The official opening of a new £54m accommodation block at Maghaberry marks the beginning of a new era for the Prison Service, the Head of the Civil Service has said.

The Department of Justice has appointed Jacqui Durkin as Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice for Northern Ireland.

Thousands of tonnes of silt that currently lies on the bed of the River Lagan will be dredged in a major project to maintain and enhance the river’s water quality and unique eco-system.

A £120,000 carriageway resurfacing scheme on the Ballymaglave Road, Spa will start on Monday 28 October 2019.

That was the key message from Professor Charlotte McArdle, NI’s Chief Nursing Officer who was speaking at a ‘World Restart a Heart’ Day event in St Mary’s Grammar School, Belfast.