Community spirit is alive and well in Douglas with local community and voluntary groups working hard to ensure that everyone in their community is being well looked after.

ON-street parking in Douglas is set to remain free for one hour for at least the next few months. Cork City Council has been running various parking promotions in the village since a devastating fire at Douglas Village Shopping Centre last year.

PROGRESS has been made on a primary care centre for the Douglas area. The HSE has confirmed that submissions have been received and assessed from interested parties to build the centre, and the suitable submissions have been shortlisted.

Safety concerns have been raised about one of Cork's busiest roundabouts.  Local representatives have voiced concerns about the pedestrian crossings at the Fingerpost roundabout in Douglas, as well as the busy nature of the road.

Conditional planning permission has been granted for a large scale development in the Douglas area by An Bord Pleanála, despite some initial concerns regarding storm water management at the site.

PEOPLE in Douglas have been reminiscing of times gone by in CinemaWorld as it closed its doors for the final time today.

CinemaWorld in Douglas has confirmed that it is to close in the coming days. The decision to close the cinema on Thursday, October 10 was taken some time back, following a fall in attendances as the direct result of increased competition.

The first cars stuck in the fire-damaged multi-storey car park in Douglas Village Shopping Centre have been removed by crane from the car park roof today. {element}The Centre's management estimate this could take up to seven days.

A woman who was on the first storey of Douglas Village Shopping Centre's car park when a car caught fire has said it was like a "nightmare.

A car dealership group in Cork are offering the use of a car to people who are without their vehicles because of the fire in Douglas Village Shopping Centre's multi-storey car park.

Outdoor Yoga is the new ‘hip’ thing to do at the weekend and here in Cork we are spoilt for choice. From Douglas to Ballincollig, Blackrock to Fitzgerald’s Park, there is a spot for you to downward dog and here are the details.

Lidl has been refused permission for a new supermarket in the centre of Douglas. The planning application by the supermarket chain has been rejected for a second time by An Bord Pleanála.

A cycle route across Douglas is seeking submissions from the public as part of the initial stages of a part eight planning application.

Gardaí have not ruled out the possibility that a single gang carried out a spate of thefts from vehicles and car thefts across West Cork and Cork city over the weekend.

CONCERNS have been raised about the upkeep of an area dedicated to housing for the elderly. Social Democrats councillor Joe Harris asked for the upkeep of sheltered housing units at Galways Lane in Douglas to be given priority.

A SENIOR engineer in County Hall has told councillors that it is pointless blocking the sale of a home in Douglas because it can never be used for social housing.

COUNCILLORS have urged that the correct access and infrastructure are put in place after developers indicated they will “immediately” begin work on a project that could deliver up to 500 homes near Douglas.

COMPLETION of a flood relief scheme for Douglas has been further delayed with construction now not due to start until the second half of this year. An update on the estimated €13.

THE HSE has been forced back to the drawing board with the proposed Bishopstown primary care centre after an initial search for a site failed to secure a suitable location.

CITY Hall chief Ann Doherty has moved to quash fears that city parking rates will be imposed in county areas after the extension of the city boundary.

COUNTY councillors have delayed the sale of a small local authority-owned house in Douglas on the private market amid interest from a charitable organisation in turning it into housing for an elderly person.

DEVELOPMENT of a new Lidl store on the last greenfield site in Douglas will come before An Bord Pleanála for the second time.

A CHANGE-of-use planning application for the site of Cinemaworld Douglas has been rubber stamped by Cork County Council, paving the way for a discount retail supermarket to move in.

RESIDENTS of a housing estate in Douglas have vented their anger at proposals to build a temporary school on the grounds of Nemo Rangers, amid concerns of increased traffic and noise.

The granting of planning permission by Cork County Council for a new Lidl in Douglas is better than leaving the site derelict despite local opposition, according to a local councillor.

PLANNING permission has been granted for a new Lidl supermarket in the heart of Douglas village.

TRANSITION year students in Douglas have unveiled a new mural, dedicated to the Young Offender’s Connor and Jock.

NEXT Friday night Bank of Ireland, Douglas, will be running a Business and Community Expo at Douglas Village Shopping Centre from 5 to 8pm.