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council and Martina Crawford, Chief Executive of Lisburn Enterprise Organisation Ltd

Entrepreneurs launch their own ‘school of rock’ for aspiring young musicians

Former Lisburn mayor Margaret Tolerton - LCCC image

Former Lisburn mayor Margaret Tolerton ‘brought community leade

The Lisburn Lights Festival runs from November to January

£500k Lisburn lights show - councillors now say there must be a full risk assess...

Pictured at the Official product launch are Alderman Jim Dillon MBE, Development Committee Chairman of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council, Heather Thomas and Mel Campbell of Play Services Ireland

Mel launches mobile playground inspection app

Valerie Brown, Plumpy Balms

Balmy online success for local entrepreneur Valerie following Digi-Growth aid

Artist impression of proposed residential mixed use development for Carrowreagh Road, Dundonald by Like Architects

Residential and employment-led development plans are proposed

Councillor Uel Mackin from Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council chairs the virtual Belfast Region City Deal Council Panel meeting

BRCD Panel driving £850m investment

Simon Lee and Michelle Guy from Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council and Elaine Crory and Emma Wallace from Raise Your Voice launch a new campaign to help end sexual harassment against women

Councils support campaign to make misogyny a hate crime

Alan Murdough from Lisburn has launched a commercial and domestic sanitisation and cleaning business, Revolution Cleaning Services NI, after spotting an opportunity during the Coronavirus pandemic with the support of the Go For It Programme, in association with Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council. Pictured with Alan is Hannah Williams, Business Adviser at Lisburn Enterprise Organisation Ltd who provided Alan with expert advice and help with developing a business plan in order to help turn his business idea into a reality.

Entrepreneur tackles virus with new cleaning venture

Gillian Patterson from Hagans Croft Equestrian talks to Alderman Dillon MBE, Development Committee Chairman about her experience with the first round of the Rural Business Development Grant Scheme

Applications to Rural Business Grant Scheme