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15/07/2013
15 Councils To Benefit From Dereliction Fund
The Department of Environment (DoE) have allocated £1.5 million to be shared between fifteen councils to help tackle dereliction in their areas.
It is claimed that the money will help improve the environment while boosting local trade and tourism.
Environment Minister Alex Attwood said some £2m had already been spent in Belfast and eight other council areas, adding that the dereliction funding scheme was going from strength-to-strength.
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It is claimed that the money will help improve the environment while boosting local trade and tourism.
Environment Minister Alex Attwood said some £2m had already been spent in Belfast and eight other council areas, adding that the dereliction funding scheme was going from strength-to-strength.
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