01/06/2015
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Man Convicted Of Benefit Fraud
A man has been convicted for claiming benefits he was not entitled to at L'Derry Magistrates' court.
Mohammed Hady, 29, of University Avenue, Belfast claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance and Housing Benefit totalling £7,251 while failing to declare capital. He was given a three month prison sentence suspended for 12 months.
He will also have to repay any outstanding money wrongfully obtained to the Social Security Agency.
£300,000 Funding Boost For Community Environment Projects
Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has launched a £300,000 funding boost for local community environment projects.
The 2015-16 Challenge Fund is now open for applications from community groups and schools from across the North. There are two categories, Community Action and Environmental Education.
The announcement follows the recent launch of the Natural Environment Fund, which seeks to support environmental NGOs in tackling Northern Ireland's most acute environmental priorities.
Call For DRD To Maintain Land
SDLP Belfast Councillor Tim Attwood has said there is a growing number of angry residents expressing concern that DRD land is not being maintained or cut due to cutbacks.
The latest information is that DRD had a contract with the old Lisburn Borough Council for cutting grass and maintenance for areas which are now located in Belfast. The contract was not carried over to Belfast City Council due to cutbacks.
Cllr Attwood said: "I drove past DRD owned land at Hillhead Avenue last week when my four year old son said it looked like a jungle. That is how much the area has deteriorated. There are significant pieces of DRD land from Hillhead to the Blacks Road and from Glengoland to Poleglass roundabout which are no longer being maintained because of cutbacks.
"It has been revealed that DRD had a contract with the old Lisburn Borough Council for cutting grass and maintaining DRD land which is now located in Belfast. This contract was not carried over to the new Belfast City Council as a result of cutbacks. The reality is that both BCC and NIHE are maintaining and cutting the grass on their land yet DRD is abandoning significant areas which are getting more dilapidated by the day."
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A man has been convicted for claiming benefits he was not entitled to at L'Derry Magistrates' court.
Mohammed Hady, 29, of University Avenue, Belfast claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance and Housing Benefit totalling £7,251 while failing to declare capital. He was given a three month prison sentence suspended for 12 months.
He will also have to repay any outstanding money wrongfully obtained to the Social Security Agency.
£300,000 Funding Boost For Community Environment Projects
Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has launched a £300,000 funding boost for local community environment projects.
The 2015-16 Challenge Fund is now open for applications from community groups and schools from across the North. There are two categories, Community Action and Environmental Education.
The announcement follows the recent launch of the Natural Environment Fund, which seeks to support environmental NGOs in tackling Northern Ireland's most acute environmental priorities.
Call For DRD To Maintain Land
SDLP Belfast Councillor Tim Attwood has said there is a growing number of angry residents expressing concern that DRD land is not being maintained or cut due to cutbacks.
The latest information is that DRD had a contract with the old Lisburn Borough Council for cutting grass and maintenance for areas which are now located in Belfast. The contract was not carried over to Belfast City Council due to cutbacks.
Cllr Attwood said: "I drove past DRD owned land at Hillhead Avenue last week when my four year old son said it looked like a jungle. That is how much the area has deteriorated. There are significant pieces of DRD land from Hillhead to the Blacks Road and from Glengoland to Poleglass roundabout which are no longer being maintained because of cutbacks.
"It has been revealed that DRD had a contract with the old Lisburn Borough Council for cutting grass and maintaining DRD land which is now located in Belfast. This contract was not carried over to the new Belfast City Council as a result of cutbacks. The reality is that both BCC and NIHE are maintaining and cutting the grass on their land yet DRD is abandoning significant areas which are getting more dilapidated by the day."
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