Public asked what to do with Maze

A major public consultation exercise to decide what to do with the site of the former top security Maze Prison in Northern Ireland got under way today.

A major public consultation exercise to decide what to do with the site of the former top security Maze Prison in Co Antrim got under way today.

The 360-acre site of the former prison and adjoining army base is among several which the British government has agreed to transfer to the ownership of the Northern Ireland Executive, without charge, under the Chancellor’s Reinvestment and Reform Initiative.