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Michael Kenwood

Stormont and Translink reject appeal for free transport for young people in Belfast

Stormont and Translink have knocked back a request by Belfast City Council to introduce a pilot of free transport for young people across the city.

At last month’s full council meeting every party but the DUP supported a motion from Green Party Councillor Brian Smyth to the pilot.

However, at the council’s City Growth and Regeneration Committee meeting this week (February 9), elected representatives learnt both the Minister for Infrastructure Nichola Mallon and Translink had given the idea a thumbs down, both for financial reasons.

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