Councillors

A clip from the live broadcast of the council meeting

Councillors 'threatened' by masked men and Nazi banner protestors in meeting

Cllr Glynis Campbell Sinclair was spotted cleaning her windows while on camera during a meeting of Highland Council's Inverness Area Committee Picture: Highland Council / SWNS

Councillor cleans her home's windows during live-streamed meeting

Councillors have voiced concerns for the future of City of Derry airport, and warned that funding is ‘unsustainable’ without a functioning Executive

Councillors warn funding model for City of Derry Airport ‘unsustainable’

A roadside sign on Sandy Row appealing for more social housing. A planning application to build student accomodation up to 11 storeys high on a nearby car park has been refused. Objectors to the application said more social housing was needed in the area,
Photo: Googlemaps

Planners oppose new 11-storey student block in Belfast

Belfast City Council has seen a surge in applications for Irish street signs since a new policy requiring just 15% support from residents was introduced.

DUP calls for clarity on whether Irish street signs are 'neutral'

Morning View

Editorial: The US, EU and UK should take note of ongoing Sinn Fein extremism

Eleven trees at the Dark Hedges are reported to be dangerously unstable. The scene was made famous by the Game of Thrones television series.
Photo: Michael Cooper/Woodland Trust/PA Wire

Dark Hedges threat - 11 trees 'dangerously unstable' and face the chop

Daisy Hill hospital Newry has temporarily closed emergency surgery due to staff issues and patient safety concerns.

Call for removal of general surgery from Daisy Hill Hospital to be paused

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

Belfast City Council are looking at a policy to allow developers to erect Irish street signs before residents move into a new estate
Picture By: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press.

Belfast housing developments could get Irish signs before residents move in

Shoppers finishing off their Christmas shopping in Belfast City Centre last year

Funding cuts hit city's plans for Christmas festivities

Daisy Hill Hospital Newry.

Plan for future of crisis-hit hospital to be tabled in the autumn

Bangor and north Down residents will be asked to book an online slot for using recycling centres

Recycling centres in Ards and North Down go online to stop 'waste tourism'

The Olympia Leisure Centre in south Belfast

Plan for Irish signs at Olympia Leisure Centre goes to public consultation

Striking workers from Dunmurry's Survitec were part of a delegation from Unite the Union which met with Belfast City Council

Striking workers attend first meeting of newly-elected Belfast City Council

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
The CEO of a local authority in Northern Ireland has warned against pressure from councillors to allow pets at council events for fear of “dog mauls child” headlines.

Sullatober. Pic: Google

Former dog pound site sale agreed, council told

RUC patrol in Belfast.

Permanent memorial to the Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross to be erected

Nicola Bulley went missing on January 27

Nicola Bulley: Councillors remove contact details over harassment

Leisure provision is one of the services that is draining council finances

Three more councils have announced their rates increases

Newry, Mourne and Down Council offices

DUP councillor vows to ‘eat grass’ to save money for coronation events

Letters to editor

The Ulster Unionists are out of touch, causing younger politicians to quit

A Translink Metro bus parked in Belfast City centre

Belfast City Council presses Translink for all year round late night buses

Morning View

Morning View: Eco friendly long grass plan is fine so long as it’s safe

Jill Scott celebrates after England's UEFA Women's Euro 2022 final victory over Germany

Jill Scott to be awarded freedom of the city of Sunderland

Philomena Begley

Country music star Philomena Begley to be honoured

The 2023 North West 200 will benefit from additional financial support from Causway Coast and Glens Borough Council.

Council agrees extra financial support for North West 200
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council will increase its financial contribution to the North West 200 by £96,000 in 2023.

Rubbish dumped outside the New Line Amenity Site, Lurgan during the Armagh Banbridge Craigavon Council workers strike

Councillors clash over additional bin bag collections after strike ends

Pavements cafes to continue operating in Belfast city centre

City Council agrees to let Belfast pavement cafes stay open

'No bins will be collected at all' says union as council strike continues

Ards FC Vice-Chair Stephen Wilton, Ards FC Chairman Warren Patton, Mayor of Ards and North Down Karen Douglas, Ards FC Secretary Andrew Rodgers and Chief Executive of Ards and North Down Stephen Reid.

Ards edge closer to new home after land lease deal

Belfast City Hall

Councillors back plan to invest in city parks

Councillors push for ‘special meeting’ to be brought forward

Last year’s closing concert at the west Belfast Féile an Phobail

Limits placed on west Belfast Féile an Phobail after residents’ complaints

Ed Sheeran performing on stage at Boucher Road Playing Fields in Belfast. Picture date: Thursday May 12, 2022.

Council to consider use of Belfast’s Boucher Road for gigs amid noise complaints

Council rejects advice and gives housing go ahead

Nicholas Trimble

Council rejects ‘light up’ call for Irish language

An image from WISE's website

Praise for litter patrols as courts order nine people to pay £2.5k in one week

Villarreal fans at the UEFA Super Cup final against Chelsea at the National Stadium at Windsor Park, Belfast in 2021. Could the stadium host the UEFA Conference League final in 2023?

Belfast could be in line to host UEFA Conference League final in 2023

SDLP councillor Roisin Lynch

Cost-of-living crisis: Councillors clash over ‘living wage’ proposal

The plans for Bangor were approved more than a year ago by the council

Green light at last for £50m Bangor regeneration project

'Visitors will take a step back in time into 1950s Belfast'

The Duke of York. PA image

Councillors set to debate renaming of Prince Andrew Way in Co Antrim

Michael McAdam of Movie House cinemas

Cinema chain fails in bid to overturn 15 rating for The Batman

Clifton Street Orange Hall

Controversial Irish Street signs to go ahead despite not meeting criteria

Balloons could go in bid to cut plastic use

Belfast City Council cannot stop ‘shocking’ leisure centre price rises

An image of proposed public realm works at Dunluce Street in Larne

Concern over delivery and customer access with Larne pedestrian zone proposal

Tunnels could be opened under Northern Ireland town

Victoria Cemetery, Carrickfergus. Pic: Google

Negotiations for purchase of new Carrickfergus cemetery site approved by council

Slemish

Carnalbanagh Road glamping site given green light by Mid and East Antrim Council

Vegetable oil could be the fuel of the future.

Vegetable oil fuelled fleet option for Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

PSNI officers on patrol in the Holyland area of Belfast, home to a large number of student tenants

Holyland landlord threatens to sue Belfast City Council over licence renewal

Carnfunnock

Charges review could mean price rise in Mid and East Antrim Borough’s carparks

Railings at Chaine Memorial, Larne

Larne seafront replacement railings due to be ‘maintenance free’ for 25 years