
Michael Kenwood
Local Democracy Reporter at Belfast Live
Local Democracy Reporter scrutinising Belfast City Council and Ards North Down Council. Got a story? Contact [email protected]
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6 days ago |
belfastlive.co.uk | Michael Kenwood
A campaign which aims to reduce drug and alcohol abuse in streets and venues at night is to be studied by officials at City Hall with a view to being rolled out across Belfast. The Bristol “Harm Reduction” campaign, which focuses on messaging and education to fight drug and alcohol misuse, has seen success since its application three years ago, and officials at City Hall have been tasked to see how it could be applied to Belfast.
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6 days ago |
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Michael Kenwood
A campaign which aims to reduce drug and alcohol abuse in streets and venues at night is to be studied by Belfast City Council officials with a view to it being rolled out across the city. The Bristol ‘Harm Reduction’ campaign, which focuses on messaging and education to fight drug and alcohol misuse, has seen success since it started three years ago, and officials at City Hall have been tasked to see how it could be applied to Belfast.
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1 week ago |
belfastlive.co.uk | Michael Kenwood
Transformative plans for two Belfast parks have been officially launched following a visit by the Lord Mayor and government ministers to North Belfast. Belfast City Council has been awarded €13.5million PEACEPLUS funding to develop proposals to reconnect Alexandra Park and the Waterworks in the north of the city - with the project funded under the ‘Re-imaging Communities’ strand of the programme.
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1 week ago |
belfastlive.co.uk | Michael Kenwood
A new social housing apartment block has been approved for East Belfast. At the Belfast City Council April meeting of its Planning Committee, elected representatives agreed to an application to convert The Arches Centre, 11-13 Bloomfield Avenue, BT5, to a '100 percent' social housing development, with 64 units in total, all under the 'affordable' housing bracket. The works will involve the change of use of the first and second floor of the building to 39 apartments.
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1 week ago |
msn.com | Michael Kenwood
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Belfast West is won by Sinn Féin's Paul Maskey with 21,009 votes

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