Finance Ministers call for serious engagement on UK Budget management

Finance Minister, Conor Murphy along with Finance Ministers from Wales and Scotland met together for the first time with the new Chief Secretary to the Treasury Steve Barclay in London today. With the long-awaited UK Budget just a day away the scale of change to devolved budgets was top of the agenda.

West End Community Council meeting #dundeewestend

West End Community Council meets at 7pm tonight at the Logie & St John’s (Cross) Church Hall in Shaftesbury Terrace – all welcome!

The agenda is as follows :

WEST END COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING

TUESDAY 10th MARCH 2020 AT 7.00PM

LOGIE AND ST JOHN`S (CROSS) PARISH CHURCH HALL

(ENTER FROM SHAFTESBURY TERRACE)

1. WELCOME AND APOLOGIES

2. DISCOVERY POINT UPGRADE – DEIRDRE ROBERTSON

3. CYCLE PARKING UPDATE – JOHN WHYMAN, OUTDOOR ACCESS OFFICER

4. PREVIOUS MEETING AND MATTERS ARISING – 11th February 2020

5. WECC FACEBOOK PAGE

6. CORRESPONDENCE

7. POLICE SCOTLAND UPDATE

8. PLANNING UPDATE

9. OTHER MEETINGS ATTENDED ON BEHALF OF WECC

10. AOCB – INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC INPUT

11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING, AGM – Tuesday 14th April 2020

Light refreshments will be provided.

Mallon Signals Green Light for Tougher Driving Penalties for Mobile Phone Use

The Minister for Infrastructure Nichola Mallon has today announced her intention to legislate for higher penalty points and fines for drivers who use a handheld mobile phone when driving.

Minister announces major Job Fair for Belfast

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA has announced a major Job Fair in Belfast this March.

Dodds announces investment by US tech-enabled commercial real estate company SquareFoot

Economy Minister Diane Dodds joined New York-based commercial real estate company, SquareFoot, to announce the setting up of its new software development centre in Belfast.