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Cllr Rebecca Cooper THE gap in Worthing Borough Council’s 2021/22 budget has shrunk from the £1.9m predicted in July to £1.33m. While the next few years will see that gap widen to more than £5m by 2025/26, a report to a meeting of the full council on Tuesday (December 15) said the authority was still ‘well positioned’ to set a balanced budget next year. The gap will be plugged largely thanks to a list of 45 small cuts, savings and improved income which add up to £1.29m. They include having to pay less for commercial waste tipping fees as businesses are recycling more, an...

€130 million to be spent on Laois county development Laois County Council unveils a three year spending list that largely relies on State aid Reporter: ');  '); Laois is to get €130 million of capital investment across the county in the coming three years up to 2023. Laois County Council has unveiled a budget of €130 million that it hopes to spend on capital projects across the council for the next three years. Most of the money is expected to come from Government grants, including €57.5 million on new council housing. Council CEO John Mulholland says that their Indicative Capital P...

€5 million for former Bord na Mona staff to insulate Laois houses Reporter: ');  '); Laois council houses are to be given €5 million worth of energy upgrades installed by former Bord na Móna employees in the next three years. The state granted money has been allocated for Laois under the Just Transition fund. The fund is paying to retrain the semi state company’s Midlands workers to work in greener industries, as peat production is ending due to its environmental impact.  Another €300,000 will be spent upgrading Laois council homes under a separate Energy Efficiency programme, als...

Space for plots running out at Portlaoise Cemetery Masterplan wanted for future cemetery for Portlaoise Reporter: ');  '); As Portlaoise continues to rapidly grow in population, the impact is also felt on demand for burial plots, and a councillor is advising that new land be found before space runs out. Laois County Council is planning to spend €250,000 in the next three years to plan a future Portlaoise cemetery. The figure is listed as part of the council’s €130 million Indicative Capital Programme 2021 to 2023, announced in mid December.  Cathaoirleach Cllr Catherine Fitzgerald ur...