Whitehead parking cost to rise

Whitehead Urban Council decided in 1959 to raise fees in response to a proposal by Mr. HC Jessop.

Mr. Jessop said that an increase would bring Whitehead’s charges into line with other provincial towns in Northern Ireland.

The council also considered a cost of £100 for the town to host a luncheon and conference of the Association of Municipal Authorities.

Town clerk Mr. Regan told the council that it was responsible for all repairs to the local authority’s pre-fabricated bungalows and it was proposed that the town surveyor should source spare boilers as some were “not good”.