Department for Communities

Deputy Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens, Councillor Margaret-Anne McKillop with Kathleen Doherty, owner of Body and Mind Garvagh; Rhonda Williamson, Department for Communities; Garry Cardwell, Council’s Funding Support Officer; Ian McQuitty, Department for Communities, contractor Seamus McGilligan and Town and Village Manager, Julienne Elliot. Credit Causeway Coast and Glens Council

New lease of life for former Garvagh butcher's store

Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens, Councillor Steven Callaghan alongside Labour Market Partnership Manager, Marc McGerty presenting Rebekah Wright with a Special Recognition Award.

30 pictures: Causeway Apprentices shine at Special Recognition Awards

Some of the women with Austin Kelly, Community Investment Officer with Clanmil. Photo: Clanmil Housing

Project examines history of peacebuilding in Northern Ireland

Pictured at the updated facilities in Glenarm are Eamon McMullan, capital regeneration manager, Mid and East Antrim Council; Leslie Morrow, secretary, Glenarm Village Committee; the Mayor, Alderman Gerardine Mulvenna; Karen O’Neill, Department for Communities Regional Development Office and Frances Wilson, vice chair, Glenarm Village Committee.

New public toilets complete with new mural open in coastal village

In attendance during the official opening of the new sensory area at Carnfunnock Country Park were MEA Mayor, Ald Geraldine Mulvenna; Cllr Maeve Donnelly, representatives of the Mae Murray Foundation, and MEA officers Tara McAleese (Principal Parks Officer); Lindsay Houston (Parks Dev Manager); Kerry Fokkens (Principal Parks Duty Officer); Chris Wood (Woodland Engagement Officer), and Stephen Dines (Playground Inspector). Photo: Chris Neely

Sensory experience opens at Carnfunnock Country Park

In attendance during the official opening of the new sensory area at Carnfunnock Country Park were MEA Mayor, Ald Geraldine Mulvenna; Cllr Maeve Donnelly, represetnatives of the Mae Murray Foundation, and MEA officers Tara McAleese (Principal Parks Officer); Lindsay Houston (Parks Dev Manager); Kerry Fokkens (Principal Parks Duty Officer); Chris Wood (Woodland Engagement Officer), and Stephen Dines (Playground Inspector). Photo: Chris Neely

Sensory experience opens at Carnfunnock Country Park

Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens, Councillor Steven Callaghan pictured at the launch of the Work Ready scheme with Catriona Sweeney, North West Regional College; Marie Donaghy, Northern Regional College; Marc McGerty, Causeway Coast and Glens Labour Market Partnership (LMP) manager and LMP officers Dearbhaile Hutchinson and Chloe Stewart. Credit McAuley Multimedia

New scheme aims to get 60 people into work

The final phase of Universal Credit (UC) implementation across Northern Ireland is to begin for those in receipt of tax credits and no other benefits. Picture: National World

‘Move to Universal Credit’ to begin for Northern Ireland tax credit recipients

During the past year, the Make the Call scheme supported 11,700 people in Northern Ireland to access entitlements they had not been claiming and who, on average, are now £90 per week better off. Picture: National World

£55 million of additional benefits claimed through ‘Make the Call’ scheme

A range of revitalisation projects are being proposed for Carrickfergus, Larne, and Ballymena. Photos: Google maps

Mid and East Antrim residents weigh in on town centre revitalisation

Housing and careers for all – how Apex apprenticeships fit in. Picture – supplied.

Ad Feature How an apprenticeship leads to a strong career with Apex

Bellaghy Bawn. Credit: Google Maps

£4 million Shared Island Investment at historic Bellaghy Bawn

Sandbags. Pic: Local Democracy Reporting Service

Emergency payments available for flooded homes, councillors reminded

Pictured at the launch of Causeway Coast and Glens Labour Market Partnership’s Personal Learning Account Fund are Marc McGerty, Labour Market Partnership Manager, Chloe Stewart, Labour Market Partnership Admin Support, Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens, Councillor Steven Callaghan and Dearbhaile Hutchinson, Labour Market Partnership Officer. Credit McAuley Multimedia

Mayor launches Personal Learning Account Fund

(l-r) Mark O’Donnell (Dept for Communities), Greg McDaid (Northstone), John McNally (Portrush Heritage Group), Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens, Councillor Steven Callaghan, and Derek Logue (GM Design Associates). Credit McAuley Multimedia

Completion of Portrush Kerr Street and Harbour scheme

Carrickfergus Castle. Photo: Helena McManus

‘Phased conservation works’ at Carrick Castle in advance of City Deal

An exhibition showcasing photographs, stories and poems created by a group of Cookstown women during a 12-week course supported by Clanmil Housing opens on Wednesday September 20. Credit: Contributed

Cookstown women explore their creativity through photography and storytelling

Pictured (L-R) at the sod cutting event to officially mark the commencement of work at Alpha Housing’s new £1 million development in Carnany Drive, Ballymoney, is DB Contract’s Construction Director Sean Dobbin, the Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Councillor Steven Callaghan QPM, and Alpha Housing’s Development Director James Wright. Credit Alpha Housing

New homes for Ballymoney

Cahard Flute Band is holding an information evening in Saintfield to recruit flute and percussion players for a new community band. Pic credit: Cahard Flute Band

Calling all flute and percussion players!

Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens, Councillor Steven Callaghan pictured with Aaron Boreland from Ramore Restaurants at the launch of the Chef Academy. Credit Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council

Want to be part of the Chef Academy in Portrush?

Food supply. Local Democracy Reporting Service

Food and fuel vouchers to ease cost of living crisis

Wellington Green. (Pic Google).

NIHE in contact with residents about the future of their homes

Department for Communities has scaled back funding for the Discretionary Support scheme Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Cuts to Discretionary Support grants are ‘an attack on the most vulnerable’

Department for Communities Officer Rhonda Williamson, Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Councillor Steven Callaghan and local artist Michelle McGarvey as they admire Coleraine’s town centre artworks.

In pictures: new murals putting Coleraine town centre in the frame

Traffic calming measures are installed in Glenavy. Pic credit: Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Traffic calming measures for Glenavy

Work is now underway in Mosside on the long-awaited refurbishment of the community ‘barn’, as part of the Covid Recovery Small Settlements Regeneration Programme. Credit Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council

Work underway in Mosside on community ‘barn’

Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, Cllr Mark Cooper BEM is joined by Andy Clement, Department for Communities and Jacqui Dixon MBE, Chief Executive of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council. (ANBC).

Ulster Bar Corner opens

Council opens Food Hardship Grant for local community organisations. Credit Causeway Coast and Glens Council

Council opens Food Hardship Grant for community organisations

Works will begin this summer on a Public Realm Improvement Scheme in Castle Street/Bridge Street, Ballymena. Image courtesy of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

Ballymena public realm works to begin this summer

At the completed road at the St Patrick’s regeneration Sste are: David McQuitty, Department for Infrastructure; Gerard Murray, director regional development office, Department for Communities; Roy McNeilly, contracts manager, FP McCann Ltd and Gerard McLarnon, technical director, Amey Consulting Ltd. Photo submitted by Department for Communities

New £7.5m road open to traffic at former barracks site

At Point Street to see the completed public realm work are Eamon McMullan, capital regeneration manager; the Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Alderman Gerardine Mulvenna; Gail Kelly, town centre development manager and Neil Richardson, deputy director of the DfC Regional Development Office.

£400k invested in 'comprehensive' town centre upgrade

Editorial image.

Councillors discuss payments for year ahead

Greer Wilson, Director of Care and Development for Northern Ireland, has written to all party leaders to express the charity’s profound alarm at the potential cuts.

Praxis Care sounds alarm on cuts to services for vulnerable children and adults

Ald Ross pictured with Carol McTaggart and Noah Mulvenna.

Shared housing scheme opened

An artist's impression of the new crematorium

Council waives fee for child cremations

Glengormley.

New signage is part of £17.4m Glengormley regeneration

East Londonderry MLA Claire Sugden has expressed disappointment that no further safeguards were given to caravan owners in a recent review of the Caravans Act.

MLA's disappointment for caravan owners following review

The initiative targets fuel poverty in private sector households.

'Affordable warmth' referral targets achieved

Councillor Aaron McIntyre and Alderman Allan Ewart get a look at the new Sam McBratney artwork in Haslem's Lane

Guess who’s arrived in Lisburn city centre?

Dehenna Davison, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities cuts the ribbon on the new pavilion building at Portrush Recreation Grounds along with the Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Councillor Ivor Wallace and Mark O’Donnell, Deputy Secretary for Department for Communities (DfC).

New look Portrush Recreation Grounds open to public soon

Portrush Job Fair March 3

Portrush jobs fair coming in March

Housing Executive tenants are facing a rent increase of seven per cent.

Housing Executive rents to rise in April