CAUSEWAY COAST AND GLENS: Councillors united in praise of Growth Deal
Councillors discussed the deal at last week s Leisure and Development Committee.
Among the Group 1 projects is an application for £3.5m from the Dungiven/Benbradagh Regeneration Programme.
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A local council has taken the first steps in welcoming a £72 million capital funding grant to support digital and innovation projects in the area.
Various projects within Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council are set to benefit from the funding, known as the Growth Deal .
A total of 22 projects have been shortlisted for a share of the capital funding, with applications sorted into three groups by priority.
Apr 27, 2021
Below are selected excerpts from the “Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education Northeast Proposed Implementation Plan Report Draft April 20, 2021.” A single faculty providing instruction in a single academic program array that leverages program, faculty, and facilities strengths at participating campuses and in which the majority of credentials, majors, minors, and areas of concentration are available to all students at each of the partner campuses through a combination of face-to-face and remote instruction. Significantly expanded opportunities for adult students seeking to re-skill and up-skill through nondegree credentialing courses. Credentialing programs developed in close consultation with regional employers to ensure they have the skilled workforces they need as well as opportunities to re-skill and up-skill current employees.
By John Hyde2021-03-11T15:31:00+00:00
The Legal Ombudsman is set to scale back plans for a 19% budget increase after admitting it was ‘asking for a lot’.
The Office for Legal Complaints, which oversees the complaints body, had wanted to increase spending to £15.26m for 2021/22 to deal with a backlog of thousands of unopened cases. But OLC chair Elisabeth Davies admitted this week that following widespread opposition from lawyer representative groups that the business plan and budget will be revised.
The new budget forecast has not been revealed, but has been agreed by the OLC board and will be considered by the Legal Services Board when it meets later this month.
Daily News staff
The Dickinson-Iron District Health Department will expand who is eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination next week to include residents age 50 and older with disabilities or pre-existing conditions and caregivers of children with special health needs.
The DIDHD so far has been administering the vaccine to those within the Phase 1B Priority One and Two groups. The Phase 1B Priority One group includes those 65 and older. The Phase 1B Priority Two group is first responders, educators, corrections staff and child protective service workers.
For Dickinson County residents, appointments can be made starting at 8 a.m. Monday. A link will be posted on didhd.org at the same time so individuals can schedule their own appointment online. Those who do not have computer access can call 906-774-1868.