A £300,00 road improvement scheme for the Ballyutoag Road in North Belfast is due to commence on Sunday 21 March 2021.

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced her Department is investing £224,000 into a series of regeneration initiatives across the Ards and North Down Council area.

The Northern Ireland Vaccination Programme is continuing at pace with the announcement that anyone aged 50 or over can get a Covid-19 vaccination at a Trust vaccination centre.

This afternoon Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey chaired a meeting of representatives of Belfast City Council, local elected representatives, the PSNI, and Ulster and Queen’s Universities, to discuss plans in place to prevent large gatherings in the Holylands Area of Belfast, ahead of St. Patrick’s Day.

Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has announced that a series of new passing bays will be provided along the Divis Road, Belfast to help combat congestion in the area.