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17/04/2015
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Parades Commission To Place Parade Restrictions
The Parades Commission is to place restrictions on a planned United Orange Districts Committee parade in Glengormley on 29 April.
SDLP Councillor Noreen McClelland welcomed the decision.
She said: "I believe that the determination of the Parades Commission is a sensible one as it ensures that this parade does not march through the centre of Glengormley.
"This was not a traditional parade and over the past week I had been contacted by a number of people who live in the Glengormley area who were worried that if this parade went through the centre of Glengormley it could have been extremely damaging to community relations in the area. I would urge everyone to respect this decision and to act in a way that respects the rights of the people who live and work in Glengormley."
Hamilton Welcomes Growth In Construction Industry
Finance Minister Simon Hamilton MLA has welcomed signs of growth in the construction industry.
The Department of Finance and Personnel's Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) today published the latest edition of the Northern Ireland Construction Bulletin.
He said: "The construction industry is vitally important to the economy in Northern Ireland, employing nearly 60,000 people. The figures published today are very encouraging, with a notable increase in new work here signalling an important step in the recovery of the local building trade. New work accounted for a 6% growth which can be seen across Northern Ireland with new building work underway in the housing and commercial sector.
"Construction of new houses accounts for the sharpest increase, 8.9% while infrastructure building is up by 3.6%. This is welcome news not only for the construction industry but also for those wanting to buy a house."
Firm Fined £750 For Pollution Offence
A L'Derry firm has been fined £750 for making a pollution discharge to a waterway.
Parker Residential Limited on Ferryquay Street pleaded guilty to the offence which happened on 16 January last year.
Water Quality Inspectors (WQIs), acting on behalf of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, inspected a tributary of the River Foyle at the entrance of St. Columb's Park and observed silt on the bed of the waterway.
The WQIs proceeded to the construction site on Clooney Park West where they observed the site was wet and muddy, while a section of the roadway was flooded and used as a temporary wheel wash for vehicles.
The effluent was overflowing the roadway and running to a cracked concrete drain adjacent to the waterway. Approximately 400 metres of waterway was affected by the discharge.
A sample taken at the time of the incident confirmed that the discharge contained poisonous, noxious or polluting matter which was potentially harmful to fish life in the receiving waterway.
(CD)
The Parades Commission is to place restrictions on a planned United Orange Districts Committee parade in Glengormley on 29 April.
SDLP Councillor Noreen McClelland welcomed the decision.
She said: "I believe that the determination of the Parades Commission is a sensible one as it ensures that this parade does not march through the centre of Glengormley.
"This was not a traditional parade and over the past week I had been contacted by a number of people who live in the Glengormley area who were worried that if this parade went through the centre of Glengormley it could have been extremely damaging to community relations in the area. I would urge everyone to respect this decision and to act in a way that respects the rights of the people who live and work in Glengormley."
Hamilton Welcomes Growth In Construction Industry
Finance Minister Simon Hamilton MLA has welcomed signs of growth in the construction industry.
The Department of Finance and Personnel's Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) today published the latest edition of the Northern Ireland Construction Bulletin.
He said: "The construction industry is vitally important to the economy in Northern Ireland, employing nearly 60,000 people. The figures published today are very encouraging, with a notable increase in new work here signalling an important step in the recovery of the local building trade. New work accounted for a 6% growth which can be seen across Northern Ireland with new building work underway in the housing and commercial sector.
"Construction of new houses accounts for the sharpest increase, 8.9% while infrastructure building is up by 3.6%. This is welcome news not only for the construction industry but also for those wanting to buy a house."
Firm Fined £750 For Pollution Offence
A L'Derry firm has been fined £750 for making a pollution discharge to a waterway.
Parker Residential Limited on Ferryquay Street pleaded guilty to the offence which happened on 16 January last year.
Water Quality Inspectors (WQIs), acting on behalf of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, inspected a tributary of the River Foyle at the entrance of St. Columb's Park and observed silt on the bed of the waterway.
The WQIs proceeded to the construction site on Clooney Park West where they observed the site was wet and muddy, while a section of the roadway was flooded and used as a temporary wheel wash for vehicles.
The effluent was overflowing the roadway and running to a cracked concrete drain adjacent to the waterway. Approximately 400 metres of waterway was affected by the discharge.
A sample taken at the time of the incident confirmed that the discharge contained poisonous, noxious or polluting matter which was potentially harmful to fish life in the receiving waterway.
(CD)
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Orange Tint To Parades Commission
A former senior Orangeman who disagreed with the loyal order's leadership has been appointed to the contentious Parades Commission in Northern Ireland. Reverend Brian Kennaway will be part of a new commission appointed by the Northern Ireland Office, which will begin operating early next month.
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The Chairman of the Parades Commission has said that the year ahead provides the best opportunity for the people of Northern Ireland to come together to finally heal the running sore of contentious parades.
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