03/07/2017
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Protection Of Language Speakers Is No Threat To Any Community - SDLP
The protection of language speakers is no threat to any community or any culture according to the SDLP.
Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone said: "As another deadline for reaching resolution to the challenges we face passes, the public has become more and more frustrated with the deadlock at Stormont.
"No one understands that more than language speakers who only want basic legislative protection. That protection threatens no community and no culture.
"The SDLP has made positive and pragmatic proposals to unlock the issues which have seemed intractable.
"Tá deis ann anois le haitheantas ceart a thabhairt don Ghaeilge - déamís é!"
New Telephone Number For Belfast Planning Enquiries
A new telephone number for planning enquiries in Belfast has been announced.
The new contact number is (028) 9050 0510 and is in use from today, 03 July and is for residents and developers in the Belfast City Council area.
It replaces the public enquiry service previously operated by NI Direct.
In addition to enquiring about planning applications and receiving general planning advice, the number can be used to report breaches of planning permission and to enquire about tree preservation orders; the protection and preservation of built heritage and the local development plan, which outlines how land should be used and developed in the future.
New Laws For Quad Bike Riders
Riders of four-wheel quad and all-terrain bikes are now required by law to wear a helmet when travelling on the public road network.
The Motor Cycles (Protective Headgear) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 which mandates the wearing of helmets for those who ride motor cycles has been extended to those who ride motor quadricycles (quad bikes).
Those found in breach of the law can be fined up to £500.
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The protection of language speakers is no threat to any community or any culture according to the SDLP.
Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone said: "As another deadline for reaching resolution to the challenges we face passes, the public has become more and more frustrated with the deadlock at Stormont.
"No one understands that more than language speakers who only want basic legislative protection. That protection threatens no community and no culture.
"The SDLP has made positive and pragmatic proposals to unlock the issues which have seemed intractable.
"Tá deis ann anois le haitheantas ceart a thabhairt don Ghaeilge - déamís é!"
New Telephone Number For Belfast Planning Enquiries
A new telephone number for planning enquiries in Belfast has been announced.
The new contact number is (028) 9050 0510 and is in use from today, 03 July and is for residents and developers in the Belfast City Council area.
It replaces the public enquiry service previously operated by NI Direct.
In addition to enquiring about planning applications and receiving general planning advice, the number can be used to report breaches of planning permission and to enquire about tree preservation orders; the protection and preservation of built heritage and the local development plan, which outlines how land should be used and developed in the future.
New Laws For Quad Bike Riders
Riders of four-wheel quad and all-terrain bikes are now required by law to wear a helmet when travelling on the public road network.
The Motor Cycles (Protective Headgear) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 which mandates the wearing of helmets for those who ride motor cycles has been extended to those who ride motor quadricycles (quad bikes).
Those found in breach of the law can be fined up to £500.
(CD)
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04 January 2018
Belfast City Council To Reform Planning Services
Belfast City Council has announced it's intention to reform Planning Services, with a renewed focus on how it communicates with various customer groups. The announcement follows recommendations in a report it commissioned by Scotland's former Chief Planner, Jim Mackinnon CBE and broad consultation with a number of stakeholder groups.
Belfast City Council To Reform Planning Services
Belfast City Council has announced it's intention to reform Planning Services, with a renewed focus on how it communicates with various customer groups. The announcement follows recommendations in a report it commissioned by Scotland's former Chief Planner, Jim Mackinnon CBE and broad consultation with a number of stakeholder groups.
23 April 2013
Boost For Solar Energy Welcomed
Alliance South Down spokesperson, Councillor Patrick Clarke, has welcomed the announcement by the Environment Minister that schools, businesses and farm buildings will no longer need planning permission for solar panels. The change relates to micro generation equipment, including solar panels, which generate electricity or heat from sunlight.
Boost For Solar Energy Welcomed
Alliance South Down spokesperson, Councillor Patrick Clarke, has welcomed the announcement by the Environment Minister that schools, businesses and farm buildings will no longer need planning permission for solar panels. The change relates to micro generation equipment, including solar panels, which generate electricity or heat from sunlight.
29 April 2010
Protest Follows Planning Service Cuts
Protest action takes place today as the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has become the latest body to criticise the NI Planning Service's bid to redeploy as many as one in three of its employees.
Protest Follows Planning Service Cuts
Protest action takes place today as the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has become the latest body to criticise the NI Planning Service's bid to redeploy as many as one in three of its employees.
09 May 2002
Good planning benefits economy and the environment
The economy and the environment can both be winners if we have good planning processes the Northern Ireland Minister of Environment Dermot Nesbitt has said.
Good planning benefits economy and the environment
The economy and the environment can both be winners if we have good planning processes the Northern Ireland Minister of Environment Dermot Nesbitt has said.
02 March 2010
Emergency Planners Meet At City Hall
An 'emergency' meeting today in Belfast is all the more relevant as global disasters are still very much in focus. With scenes of destruction in Haiti and Chile - and on the holiday island of Madeira - fresh in the international community's mind, today's meeting of the NI Branch of Emergency Planning Society is an important event.
Emergency Planners Meet At City Hall
An 'emergency' meeting today in Belfast is all the more relevant as global disasters are still very much in focus. With scenes of destruction in Haiti and Chile - and on the holiday island of Madeira - fresh in the international community's mind, today's meeting of the NI Branch of Emergency Planning Society is an important event.
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
