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northernirelandworld.com | Michelle Weir
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA shortfall of almost £2m was highlighted to Antrim and Newtownabbey councillors at a recent meeting of the borough council’s Operations Committee. The committee was told the sustainability budget is in an “adverse position” of £1.92m for the quarter between January and March 2025.
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1 week ago |
northernirelandworld.com | Michelle Weir
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowAntrim and Newtownabbey councillors have agreed to pause the borough’s street art project which has seen £9k spent on rejected or amended designs. In August 2023, members approved a £150k street art initiative across the borough’s seven district electoral areas (DEA) as part of an ‘Award-Winning Botanical Borough’ concept.
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northernirelandworld.com | Michelle Weir
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowAntrim and Newtownabbey councillors have agreed to dispose of the remains of Whiteabbey village clock. The council’s Operations Committee, which met at Antrim Civic Centre, on Tuesday, has approved a recommendation for disposal of the salvaged clock parts.
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1 week ago |
northernirelandworld.com | Michelle Weir
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowMid and East Antrim Borough Council has granted planning permission for new housing in Portglenone. The proposal is for construction of 20 new homes at Finlaystown Road consisting of eight detached, six semi-detached and six townhouses. A council officer’s report indicated this land is zoned for housing within the Ballymena Area Plan.
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1 week ago |
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Michelle Weir
The borough council’s Operations Committee, which met at Antrim Civic Centre, on Tuesday evening, has approved a recommendation for disposal of the salvaged clock parts. A report to the committee explained the clock, which had been previously mounted on a gable wall of red brick townhouses, at Shore Road in Whiteabbey, was “severely damaged” during a storm in 2016.
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New Mayor of Mid and East Antrim is DUP Cllr Peter Johnston. Deputy Mayor is Ulster Unionist Cllr Andrew Wilson