
St Paul’s High School is delighted to announce that Anita Dennison has been honoured with the Diana Award. The Diana Award, set up in memory of Princess Diana’s belief that young people have the power to change the world for the better, has Prime Minister David Cameron as Patron and the support of the HRH […]
Feb 6 2015 | Posted in
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Police in south Armagh are investigating a number of incidents believed to have occurred on Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th January. Constable Michael Finucane explains, “We received reports of cattle thefts from fields at Forkhill Road, Mullaghbawn and Mountain Road, Drumintee sometime between 6.30pm on Monday 26th and 9.15am on Tuesday 27th January. “Twenty three […]
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St. Paul’s High School, Bessbrook has officially launched a new cross-community primary school sports project known as Best Ball. The programme is a cross-community sports initiative aimed around the concept of team-work, mutual respect and cultural appreciation. Through the initiative P7 pupils from Cloughreagh and Bessbrook Primary schools are being coached a modified form of […]
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The President of the Royal College of Midwives, Professor Lesley Page, CBE has officially opened the new Midwifery Led Unit at Daisy Hill Hospital. Professor Page visited Daisy Hill during a recent visit to Northern Ireland, where she met with midwives, student Midwives and other Maternity staff. Roberta Brownlee, Chair of the Southern Health and […]
Feb 5 2015 | Posted in
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The Ring of Gullion Traditional Arts Partnership Musical and Cultural Exchange was undertaken in London recently through the £1.4million Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), NIEA and Newry and Mourne District Council. The Ring of Gullion Traditional Arts Partnership, which now has approximately 120 young people attending classes, supports […]
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Sinn Féin MLA Chris Hazzard has met with Valerie Watts, Chief Executive of the Health & Social Care Board in Stormont. The South Down MLA was joined by the Chairperson of the Stormont Health Committee Maeve McLaughlin and Newry & Mourne MLA Mickey Brady in meeting with Ms Watts and a team of her officials […]
Feb 5 2015 | Posted in
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In the early hours of Friday 23rd January, two men aged 34 and 35 were arrested in the Rostrevor area. According to police, both men were arrested on suspicion of two counts of burglary, theft and theft of a vehicle. Detective Constable David Skillen said, “The arrests were made at approximately 1.30am and a car […]
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As part of your search for a job, letters can be used in a variety of ways. Jobseekers should realise that a letter can be the first impression a prospective employer has of them, so it’s worthwhile investing some time and effort into getting the letter writing process and presentation correct. Johnny Nolan, careers manager […]

Three former driving examiners are about to reverse their roles and go from testing to teaching. Mickey Linden, Paul Morgan and Geoffrey Simms took early retirement from the Driver Vehicle Agency at the end of December 2014 and with over 80 years’ experience between them, decided to start up their own driving school called ‘MPG […]

Local police officers from E District’s Support Unit have uncovered a cannabis factory during searches to support a HMRC investigation in South Armagh. During the search in Concession Road police found a cannabis factory in an outhouse. Speaking to Newry Times, Sergeant Mark Wright said, “We recovered between 19 cannabis plants, lamps and other paraphernalia. […]
Feb 4 2015 | Posted in
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