Children in Northern Ireland are now eligible for a trial screening programme that will identify those at high risk of developing type 1 diabetes in the future. Launched in England, Scotland and Wales in November 2022, the trial is the first of its kind for the UK which will lay the groundwork for […]
Nov 22 2023 | Posted in
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Help to Save customers have received £146 million in bonus payments since the scheme launched in September 2018, and HMRC is urging individuals in Northern Ireland to take advantage of the generous savings scheme. Help to Save is the UK Government savings scheme for low-income earners and offers savers a 50% bonus payment […]
Nov 22 2023 | Posted in
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Ulster Wildlife’s ‘Let Nature In’ campaign, in partnership with Hughes Insurance, has reached an important milestone with 2217 households in Northern Ireland embracing wildlife-friendly activities in their outdoor spaces thus far. However, with a target of 5,000 households to reach, Ulster Wildlife is calling on more people across Newry and the surrounding areas […]
Nov 22 2023 | Posted in
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Translink’s popular Stuff a Bus campaign is back in a bid to ensure no one faces hunger this Christmas. Working with Homeless Connect’s FareShare programme, alongside partners U105 and Belfast Live, the much-needed campaign will see Translink’s bus and rail stations open their doors to facilitate a different type of connection. Food collection […]
Detectives in Newry are appealing for information and witnesses following a report of a burglary in the city. Detective Sergeant Dougherty says, “Police received a report shortly before 6.30 pm on Thursday, 16 November, that a house had been entered in the Cecil Street area sometime after 12pm on the same day. “The […]
Nov 22 2023 | Posted in
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The Southern Trust is hosting a special service of remembrance and thanksgiving for parents and families who have been bereaved through pregnancy loss or the death of a baby, child or young person in Daisy Hill Hospital or the wider community. The service will occur on Sunday 26 November at 3.00 pm in […]
Translink has unwrapped details of its popular late-night bus and train Christmas Nightmover services operating on Friday and Saturday nights from 24 November 2023. With the party season fast approaching, Translink has partnered with a number of organisations, including the Belfast Improvement Districts, Hospitality Ulster, Visit Belfast and local taxi companies fonaCAB and […]
New government data analysed by CompareNI.com has shown 11,338 noise complaints in Northern Ireland this year. This report analyses noise complaints received by all 11 councils between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023. During this period, 11,338 noise complaints were received in Northern Ireland. This is a 14.5% decrease in the total […]
Nov 22 2023 | Posted in
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Two police officers in Newry have escaped serious injury after their vehicle was rammed in the city on Tuesday evening, 14 November 2023. Newry, Mourne & Down District Commander Superintendent Norman Haslett says, “At approximately 10.30 pm, a man and woman who appeared heavily intoxicated arrived at a property in the Ferryhill Road […]
Nov 21 2023 | Posted in
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The Southern Health and Social Care Trust has welcomed 15 new midwives who are fulfilling their dream “of caring for women and their babies at this significant time in their lives”. They are a welcome addition to the Trust maternity team, which consists of over 200 midwives who support women and families across […]
Nov 21 2023 | Posted in
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