Page 27 - உள்கட்டமைப்பு அமைச்சர் நிக்கோலா மல்லன் News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana
£1 2 billion Derry to Dublin road project faces further delays
derrynow.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from derrynow.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Stormont minister Nichola Mallon announces further delay to A5 upgrade
belfasttelegraph.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from belfasttelegraph.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
March 14, 2021 10:00 am
The Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) has rejected bids for farmworkers to be given priority booking when driving tests reopen again.
The DVA had previously said key workers would get priority when driving tests open again.
However, it has since told the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) this will only apply to first responders and healthcare workers.
In mid-February the UFU wrote a letter to Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon, asking for priority to be given to farmers as key workers when theory and practical driving tests recommence.
UFU deputy president David Brown said: “After speaking to the DVA on the matter of priority booking when driving tests resume again, they have stated that currently only representation from first responder and healthcare employers [is] being considered.
LIFE IN LOCKDOWN: Maghera poised for normality s eventual return
The town is biding its time until lockdown restrictions are lifted.
Reporter: );
);
Despite the unorthodoxy of the environment that has dogged the world for over a year, there is a comfortingly familiar sight in Maghera.
The red glow of tail lights shepherds motorists down Coleraine Road to the traffic lights, the sound of their engines reverberating off the closed shutters of Walsh s Hotel.
A khaki-clad mannequin stares ominously from the window of Crawford Field Sports, a silent sentry keeping watch on the crossroads.
Through the filter of early Spring, you d be forgiven for thinking normality had returned. The sight of a woman rushing across the road, face visor steaming up with the effort, shatters the mirage.
Speaking following the meeting, Health Minister Robin Swann said, “We continue to closely monitor the impact of the pandemic on suicide and mental health and wellbeing.
“While suicide rates have not shown any increase during the pandemic period, I want to reassure people that services continue to be available for anyone in distress or despair.
“Today also provided an opportunity for members to hear about the development of the new Substance Use Strategy.
“Ministers have previously discussed the close linkages between this Strategy and emotional health and wellbeing and mental health.
He added, “Preventing harm from substance use and empowering recovery will also benefit our work on mental health and suicide prevention.”
vimarsana © 2020. All Rights Reserved.