Known as Reval2020 – this process will result in a new non-domestic Valuation List being used to calculate business rate bills from April 2020. This process is about restoring fairness in the rating system by redistributing basically the same rating burden using more up-to-date values. A revaluation is not about collecting more money from businesses, but it is about ensuring that everyone pays their fair share.

A County Down skipper was today convicted for fishing 79 lobster pots inside the Sea Fisheries Exclusion Zone in Strangford Lough.

The Department of Justice has announced the appointment of Mr Gareth Jenkins as a Board member of the Northern Ireland Police Fund (NIPF).

The Department for Communities today announced that the 2020 Líofa Gaeltacht Bursary Scheme is open for applications.

A £225,000 carriageway and footway resurfacing scheme throughout Glenelly Villas, Draperstown will commence on Monday 13 January 2020.