Changes to AS and A level awards in Northern Ireland

All A-Level and AS candidates in Northern Ireland taking qualifications through the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) will now be awarded the higher of the grades submitted by their centre or the grade calculated by CCEA.




Innovation and expansion are key to getting our rural economy moving

Innovation and revitalisation are key to helping rural businesses and communities recover from COVID-19, Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has said as he urged rural businesses to apply for a £1.7million stimulus fund.




Resurfacing scheme for Hawthornden Way, Belfast

Hawthornden Way, Belfast will benefit from a £240,000 resurfacing scheme, which is due to commence on Monday 24 August 2020.




Road improvement scheme for A29 Cookstown Road, Dungannon

A resurfacing scheme on a section of the A29 Cookstown Road is due to commence on Monday 24 August 2020 and is scheduled to last for three weeks.




250,000 downloads of StopCOVID NI app

Department of Health figures show that there have been more than 250,000 downloads of the ‘StopCOVID NI’ proximity app since it went live two weeks ago.