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Aug 28, 2021

Poots highlights £5.7million DAERA investment in forest parks

Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots, today launched the latest in a series of short films designed to promote Northern...

Aug 26, 2021

CCG Council get saucy when it comes to butts

Causeway Coast & Glens Council are getting saucey when it comes to keeping the borough clean and changing cigarette littering behaviour....

Aug 23, 2021

Belfast climate programme plans revealed to support COP26 in Glasgow

Belfast will invest in a number of climate projects to support the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference to be held in the UK this autumn....

Aug 23, 2021

NI Farmers urged to help improve water quality with support from the Environmental Farming Scheme

Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots has reminded farmers of the importance of improving water quality on...

Aug 18, 2021

Whitehead Nature Reserve gets a makeover to ‘dye’ for

Beach Road Nature Reserve in Whitehead is now awash with colour thanks to a £10k makeover. After months of planting and pruning, new...

Aug 17, 2021

Little Seed Libraries take root to get borough blooming

Three Little Seed Libraries have been installed at Greenisland, Eden and Larne Allotment Gardens in celebration of National Allotments...

Aug 13, 2021

‘We cannot have the Glens of Antrim looking like an abandoned voodoo doll’ - Cllr Andrew Clarke

A proposal by Larne-based RES Group for a wind farm two-and-a-half miles west of Carnlough has been met with opposition from DUP Coast...

Aug 12, 2021

Public reminder that littering is a rubbish way to waste your money as enhanced enforcement continue

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council is calling on the public to support its efforts to keep the area clean, safe and litter-free....

Aug 12, 2021

£8 million investment in street lighting programme to deliver energy savings & environmental boost

Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has said an £8million investment this year to deliver a new LED street lighting programme will...

Aug 12, 2021

Minister visits Antrim Hills to see DAERA-funded RSPB project

Environment Minister Edwin Poots was in Glenwherry today to meet RSPB NI and visit one of the projects that has benefited from funding...

Aug 9, 2021

Green pioneer Jo Bamford launches FUZE finance company to fund zero-emission buses

Green pioneer and Wrightbus owner Jo Bamford today launched FUZE, a unique asset finance company offering the complete solution for the...

Aug 9, 2021

Environment Minister Edwin Poots allocates £332,000 to Mournes Wildfire Recovery

Almost £350,000 has been allocated to help the Mourne Mountains recover following the devastating fire in April 2021, Environment...

Aug 6, 2021

Man convicted after wildlife crime at Garron Point involving Common Skate

The Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) have welcomed a wildlife...

Aug 3, 2021

Divers reminded not to disturb the wreck sites of La Girona and HMS Drake

The prolonged period of sunshine and calm seas over recent weeks has provided ideal conditions for recreational diving around our...

Aug 3, 2021

Council gets WISE to litter offenders in Causeway Coast and Glens

Additional litter enforcement officers issued 54 fixed penalty notices on their first day of operation in Causeway Coast and Glens. A...

Aug 3, 2021

Economy Minister visits Kilroot | NI plans for affordable and environmentally friendly energy

Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has visited Kilroot Power Station to hear about plans to enhance security of supply and produce electricity...

Aug 1, 2021

Met Office | Climate change continues to be evident across UK

The UK’s climate has continued to warm, with 2020 the first year to have temperature, rain and sunshine rankings all in the top 10. The...

Jul 31, 2021

Anglers urged to be vigilant for invasive pink salmon

The Environment Agency is urging anglers to report unusual catches or sightings of invasive pink salmon after unprecedented numbers have...

Jul 30, 2021

ANBCouncil has its say on plans for new 250 acre woodland in Belfast Hills

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council has shared its views on plans for a new 250 acre site in the Belfast Hills which is to be...

Jul 29, 2021

Visitors to Hillsborough Forest will benefit from £2million investment

Visitors to Hillsborough Forest Park will benefit from new facilities following the completion of phase one of redevelopment works, Rural...

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