
Newry & Mourne District Council has said that Phase 1 of the new Single Leisure Centre in Newry is ‘progressing well’ and on schedule to be completed by Winter 2014/15. Facilities in this phase will include an 8 lane competition pool with lap timing equipment, scoreboard and a moving pool floor as well as spectator […]
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World Health Day is celebrated on 7th April every year and this year the topic is ‘small bite, big threat’. In Northern Ireland the small bite, big threat is tick-borne Lyme disease, so the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding the public that you can protect against Lyme disease by taking some simple preventive measures. […]
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Armagh woman Edna Cunningham has been supporting the parents of local children with disabilities for the last seven years. Edna opens her home to children on three afternoons each week by providing ‘short breaks’ which help their parents cope with the demands of full time caring. In addition, one of the children stays overnight once […]
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SDLP South Down MLA Karen McKevitt has welcomed news the government agency that oversees Northern Ireland’s film and television industry will receive a budget increase of more than 50% over the next four years. McKevitt, the SDLP’s Culture, Arts and Leisure spokesperson and a member of the Assembly’s DCAL committee, said the boost would enhance […]
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A 41 year old man has been charged with grevious bodily harm with intent and 2 counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The charges are in connection with an incident in the Drumlin Grange area of Ballyward last night when 2 men aged 34 and 36 and a 3 year old girl were injured […]
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Detectives in Newry have charged a 42 year old man with robbery and possession of a firearm with intent. It is believed the charges relate to an incident in the Upper Water Street area of Newry on Thursday 30th January. At approximately 6.25pm on the day in question it was reported that a man carrying […]
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On Sunday 13th April, Shane O’Callaghan from Newry in County Down is running the 2014 Virgin London Marathon for Starlight Children’s Foundation, a national charity that grants the once-in-a-lifetime wishes of seriously and terminally ill children and provides entertainment in hospitals and hospices across the UK. The world famous 26.2 mile course stretches around the […]

This is an exciting and important time for the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism sectors in Northern Ireland, so have you ever considered a career in these areas? Johnny Nolan, careers manager for Newry in the Department for Employment and Learning’s Careers Service suggests that if you are looking for a place to start or […]

Heart & Home gift shop has announced that it is re-opening its popular Slieve Gullion Gift Shop on Friday 19th April 2014 at 1.00pm. A 10% discount will be offered to all customers on the day. The store, a treasure trove of unusual hand-chosen gift items will have customers spoiled for choice with an exciting […]

Three Junior doctors from Daisy Hill Hospital have been awarded 1st Place medals for completion of Foundation Year 1. Dr Adele Hodgkinson, Dr Benjamin Kennedy and Dr Natalie McKee received the recognition for their competence and diligence throughout the year (2012-2013). Congratulating the doctors, Dr John Simpson, Medical Director for the Southern Health and Social […]
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