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21/11/2007
£64m Facelift For Londonderry and Coleraine Rail Line
A £64m scheme to relay the line between Londonderry and Coleraine will commence by 2011.
As the restriction on investment on the line was lifted the Assembly's Regional Development Minister, Conor Murphy, said: "That allows the department, now at last, to prepare a business case and an environmental impact statement to start a substantial upgrade on the line."
(GK)
As the restriction on investment on the line was lifted the Assembly's Regional Development Minister, Conor Murphy, said: "That allows the department, now at last, to prepare a business case and an environmental impact statement to start a substantial upgrade on the line."
(GK)
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More than 500 people have been fined for parking illegally in disabled bays in Londonderry, Coleraine, Limavady and Strabane this year. The figures for the north west of Northern Ireland come from the Department for Regional Development. Orla McCann works for Disability Action.
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Post Office staff to stage walkout
Further postal strikes will continue today with the expected half-day strike of counter staff at nine post offices. The nine post offices affected are in Newtownards, Bangor, Antrim, Coleraine, Londonderry, Lisburn and two in Belfast. The walkout will be the fifth in a continuing dispute over pay and conditions and will begin at 2.30pm.
Post Office staff to stage walkout
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Babcock and McLaughlin & Harvey have scooped the contracts to complete re-signalling works and a passing loop on the Coleraine to L'Derry railway line. Babcock will deliver the signalling scheme and McLaughlin & Harvey will build the passing loop at Bellarena.
Coleraine To L'Derry Railway Line To Be Upgraded
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:The day will be very windy with strong to gale force westerly winds becoming occasionally severe along the north coast. Sunny spells will be interspersed with scattered showers. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:West to northwest gale force winds, severe along the north coast, will continue overnight. Frequent showers persist, merging into longer periods of rain at times and turning wintry. Minimum temperature 1 °C.
