Jonathan Craig

General view of Sprucefield Park, Lisburn. Supplied by Lisburn and Castlereagh Council.

Major planning application boost as owners look to further develop retail park

Councillors have complained that just one resident objecting to double yellow lines can halt plans to put them in a cul de sac

Council in bind over double yellow line policy

Work has begun to demolish Seymour Hill tower blocks. Pic credit: LDRS

Tower blocks could be pulled down in a fraction of demolition time frame

There is a strong sense of nostalgia at Seymour Hill in Dunmurry after demolition began on two 13 storey blocks of flats, a local councillor says.

Nostalgia as demolition begins on twin tower blocks built in 1960s

Former Mayor Kurtis Dickson announced plans for Lisburn BMX track in 2025. Pic credit: LDRS

BMX facility to become ‘one of the first competitive tracks in Northern Ireland’

Plans to split former Mothercare unit to attract new businesses to Sprucefield. Pic credit: Google

Plans to split former Mothercare unit to attract new stores to Sprucefield

Kelly European Freight Services have been given the go ahead for a new HGV hub in Lisburn. Pictured are Patrick Kelly – Director, Kelly European Freight Services Ltd, Eamon Kelly – Founder of Kelly Flowers (Wholesale) Ltd, now KFW Group Ltd, Adrian Kelly – Director, Kelly European Freight Services Ltd. Eamon is the father of Adrian and Patrick. He started Kelly Flowers (Wholesale) Ltd in 1978. Adrian and Patrick started Kelly European Freight Service Ltd in 1997. Pic credit: Kelly European Freight Services

Green light given for new HGV transport hub in Lisburn

Coolmoyne Tower.

Safety warning over Dunmurry tower blocks ahead of planned demolition

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council planning chairman James Tinsley with the plans for Royal Hillsborough. Pic credit: LCCC

Go ahead for Royal Hillsborough public realm designs

Lisburn North DUP councillor Jonathan Craig and vice-chair of Derriaghy Village Community Group, Adraina Landa at the site of the school which has been earmarked for redevelopment. Pic credit: LDRS

Plans for housing and community facility at former Derriaghy primary school

DUP councillor Jonathan Craig has said the Education Authority's trans advice is only 'pure guidance'

Transgenderism: DUP man says Burke family's behaviour is 'scandalous'

A Council software glitch has led to issues for anyone booking leisure facilities in Lisburn and Castlereagh. Pic credit: Jessica Black.

Council’s leisure booking system crash causes summer scheme chaos

Pictured l-r Mayor of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council, Councillor Kurtis Dickson, Lady Mary Peters and Councillor Jonathan Craig, Chair of the council’s Communities and Wellbeing Committee with some of the school children from Fort Hill integrated Primary School who inspired the idea for the Woodland Walk.

Lady Mary’s Woodland Walk officially opens in Lisburn

Objections flood NI Planning Portal opposing plans to demolish the Speckled Hen and replace it with housing. Pic credit: Google

Proposals could see historic pub demolished and replaced with houses

Councillor Gary Hynds calls for action to save Hilden Mill. Pic credit: LDRS

Council to lobby the NI Executive to protect Hilden Mill

An 11th night bonfire

Lisburn and Castlereagh council to 'take authority' over 11th night bonfires
A Northern Ireland council is set “take authority” over bonfires on its lands for the first time.
Donal McMahon

Billy Neill Country Park. Photo by Google

George Best Cup gets permanent home in Dundonald

Rathmoyne Tower in Dunmurry

Demolition of tower blocks held up by asbestos surveys and telecoms mast

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council's planning committee has given the go ahead for a new factory to be developed in Knockmore Industrial Estate. Pic credit: Jessica Black

Go ahead for major manufacturing factory at Knockmore Industrial Estate

Building is underway on the site of the new £55m redevelopment of the Dundonald International Ice Bowl. Pictured is Jeff Baum, Belfast Giants Player, Johnny Gilmore, figure skater; Gavin Robinson, MP, Cllr Kurtis Dickson, Mayor, Karl McKillop, construction director, Heron Bros, Cllr Jonathan Craig, chair of Communities and Wellbeing Committee, David Burns, LCCC chief executive, Louise Moore, LCCC director, Sienna Hooper, figure skater and Alison Davidson, long serving member of staff at the Ice Bowl

Construction of new £55m Dundonald Ice Bowl gets underway as first sod is cut

Donna Campbell, a linen damask weaver at Lisburn Museum, is one of only three other craftspeople to have been shortlisted in the UK awards which were created to secure the survival of endangered or critically endangered crafts.

Donna weaves her way into prestigious awards

Chair of the Communities and Wellbeing Committee, Councillor Jonathan Craig

Council summer programme is a huge success

Lisburn's Hilden Mill after a fire ripped through the complex in 2021

Renewed calls to save historic Hilden Mill building in Lisburn

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

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

The planned zone of development (in red - with the link road in dashes through the middle)

Plan to grow Lisburn: 'It feels everything is being done to hinder this'

Marie Cunningham pictured in her Dunmurry home

Pensioner says she will be left homeless when tower block is demolished

Jonathan Craig, former DUP MLA who now sits on Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

'Working-class pupils denied 11+ success'
A school governor has told the News Letter the situation stemming from the absence of a transfer test this year has been “devastating” for pupils.
Adam Kula

New £16m DVA test centre for Hydebank

Lisburn and Castlereagh Council headquarters - Lagan Valley Island Centre in Lisburn

Lisburn and Castlereagh: Major development projects could eventually weaken DUP ...

Tracy Meharg, permanent secretary of the Department for Communities (DfC), has handed the keys of 59 former MOD homes at Mountview Drive and Skyline Drive, Lisburn to Clare McCarty from Clanmil Housing. Clanmil will refurbish them into 30 social homes for families on the social housing waiting list and 29 affordable homes for sale to those wanting to get on the property ladder.

Former MoD properties to be given a new lease of life

Rev Alan Smylie, Billy Smyth, chairman of the Seymour Hill and Conway Community Association, DUP councillor Jonathan Craig and Edwin Poots MLA at the scene of a graffiti attack at Dunmurry Free Presbyterian Church.

Police probe sinister graffiti attacks at Free Presbyterian church

Tower blocks in the New Lodge area of Belfast.
Picture by PressEye

Tower blocks facing axe within five years

Dunmurry Manor Care Home was severely criticised in the report by the Commissioner for Older People

Former health minister calls for prosecutions in neglect cases

DUP councillors Jonathan Craig and Scott Carson want to see the former MoD houses refurbished as soon as possible

Transfer of former Ministry of Defence houses on hold

A PSNI forensics officer assesses the scene of the pipe bomb attack at Mill Street, Hilden. Pic by Pacemaker

Targeting of young mother '˜a case of mistaken identity'

A PSNI forensics officer assesses the scene of the pipe bomb attack at Mill Street, Hilden. Pic by Pacemaker

Pipe bomb attack: Claims incident was '˜case of mistaken identity'

Edwin Poots MLA and Cllr Jonathan Craig outside the former MoD houses on Mountview Drive.

Former MoD homes to be transferred to housing association

Cllr Scott Carson (left) and Cllr Jonathan Craig (right) with Bombardier workers at Lagan Valley Island on Tuesday evening.

Council pledges support for Bombardier workers

PACEMAKER BELFAST 15/11/2017 A fire has broken out at a high-rise block of flats in Dunmurry, on the outskirts of west Belfast. Firefighters and ambulance crews were sent to Coolmoyne House flats on Seymour Hill, as flames and smoke hit multiple floors of the tower block Photo Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker Press

Dunmurry blaze: '˜Alarms failed to sound', says DUP Councillor

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'˜Let's get these houses filled up with unionists'

The original Facebook message posted by Seymour Hill and Conway Residents' Association.

Group apologises for controversial post about allocation of new social housing

Masked men attack police who attended the scene of young people throwing stones and damaging cars in the Stewart Street area on Monday afternoon.
Police said a number of cars have been damaged and officers are currently at the scene.
Photo Pacemaker Press

Former DUP MLA blames Sinn Fein after son's car is burnt out

Trevor Clarke said that Irish was a dead language

DUP politicians dubbed SF Irish plan a '˜ludicrous' act for a '˜dead language'

Karyn Wilson

Former DUP MLA mourns '˜big-hearted' sister

Lisburn City centre

Election 2017: Lagan Valley traditionally a DUP stronghold

Philip and Therese Corken with Jonathan McMullan (Lisburn SAFE), Trish McCormick (Hilden Community Association) and Cllr Jonathan Craig.

Family appeal for an end to terrifying attacks on their home

Police at the scene of the incident

Death of Lisburn pensioner: Murder suspect in hospital

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Police search for man who robbed woman at local petrol station

The scene of the incident on Tuesday afternoon

Lightning strike man named as his hospital fight continues

The scene of the lightning strike

Defibrillator used to try and revive lightning strike man

Jenny Palmer on the steps of Parliament Buildings, Stormont, this week after her election as an MLA

DUP get to replace Jenny Palmer on Lisburn council

Jonathan Craig pictured with party leader Arlene Foster in Lisburn recently

DUP's Craig defeated in Lagan Valley as Palmer wins seat

Lagan Valley Centre.

DUP's Paul Givan and his wife Emma.

Photograph: Declan Roughan

Lagan Valley: DUP's Givan on verge of re-election but UUP polling well

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