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Mar 31, 2023

Arriva London set to welcome 50 new Wrightbus zero emission buses built in Ballymena

Arriva London is proud to welcome 50 new zero emission electric vehicles into operation this year, further ensuring their pledge to...

Mar 31, 2023

Northern Ireland organisations to receive £57 million to help economically inactive

Thousands of people across Northern Ireland will be supported into work as the UK Government confirms funding for transformational...

Mar 30, 2023

Ballymena company Wrightbus at forefront of hydrogen revolution in Northern Ireland

An innovative multi-million pound green hydrogen production facility at the Ballymena headquarters of globally renowned sustainable bus...

Mar 30, 2023

Government confirms State Pension age set to rise to 67

The Government has confirmed the State Pension age will rise to 67 by the end of 2028, following a review published today. In a statement...

Mar 19, 2023

Life-saving public emergency alerts launch with text to be sent to every phone in UK

A new system that will give the Government and emergency services the capability to send an alert directly to mobiles phones when there...

Mar 14, 2023

“There remains key areas of concern” – DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson

Speaking in Washington DC DUP Leader Rt Hon Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP has released a statement today, Tuesday 14 March, outlining his...

Mar 8, 2023

New information issued in relation to investigation into attempted murder of DCI John Caldwell

Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Major Investigation Team investigating the attempted murder of Detective Chief...

Mar 8, 2023

Weather warning for snow across Northern Ireland

A yellow warning has been issued by the Met Office for heavy snow affecting all parts of Northern Ireland, with the 'potential to causing...

Mar 7, 2023

Spring COVID-19 booster to be offered to higher risk groups

A spring COVID-19 booster vaccination will be offered to those at higher risk of severe COVID-19, the Department of Health has announced....

Mar 5, 2023

Swann praises “genius of Wrightbus” after latest £25m order

North Antrim Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) MLA Robin Swann, has praised “the genius of Wrightbus” after the Ballymena-based company...

Mar 3, 2023

George Cross on display in Ulster Museum

The George Cross is being put on public display in Northern Ireland. The award was presented to the four National Health Services of the...

Mar 2, 2023

Met Office - Turning colder with snow on the way!

The UK will get colder later this weekend with a northerly airmass dropping temperatures and introducing snow to the forecast next week....

Mar 2, 2023

This World Book Day, half a million children in UK don’t own a single book

As reading attainment rises in schools, reading for pleasure continues its sharp decline To mark World Book Day 2023, the charity is...

Mar 2, 2023

£25m Wrightbus boost as government invests in zero-emission public transport

Ballymena-based Wrightbus has received a £25.3m boost with the government announcing today, Thursday 2 March, that it is to back the...

Mar 1, 2023

Two men arrested in connection with attempted murder of DCI John Caldwell

Detectives investigating the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell on Wednesday 22nd February at the Killyclogher...

Feb 27, 2023

Direct appeal and CCTV released of gunmen fleeing scene after shooting DCI John Caldwell

Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Major Investigation Team have issued a direct appeal for information following...

Feb 27, 2023

Roads Service maintenance workers in Unite Union commence one week strike action

Road Workers demand productivity payment be integrated into payscales to remove potential mechanism for pay victimization. More than two...

Feb 25, 2023

Dangerous jet ski use will result in prosecution this summer season

Dangerous jet ski use along the coast this summer will result in prosecution after the introduction of new legislation ahead of the...

Feb 24, 2023

‘UTV Life’ at the BAFTAs’ Special programme with crew from ‘An Irish Goodbye’

“From a farm in Templepatrick up to our knees in muck, to the dizzy heights of the Royal Festival Hall for the BAFTAs, we’re going to...

Feb 24, 2023

More than 2,000 Ukrainians supported locally in Northern Ireland

More than 2,000 Ukrainian nationals have been offered support in NI in the year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, latest figures from the

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