A council has made an appeal to Stormont to devolve regeneration powers for towns and villages to local authorities.
Elected representatives at Ards and North Down Council all backed an Alliance Party motion calling for a transformation in the ability of local authorities to restore run down town centres and ailing businesses.
During the recent Regeneration and Development Committee meeting, councillors called upon the other 10 councils in Northern Ireland to join Ards and North Down in challenging Stormont to give power to those authorities that have greatest knowledge of local problems.
