
This week is Men’s Health Week (15th – 21st June), which aims to raise awareness of preventable health issues among men of all ages and also encourage them to seek professional advice for health-related problems. It is also almost three years since the Northern Ireland Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme was rolled out across […]
Jun 15 2015 | Posted in
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Local MLA Chris Hazzard has welcomed the Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia to South Down. Speaking to Newry Times, he said, “Great credit is due to the event organisers and promoters for choosing our region. “The route through Rathfriland, Hilltown, Rostrevor, Castlewellan, Dromara, Ballynahinch and Saintfield, taking in our mountains, forests and drumlin countryside is something […]
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A Year 13 student at St Paul’s High School who juggles her busy school work with caring for both her parents has been recognised with a prestigious Diana Champion Volunteer Award. Siobhan O’Reilly was nominated by her year head, Mrs Laura Hollywood, for the extraordinary work she carries out caring for both her parents while […]
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Newry woman Julia Clements has won the Northern Ireland VQ Learner of the Year 2015. Derek Baker, Permanent Secretary of the Department for Employment and Learning, announced the winners at an awards ceremony held in Parliament Buildings. Local lady Julia came back into education in 2006 after taking a career break to raise a family. […]
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Police in South Armagh are appealing for information following the theft of a phone from a car. At around 7 pm on Wednesday, 3rd June, a car parked in the Bay View area of Jonesborough was entered and a white iphone 4s and a sum of cash were taken. Speaking to Newry Times, Constable Lee […]
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The discovery of drug apparatus in a Newry housing estate has prompted the socialist republican party éirígí to urge local residents to be cautious. Commenting on the discovery éirígí’s Newry representative Stephen Murney said, “A concerned member of the public contacted our party following the discovery of syringes lying in the street in the Mourneview […]
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Newry and Armagh MP Mickey Brady has called on DRD minister Danny Kennedy to ‘get his act together’ and deal with the increasing number of roads within the district that are becoming impassable due to pot holes. Speaking about the issue to Newry Times, Brady said, “Driving around the Newry and south Armagh areas is […]
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Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE), the electricity network company, is starting a new meter project, which will see the replacement of around 200,000 electricity meters across the country over the next two years. NIE is responsible for the fitting and maintenance of all electricity meters in Northern Ireland. NIE also reads the meters on behalf of […]
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Around this year’s Volunteers’ Week, Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke recognised their hard-working volunteers by holding celebratory events around the whole of Northern Ireland. The NICHS Post Rehab Exercise Programme in Newry had an eventful afternoon on Tuesday 2nd June when the volunteers received certificates and had a thank-you cake. They also played boccia […]
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SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to lower Tourism VAT across the UK. Speaking in the debate on the Queen’s Speech, Ritchie said that the economic recovery has been superficial and that the Government should be innovative in driving the economic recovery. She said, “Despite the claims […]
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