19/11/2020
Other News In Brief
Sinn Féin Condemn Clamping Of Health Care Workers' Cars
The clamping of health care workers' cars in hospital carparks has been condemned by Sinn Féin.
Sinn Féin health spokesperson Colm Gildernew said: "After months of working around the clock on the frontline to protect us from a deadly pandemic, it's absolutely wrong that cars belonging to health workers are being clamped.
"Our workers must be appreciated and a simple step in doing that would be scrapping parking charges at our hospitals permanently.
"Sinn Féin will be bringing forward a bill to the Assembly to abolish hospital parking charges across the north to remove the burden from patients, staff and the most vulnerable.
"This is a time where people should be rallying around our health workers, not pressuring them with added costs while providing a vital service to keep people safe.
"Sinn Féin will be raising this issue with the Health Minister – it must be resolved immediately to lift the burden off our frontline workers."
£350,000 Resurfacing Scheme To Get Underway At Drumharvey
The Department for Infrastructure has announced that a carriageway resurfacing scheme on the A32 Tummery Road Irvinestown at Drumharvey will begin on 23 November.
The £350,000 scheme extends for a distance of approximately 1.2 kilometres from the speed limits in Irvinestown towards Dromore and includes resurfacing of the carriageway, upgrading of road drainage and improvement to the Tullynincrin Road Junction.
Preparatory works are already underway however in order to facilitate the resurfacing works it will be necessary to operate a daily weekday road closure (Monday to Friday) from Monday 23 November until Friday 4 December between the hours of 9.30 am and 4.30 pm. Local access for residents will be maintained at all times although some delays may be experienced.
Co L'Derry Farm Fined At Ballymena Magistrates' Court
A Dungiven farmer has been fined at Ballymena Magistrates' Court for breaches of movement notifications.
Edward Devlin (62), of Rannyglas Road, was convicted of three charges of failure to notify the movement of cattle onto his holding and two charges of failure to notify the movement of cattle onto or off his holding.
Mr Devlin pleaded guilty and was fined £750 plus £15 offender levy.
The case arose, from a number of discrepancies found during a cattle identification inspection carried out by DAERA's Welfare and Enforcement Branch.
The clamping of health care workers' cars in hospital carparks has been condemned by Sinn Féin.
Sinn Féin health spokesperson Colm Gildernew said: "After months of working around the clock on the frontline to protect us from a deadly pandemic, it's absolutely wrong that cars belonging to health workers are being clamped.
"Our workers must be appreciated and a simple step in doing that would be scrapping parking charges at our hospitals permanently.
"Sinn Féin will be bringing forward a bill to the Assembly to abolish hospital parking charges across the north to remove the burden from patients, staff and the most vulnerable.
"This is a time where people should be rallying around our health workers, not pressuring them with added costs while providing a vital service to keep people safe.
"Sinn Féin will be raising this issue with the Health Minister – it must be resolved immediately to lift the burden off our frontline workers."
£350,000 Resurfacing Scheme To Get Underway At Drumharvey
The Department for Infrastructure has announced that a carriageway resurfacing scheme on the A32 Tummery Road Irvinestown at Drumharvey will begin on 23 November.
The £350,000 scheme extends for a distance of approximately 1.2 kilometres from the speed limits in Irvinestown towards Dromore and includes resurfacing of the carriageway, upgrading of road drainage and improvement to the Tullynincrin Road Junction.
Preparatory works are already underway however in order to facilitate the resurfacing works it will be necessary to operate a daily weekday road closure (Monday to Friday) from Monday 23 November until Friday 4 December between the hours of 9.30 am and 4.30 pm. Local access for residents will be maintained at all times although some delays may be experienced.
Co L'Derry Farm Fined At Ballymena Magistrates' Court
A Dungiven farmer has been fined at Ballymena Magistrates' Court for breaches of movement notifications.
Edward Devlin (62), of Rannyglas Road, was convicted of three charges of failure to notify the movement of cattle onto his holding and two charges of failure to notify the movement of cattle onto or off his holding.
Mr Devlin pleaded guilty and was fined £750 plus £15 offender levy.
The case arose, from a number of discrepancies found during a cattle identification inspection carried out by DAERA's Welfare and Enforcement Branch.
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