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Councillors clash over British government office A motion brought by Cllr Cora Corry was passed by the Council. Reporter: ); ); Mid Ulster District Council have agreed to write to the office of First Minister and Deputy First Minister to raise concerns over a proposed British government office in Northern Ireland. Councillors last week held a length discussion in response to a motion brought by Sinn Féin councillor Córa Corry, who branded the move a power grab and an attempt to undermine devolution . “It should be alarming to all elected representatives that the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government plans to open an office in Belfast,” Cllr Corry told the meeting. ....
Apiarists stung by the news 15 million Italian bees are on their way to England via Northern Ireland have launched a post-Brexit campaign to create a hard border for the insects. They want a ban on the foreign species as the Italian insects are a horrendous pest and will dilute the quality of native bees due to cross-breeding, according to a councillor. Mid Ulster District Council is to support the campaign calling on the UK Government to stop the importation of the Italian honeybees to Britain via here. Kent beekeeper Patrick Murfet wants to import the young insects for his business and to help farmers pollinate their crops. ....
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Proposals put forward for all-island animal cruelty register Proposals have been floated for an all-island animal cruelty register to crack down on banned animal keepers moving between jurisdictions to avoid detection. It’s hoped that a joined-up approach would make it harder for those already banned from keeping animals to simply move to another area. At the moment there is no centrally-held animal cruelty register in Northern Ireland. The proposal was first brought up in 2019 at Mid Ulster Council, where it was introduced by Malachy Quinn. However, at the time Stormont was not sitting and the UK government declined to move the proposal forward saying the issue was a devolved matter. ....