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Givan opens Bluestone Business Park extension at Brownlow
Communities Minister Paul Givan has officially opened a major extension to Bluestone Business Park in Brownlow, Craigavon.
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Cookstown celebrates £3.2million public realm improvements
Communities Minister Paul Givan has visited Cookstown to mark the completion of significant public realm works in the town centre.
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Givan announces £3million regeneration scheme for Portrush
Communities Minister Paul Givan has launched a regeneration scheme specific to Portrush to help bring vacant, derelict or underused land and buildings in the town back into use ahead of The Open Championship in 2019.
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Givan publishes proposals for change for the private rented sector
Communities Minister Paul Givan has published proposals for a more professional, well managed, affordable and sustainable private rented sector, with security for tenants and landlords.
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Contractor appointed for Holywood public realm
Communities Minister, Paul Givan, has welcomed the appointment of Northstone (NI) Limited Material Division to carry out the £1million regeneration scheme in Redburn Square, Holywood.
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Further revitalisation scheme for Antrim Town Centre - Givan
Antrim is to benefit from the introduction of free WiFi and a number of upgraded shop frontages thanks to a further £114,000 funding announcement from Communities Minister Paul Givan.
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Givan appoints Interim Chair of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Communities Minister, Paul Givan, has announced that he has appointed Professor Peter Roberts as Interim Chair to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE).
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Givan announces £450,000 investment for Cookstown and Dungannon
Communities Minister Paul Givan has announced an investment of over £450,000 for revitalisation schemes in Cookstown and Dungannon.
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Minister appoints new Arts Council NI Chair
Arts Minister Paul Givan MLA has announced the appointment of Mr John Edmund as the new Chair of the Board of the Arts Council NI.
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PRONI: Christmas from the Western Front
The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland’s (PRONI) Document of the Month for December has a special Christmas theme - an Army Captain writing to his Carrickfergus cousin at Christmas time in 1916 about life at the Front, relations between nationalist and unionist regiments and...
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Givan welcomes new outdoor play space at Springhill Primary School
Communities Minister Paul Givan today announced the completion of the £178,000 outdoor play space and eco garden project at Springhill Primary School.
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Givan welcomes completion of £2.4million Public Realm scheme in Comber
Communities Minister, Paul Givan, has today officially unveiled the new look town centre of Comber.
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The Northern Ireland Housing Statistics 2015-16 is released
A report entitled “Northern Ireland Housing Statistics 2015-16” was published today by the Department for Communities (DfC).
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Funding announced for a new community centre in Newry
Communities Minister, Paul Givan has announced funding of £335,000 for the development of a new community centre in Newry.
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Portadown Linkages Project moves forward with appointment of contractor
Communities Minister, Paul Givan, has welcomed the appointment of FP McCann to carry out £2.68 million public realm works in Portadown.
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Minister welcomes new £8million contract providing 170 jobs
Communities Minister Paul Givan has announced that his Department has secured a £8million contract from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to deliver services to claimants in Great Britain.
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Department confirms validity of payment account letter to claimants
The Department for Communities (DfC) has reassured benefit claimants who have recently received a letter regarding switching benefit payments from Post Office Card accounts to bank, building society or credit union accounts, that the letter is genuine.
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Givan publishes plan to reverse reclassification of housing associations
Communities Minister, Paul Givan, has launched a consultation on the legislative changes needed to ensure housing associations remain as independent social enterprises.
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Minister presents annual Christmas gift for those experiencing homelessness
£150,000 has been made available to homeless people in Northern Ireland to make Christmas a more enjoyable time of the year for service users.
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Minister champions work for all who are Able
People with disabilities have the right to participate in the workforce, and government and employers have a duty to support them in that goal.