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

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

The development is slated for empty land next to a church. Image: Google

Sewer fears block housing scheme on empty field

Photos taken at Lough Neagh in August showed ducks attempting to traverse water coloured a sickly green by pollution. Photo: Stephen Davison/Pacemaker

Call for Irish government to 'intervene' in Lough Neagh crisis

Blue-green algae at Battery Harbour on Lough Neagh (PA)

Bid to stop NI Water protection from environmental penalties

Warren Smyth, Helen Lowry, Lowry Construction, Michael Bacon, Mountfern Adult Centre; Paul Davison, NI Water, Barbara Smyth and Henry Smyth pictured at the recent 50th anniversary celebrations for Mountfern where a new outdoor facility was officially unveiled.

Mountfern marks 50 years with special outdoor space for service users

Krunal Zope, Hydroplan UK, Gavin Regan, field manager at NI Water, Aaron Breakenridge, Hydroplan UK, Damien O’Mullan, director of Transformation & Innovation at NI Water, Colin Murtagh, programme manager at NI Water, Mary Margaret McCann, project manager at NI Water Sean McGlinchey, BSG, Katrina Duddy, head of energy management in the Department for the Economy NI and Neville Snoddy, BSG at NI Water’s Ballygomartin Water Pumping Station

NI Water invests £2.3m in hydro turbines to cut energy costs and carbon

A forensic audit of Northern Ireland Water is to be completed by the end of January.

Northern Ireland Water forensic audit to be completed by January

The exterior of the newly restored Superintendent’s House at Silent Valley

Historic Silent Valley building restored to former glory

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins

Concerns have ‘intensified’ over NI Water governance, MLAs told

Plans for a new aquarium-themed visitor attraction in Belfast’s Victoria Square have been approved by the city’s planning committee. Credit Architects Ostick & Williams

Plans approved for digital aquarium-themed attraction at NI shopping centre

Blue-green algae at Battery Harbour on Lough Neagh near Cookstown in Co Tyrone

Muir and Kimmins to meet over potential Lough Neagh public ownership

Woodburn Orange Hall, Carrickfergus. Picture: Google

Planners approve new garden shelter at east Antrim Orange Hall

Pizza Palazzo, 13 Castle Street, Portadown, are hoping to turn a first-floor storeroom into a dining area. Credit: Google

First floor dining area proposed for pizza establishment

Newtownards has been declared a closed catchment by NI Water, hampering house-building and attempts to bring vacant commercial lots back to life. Photo: Ards and North Down Council

Minister 'washing her hands' of sewer problem blocking homes and businesses

A CGI rendition of what the new extension to Lisnisky Care Home would look like, if approved. Image: ABC planning portal

Plans for new purpose-built, state-of-the-art, step-down nursing home facility

Burning Doan taken from North Tor. This is not a live image.

NI Water urges care across its sites as wildfire risk rises
With the recent glorious weather bringing a risk of landscape fires this weekend, NI Water is asking people visiting its sites, including Silent Valley, to be aware of the increased dangers.
Johnny McNabb

Proposed site at Ballyhampton Road, Larne. Pic: Google

Green light for proposed new facility manufacturing 'super-conducting' wires

Less than 5,900 houses were constructed in Northern Ireland las year. Photo: Build Homes NI

Sewer crisis sending houses down the tubes, warn construction industry figures

Predicted wind speeds ay 9pm on Saturday, according to the Met Office

Met Office upgrades estimate for strength and length of weekend's Storm Dave

Marking their 50th year in the water industry and their contribution to keeping water flowing across NI are some of the family members behind Castlederg-based Lowry Building & Civil Engineering are Ian Lowry, managing director and Jemma Catterson (nee Lowry) with Helen Lowry, Adam Lowry and Kim Lowry

Co Tyrone family engineering firm marks 50 years supporting NI’s water industry

The Centre House office block in the city centre could be turned into a large hotel

Preliminary plans for nearly 180-bedroom hotel close to courts in Belfast

Councillor Pat Catney welcomes the development of the former Charles Hurst site in Lisburn. Pic credit: McAuley Multimedia

A former Lisburn car dealership site approved for social housing development

Translink plan to replace Lanyon Place train and bus station's car park with an eight-storey office block. Image: TODD Architects

Translink plan to demolish train station car park for offices to get green light

Daniel McCrossan MLA has called for reform of the planning system after figures revealed the level of late NIEA responses

NI's planning system has 'ground to a halt' as two-thirds of NIEA responses late

In a statement to the Assembly, Mr Muir outlined that Northern Ireland’s water environment is facing “mounting and unacceptable pressures”

Environment Minister seeks approval to end NI Water ‘licence to pollute’

Launching the ‘Meet the Buyer’ event which will take place in Belfast City Hall on Wednesday, March 25 (9am-1pm) are councillor Natasha Brennan, Chair of Belfast City Council’s Strategic and Policy Resources Committee, Sandra Oldcroft, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service, Caroline Sweeney, InterTradeIreland and Stephen Bradshaw, Department for Infrastructure

Tap into public sector contracts at Belfast ‘Meet the Buyer’ event

The 29 flats are to be built on a vacant lot on Albertbridge Road, close to Connswater Shopping Centre.

Council to override locals on AirBnB-style flats
A four-storey block of AirBnB-style apartments is to get a green light in east Belfast – despite locals wanting family homes instead.
Iain Gray

A disused block of offices on Belfast's Rosemary Street is set to become a 30-bed hotel.

Planners to overrule NI Water on bid to turn offices into 30-bed hotel

Carla Lockhart MP questioned the Infrastructure Minister's spending priorities.

Over £7m to tackle potholes in spending boost - but will it be enough?

This was the view just outside the window of the lower floor of Country Choice in Dromore Co Down after Storm Chandra, with the raging and rising River Lagan only inches away from the glass.

Shop owner tells how premises flooded with sewage after Storm Chandra

Liz Kimmins told MLAs she will not shirk her responsibility to make “difficult decisions” or increase the “financial burden to households that are already struggling”

Minister warns rates levy would amount to water charging

One of the developments NI Water wants blocked is an "aquarium-themed visitor attraction" in Belfast's Victoria Square centre. Photo: Visit Belfast

Planners to overrule NI Water on struggling sewer system

Mark Spence, chief executive of the Construction Employers Federation

NI construction industry demands immediate agreement on four-year capital budget

James Fraser, of Fraser Partners, the company behind Rivenwood Three development in Newtownards, warns that Northern Ireland's deteriorating wastewater infrastructure is worsening the region's housing crisis.

NI house builders warn of ‘bleak’ future because of crumbling wastewater network

Cienna McCabe, Jace McCabe and Jack Killen warn to keep out of NI Water sites over the Christmas break. Image: NI Water

'Play safe, stay safe at Christmas': NI Water issues festive safety call

The site used to be home to a Chinese restaurant, now demolished, and pictured here in 2022. Image: Google

AirBnB block to get green light in East Belfast: Planners override objections

Highlighting the multi-million pound project are, from left to right, John Murphy, Farrans; Andrew Young, Glanua; Tzvetelina Bogoina, NI Water, and Gareth Jones, WSP. Photo provided by NI Water

Over 250,000 customers to benefit from multi-million-pound scheme by NI Water

Screen grab from the NI Assembly of Sara Venning, chair of Northern Ireland Water, giving evidence to the Infrastructure Committee

'Northern Ireland at risk of not having enough drinking water on hot days'

Time for some pipe-prep with the cold weather coming

Time for some pipe-prep with the cold weather coming

Developers, businesses and housebuilders have become increasingly frustrated with the delays in the planning system

Letter: Political lobbying on the rise amid housing crisis

Developer takie control of lobbying in housing crisis

Political lobbying on the rise amid housing crisis

Tackling the crisis facing Lough Neagh from toxic algal blooms is one of the NI Executive's top priorities.

Ulster Unionists 'won't allow farmers to be scapegoated' over Lough Neagh crisis

The plans have been submitted on behalf of the Leighinmohr House Hotel in Ballymena

Co Antrim hotel applies for planning permission for rooftop spa

Met Office forecast for a band of heavy rain at about 2pm on Friday, preceding the peak winds

Storm Amy: Friday's evening rush hour to bear brunt of severe winds

NI Water will be carrying out emergency repair work on the Dublin Road, Belfast

NI Water reveal emergency repair work to Dublin Road sewer

Mick Hagan from the west shore of Lough Neagh has taken photors of fish and eels dying due to the pollution in Lough Neagh.

Angler says distressed eels climbing out of lough due to toxic algae

Belfast City Hall. Photo: Iain Gray

Belfast battles NI Water: Council says no 'robust evidence' sewers struggling

NI Water said it was never its intention to carry out work during the Ould Lammas Fair, which draws large crowds to Ballycastle (stock image): Photo: Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council

New campus pipelaying work postponed for a month

NI Water has awarded a significant £15 million contract to Newry environmental services provider McAllister Group. Pictured is Colin Gabbey, NI Water, Brendan Rooney and Leo McAllister from McAllister, Gavin McCready, Ivan Jackson, Ian Presho, Ronan Larkin from NI Water as well as Davy Sloan, NI Water contract manager, Peter McAllister, McAllister, Tony Budde, NI Water and Ruairi McGuigan, McAllister. (Ivan Jackson has since retired from NI Water since this picture was taken)

Long-standing family-run NI firm 'delighted' to secure £15m NI Water contract

A CGI of what the new Derrymacash housing development will look like. Credit: ABC Planning portal

Almost 50 new homes approved with 'revisions made' after concerns raised

Building site

New home buyers face being priced out of housing market

Build Homes NI has warned new home buyers and renters to expect higher costs and less choice amid the region’s escalating housing crisis

Fewer new houses expected to be built despite record levels of homelessness

NI Water staff go on strike tomorrow, followed by industrial action short of strike.

NI Water industrial action provincewide tomorrow as pay dispute rumbles on

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins made the commons on the back of a new report into NI Water,.

NI Water based decisions on a budget allocation it did not have: Minister

Proposed development site at Cairngorm Drive, Craigyhill. Image: Google

Planning approval for almost 20 new social housing dwellings

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