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Consultants working on the proposed Wicklow to Greystones greenway have identified potential route corridor options and the public are now being asked to have their say.

A tender package has been advertised for works to the Coach House as part of the Abbey Grounds project in Wicklow town.

The future for Bray’s shared e-bike scheme is looking brighter as the initiative nears the end of its one-year trial, after a representative from the firm behind the roll-out of the bikes crunched the numbers for councillors at the March meeting of Bray Municipal District, while pitching the idea for the town to take up e-scooters.

The National Transport Authority (NTA) has provided an update on the long-awaited Bus Connects service for Bray and the surrounding areas, which was first announced in 2018 and was promised would become operational last year.

The chairman of Tiglin, Aubrey McCarthy, has praised the input of Wicklow County Council in helping to establish its services after the award for ‘Council of the Year’ went to Wicklow at the annual LAMA All-Ireland Community and Council Awards.

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Planning has been granted for a large-scale development on a 16.8ha site at Tinakilly in Rathnew, which was the focus of several protests by local residents upset over the proposed restriction of vehicular access along Tinakilly Avenue.

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has confirmed that it has received a Preliminary Business Case for the Bray Harbour Improvement Scheme from Wicklow County Council. The project is set to cost an estimated €9.5m to deliver and the Department has preliminary allocated over €7m to assist in the delivery of the project with the balance to be bridged by Wicklow County Council.

Sonia Casey has announced her intention to run for Fianna Fáil in the upcoming Local Elections and will contest the area covered by Wicklow Municipal District.

Anne Waithira Burke has become the latest candidate to join the Labour party’s ballot for this summer’s local elections to Wicklow County Council.