Northern Ireland’s top environmental concerns revealed

Head of DAERA’s Environment, Marine and Fisheries Group, David Small, has welcomed the latest environmental statistics which show Northern Ireland’s household recycling rate has increased to over 48%, whilst landfill rates are the lowest ever recorded.



Inflationary planning fee increase

The Department for Infrastructure will apply an inflationary increase in planning fees of approximately 1.99%, across all planning application fee categories, from 17 June 2019.



Northern Ireland Environmental Statistics Report released

The Northern Ireland Environmental Statistics Report has been published today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).



Publication of the Quarterly Northern Ireland Waiting Times Statistics – Position at 31st March 2019

The Department of Health today published the quarterly Northern Ireland Waiting Times Statistics, relating to the position at 31st March 2019 for Outpatients and Diagnostic Testing.



“Sew: Together” – Stitch Workshop

Further to my recent update on the “Sew: Together” exhibition, further news from the Curator of Museum Services at the University of Dundee :

Sew: Together – Stitch Workshop inspired by Marion Stewart
Saturday 1st June at 2pm – Lamb Gallery, Tower Building, University of Dundee

This event accompanies the exhibition Sew: Together, paying tribute to textile artist and designer Marion Stewart (née Gracie, 1931-2017), who worked for many years at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, where she taught embroidery and stitched textile design to generations of students.

For this special event, one of Marion’s students, textile artist and tutor Sheila Mortlock, will lead a creative workshop in which you will have the opportunity to create your own embroidered panel inspired by the work of Marion Stewart.    All materials and tools will be provided.

More details are available here.