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Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
Friends of the Earth have picked up on the Northern Ireland Environment Minister Sammy Wilson’s rescinding of the designation of ice-age glacial deposits at Lisnaragh as an Area of Special Scientific Interest - against the advice of the Council for Nature Conservation and Countryside ( CNCC ), and the newly formed, if not fully independent, Northern Ireland Environment Agency - and FotE...
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
CONTROVERSIAL PLANS to restrict severely the guidelines for rural planning have been overturned by Stormont Minister Sammy Wilson.
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Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
When the Environment Minister, the DUP’s Sammy Wilson, rescinded Lisnaragh’s designation as an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) a departmental spokesman emerged to claim that - “Given that the decision to confirm or rescind the declaration had to be made by 30 October and that there was insufficient time to discuss the committee’s concerns with the Minister, the decision was...
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Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Legal threat over protection of North ice-age siteSammy Wilson26/11/2008 - 18:02:26The North's Environment Minister could face a legal challenge over his withdrawal of protection for an ice-age site in Co Tyrone, it was warned tonight.Friends of the Earth (FoE) urged Sammy Wilson to protect glacial deposits at Lisnaragh near Donemana but threatened court action if he refuses.The...
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Belfast Media | Home (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Environment minister Sammy Wilson could soon have a large South Belfast contingent at his door as part of a concerted residents' campaign to overhaul the planning system. Householders from across the south of the city joined forces in a highly-charged public debate on Monday night about the planners they refer to as "the guys who can't say no". Emotions ran high in the Wellington Park...
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Tangled Blog (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
I note that N orthern Ireland's councils have debts totalling almost £400m , Environment Minister Sammy Wilson has revealed. Ballymena, with debts of more than £30m, tops the league. News of the debt levels came as the Northern Ireland Local Government Association raised concerns about falling revenue and cuts to services. If these Councils are so incompetent that they cannot balance...