
Dear Editor, I am writing to encourage you and your readers to visit your local Newry British Heart Foundation (BHF) Northern Ireland shop this Christmas. By doing your festive shopping with BHF Northern Ireland, you can spend a little and buy a lot. The profit from items bought in Newry BHF Northern Ireland shop will […]

SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh Dominic Bradley has condemned those who burgled the home of a pensioner in Mullaghbawn. Commenting on the incident Bradley said, “This is another despicable crime carried out in the mouth of Christmas at the home of a vulnerable pensioner by heartless people who have no concern whatsoever for those […]
Dec 18 2014 | Posted in
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SDLP MP for South Down Margaret Ritchie has asked the Secretary of State for International Development what progress DFID was making on tackling Ebola in West Africa. Speaking following International Development questionsRitchie said, “Ebola continues to cast a shadow over West Africa and it is vital that we do not let this crisis slip off […]
Dec 18 2014 | Posted in
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Police in South Down are appealing for information following a burglary in Annalong. Speaking to Newry Times, Constable Paul Bloomer explained, “Sometime between 1pm on Saturday, 6 December and 3pm on Sunday, 7 December, entry was forced to a house in Cuil Mhuire. “A number of rooms were searched however it is believed nothing was […]
Dec 18 2014 | Posted in
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Christmas is a time of plenty – plenty of food, plenty of wine and, unfortunately, plenty of waste! A huge number of us have already begun to make changes to the way we shop, prepare, store and use food, to reduce the amount of good food and drink that is thrown away from our homes […]
Dec 18 2014 | Posted in
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The Independent Club (Indo club), Newry have a packed schedule this Christmas, offering a variety of entertainment, promotions and great craic for all. Starting this weekend, anyone doing the 12 pubs of Christmas should call into the Indo to enjoy a great festive vibe in the pub. What’s more, they also have a fantastic deal […]

As the Christmas and New Year Bank Holidays approach, the Southern Health and Social Care Trust is appealing to people to help health and social services cope with the extra pressures by choosing the right service to meet their needs. Trust Medical Director, Dr John Simpson explained, “We experience extra demand across all of our […]
Dec 18 2014 | Posted in
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SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has raised the issue of falling dairy prices in the House of Commons during Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Questions. Ritchie outlined the urgent need for the EU intervention threshold to be reviewed and increased to reflect the reality of the situation facing farmers. She said, “The EU Intervention […]
Dec 18 2014 | Posted in
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Newry nutritional expert Lisa McManus, also known as ‘The Wellness Coach‘ provides her tips for a Healthy and Happy Christmas. With days to go until the big man in his red suit arrives, life can get a little hectic; I am a victim of “over living” at this time of year myself. Thankfully there are […]
Dec 17 2014 | Posted in
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In the lead up to Christmas the Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging parents and carers not to buy their children laser pointers as presents as they are not toys, with several children in Northern Ireland having received eye damage over recent months caused by the devices. Eibhlin McLoone, Consultant Ophthalmologist with the Belfast HSC […]
Dec 17 2014 | Posted in
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