SINN Féin have launched a new Bill in the Assembly to ban Zero Hour Contracts in the north in an…
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Anderson calls on Infrastructure Minister to outline proposals to support taxi drivers
SINN Féin’s Martina Anderson has called on the Infrastructure Minister to urgently bring forward proposals to support taxi drivers, coach…
Durkan: Derry must get its fair share of new civil service jobs
SDLP Social Justice Spokesperson Mark H Durkan, has called on the Communities Minister to ensure 900 potential new jobs in…
Breaking news: Grant scheme for businesses in Derry ‘extended and doubled’
FINANCE Minister Conor Murphy has announced an extension of the grant scheme already in place in the North West. But…
Coronavirus: Ministers to discuss financial support for businesses in North
EXECUTIVE ministers will meet later to discuss what further financial support can be found for NI businesses affected by new…
Eastwood calls on British Prime Minister to protect workers and families
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has made an urgent plea to people, businesses and communities across the North to closely follow…
Coronavirus: North’s unemployment rate sees biggest quarterly rise since 2012
THE unemployment rate in the North of Ireland has seen its largest quarterly increase since October 2012 – rising to…
Eastwood welcomes furlough U-Turn for lockdown businesses
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood welcomed a U-Turn from Chancellor Rishi Sunak on extending the furlough scheme for businesses impacted by…
Covid-19: Workers to get 67% of pay if firms told to shut
Workers at businesses forced to shut due to stricter lockdown measures will have two-thirds of their salaries paid by the…
Mayor writes to Chancellor to ask for extension to Furlough scheme
MAYOR of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Brian Tierney, has written to the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer…