Belfast Council plans to give all residents free wildflower seeds
The move is designed to raise awareness of the climate emergency
18:01, 22 DEC 2020
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Wildflower seeds are to be distributed
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A proposed new £18m crematorium in Belfast, close to the current building at Roselawn cemetery, will be able to hold up to 160 people for services.
An £18 million plan for two new chapels at Ballygowan Road was approved by elected representatives at Belfast council’s recent remote meeting of its Strategic Policy and Resources Committee.
The current building at Roselawn is Northern Ireland’s only crematorium, with only six in total on the island of Ireland.
A council officer told the Belfast committee: “We have been working on a detailed design with the design team and they put forward three different options.
DUP councillor involved in backing transfer of £80,000 project to Belfast community group where her husband is a director
Mrs Kelly said her husband receives no financial benefit from his role in BSCR and any failure to declare an interest was an oversight
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DUP councillor Tracy Kelly with her husband Edward Kelly
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