Updated Christmas Guidance for Visiting in Care Homes

Health Minister Robin Swann has again underlined the importance of safely managed visits for care home residents at Christmastime, whilst acknowledging that the current situation and the Executive’s announcement of additional public health protective measures and restrictions will have implications for visits to care homes over the Christmas period.




Compliance Protocol and Guidance for Authorised Traders published by DAERA

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has published two guides to help people and businesses navigate the new procedures to follow when moving animals, plants, food and feed from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, after the UK leaves the EU on the 1 January 2021.




£265,000 road resurfacing scheme for Finvoy Road, Ballymoney

A £265,000 carriageway resurfacing scheme on Finvoy Road, Ballymoney will commence on Thursday 7 January 2021.




The Northern Ireland Planning Monitoring Framework 2019/20 has been published today

Planning statistics from the Northern Ireland Planning Monitoring Framework for 2019/20 are now available.




Final results of the June Agricultural Census 2020

The final results of the June 2020 Agricultural Census have been released today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).