Police attending ‘suspicious object’ in Newtownabbey

Police attending ‘suspicious object’ in Newtownabbey

Motorists are advised to avoid the area

Dozens of families who lost their social housing in recent years after inheriting a “rare sum” will soon get it back. Flemish minister Melissa Depraetere (Vooruit) is scrapping the “absurd and antisocial” ownership requirement, which caused Patrick Van Casteren (62), among others, a “long ordeal”.

Newtownabbey social housing scheme gets green light from planners

A planning application for new social housing in Newtownabbey has been given the go-ahead by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council’s Planning Committee.