Rate exempt call for all Orange Halls

Belfast Telegraph;  January 27, 2005 ;     236 words ......have been made for Orange Halls to be exempt from...of de- rating for Orange Halls was first raised more...MP insisted: "Local Orange Halls are an essential part of community life in Northern Ireland...England and Wales, where community halls are zero-rated, ...

Decision is due on rate relief.(News)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  January 26, 2005 ;     326 words ......proposals granting Orange halls - and other types of community halls in the Province...The de-rating for Orange halls was raised at a Northern...concern that many community halls, particularly Orange halls, are under threat...community, he noted. ...

LETTER: LETTER: No surprise at DUP's Orange 'achievement'.(Letters)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  November 4, 2005 ;     211 words ......community, it's hardly surprising that the de-rating of Orange halls got star billing, with the DUP claiming the credit for...Order, comes without strings. Let's not forget that for Orange halls to qualify, they have to be available for use as community halls, not something likely to ...

LETTER: LETTER: All halls equal in de-rate debate.(Letters)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  November 11, 2005 ;     348 words ......Unionist' with regard to the de-rating of Orange Halls and the fact that some GAA clubs will...acknowledgement that the de-rating of Orange Halls has been a direct result of the DUP...be to the extent of that received by Orange Halls and it will cover a much smaller proportion...

De-rate Orange halls call.(News)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  May 28, 2002 ;     80 words ......Environment to lift the rates burden on Orange halls across the Province. Lagan Valley MLA...said there is a strong case to de-rate Orange halls. With a review of rates announced by the Executive on Monday, Mr Bell said: Orange halls provide a community function and it...

Get ready to say 'I do'

The Hindustan Times;  May 1, 2006 ;     316 words ......decided to construct new community halls: 10 every year. Rs 8 crore...been able to provide one-two community halls for a population of 2-3 lakh...certain wards, there are no community halls and residents have to go...

Fund for community hall works doubled

Plymouth Evening Herald, The;  May 28, 2008 ;     235 words ......District Council doubled the size of its Community Halls Fund. Now in its second year, the...000 to pounds10,000 and aims to help community halls with building work and improvements...maximum of pounds2,000. There are 68 community halls scattered across South East Cornwall...

Orange halls' rates policy attacked

Belfast Telegraph;  January 20, 2005 ;     153 words ......has slammed the government for allowing Orange halls to be made exempt from paying rates.Mr McGuigan...regime by resurrecting the de- rating of Orange halls. I would only welcome Orange halls being de- rated if it was done on an equal...

Orange hall is gutted in blaze attack.(News)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  July 25, 2000 ;     361 words ......revealed there were 16 such attacks on Orange halls across Northern Ireland between April...the latest in a series of attacks on Orange halls throughout the Province. They include...Co Down, was also attacked, while two Orange halls in the Omagh area and a building belonging...

Orange halls are 'poll axed'.(News)

The Mirror (London, England);  April 3, 2003 ;     215 words ......stop voters casting their ballots in Orange halls. Barry McElduff was told in a letter...when published will not include any Orange halls in West Tyrone . No one was available...Office last night. It is understood Orange halls are not used as polling stations in...

Community halls misused claim

The Malay Mail;  March 27, 2002 ;     358 words ...THE many community halls built in the city all have a hidden...Tan said the building of the community halls was yet another example of the...Morever, he added, some of those community halls were built on green lungs and...

Election 2001: GAA rates bias claim.(Politics)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  May 22, 2001 ;     103 words ......club buildings while levying charges on Orange halls. Lagan Valley DUP MLA Edwin Poots attacked...reasonable to derate while seeking proof that Orange halls serve alternative purposes. ''Surely...to go full steam ahead and not derate Orange halls and continue to give the GAA full ...

A burning hatred hits Orange halls; Every county in the Province was hit...

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  November 27, 1997 ;     700 words ...More than 30 churches and Orange halls have been destroyed in the past...on GAA premises. In total, 22 Orange halls and 14 Protestant churches have...said the high level of attacks on Orange halls is evidence of a campaign. He...

Insurance crisis hits community groups; Claims up dramatically since...

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  June 5, 2003 ;     500 words ......similar problem is hitting church and Orange halls and other community groups. The insurers...the insurance industry boycotts them. Orange halls have been badly hit, with many facing...obviously a huge risk. There must be 170 Orange halls in Northern Ireland that are doing the...

Orange hall attacks 'are hate crimes'.(News)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  July 19, 2006 ;     440 words ......confirmed that the 250 arson attacks on Orange Halls since 1989 qualify as hate crimes. Hate...there were only four arson attacks on Orange Halls. After the formation of residents' groups...get confirmation that all attacks on Orange Halls will now be treated as hate crimes...