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Plans for nearly a dozen new homes in Cleator Moor have been halted after council planning committee members voted against their approval, in…

Magherafelt woman gets award for all her efforts Linda was the local hub leader for NI Scrubs during the first Covid-19 lockdown. Reporter: ');  '); A County Derry woman has been honourerd for her efforts in helping people during the pandemic. Linda Murray from Magherafelt has been recognised for her role as a local hub leader for NI Scrubs, coordinating more than 30 people who came together to produce more than 400 sets of scrubs and bags, crocheted ear-protectors and over 1,000 facemasks. The mum-of-two and freelance designer was nominated for a Specsavers Smile Maker award by her cous...

Plans to demolish a former special school have been described as “shocking” by a Whitehaven councillor. Cumbria County Council said it intends to raze Mayfield School, on Moresby Road, because it’s a potential target for vandalism and health and safety risk. The application for demolition has appeared on the council’s own planning portal this month. Pupils moved out of the facility at the end of 2018 and into Campus Whitehaven, Red Lonning. Copeland councillor Brian O’Kane, who is also the mayor of Whitehaven with the town council, said he’s concerned by the plans. He ad...