
The theme for this year’s World Diabetes Day on 14th November is ‘Healthy Living and Diabetes’, so the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging everyone across Northern Ireland to be aware of how type 2 diabetes can be prevented, the harm it can cause to your health and what the signs and symptoms are to […]
Nov 13 2015 | Posted in
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The Southern Health and Social Care Trust is hosting a special service to give thanks for and remember all babies and children who have died in the area. The service will take place on Sunday 22nd November 2015 at 3pm in Newry Town Hall. The event is being organised by Daisy Hill Hospital’s Maternity Services […]

Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy has urged residents in the Old Warrenpoint Road area to to be mindful of their own and their neighbour’s security. His call comes after he said he had a number of reports of suspicious activity in the area including strange people wandering around houses and shining torches in windows. “I […]
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The first Rostrevor Men’s Shed committee meeting took place on Wednesday 11th November in St Bronagh’s GAC Clubrooms. Following the first successful public meeting, orchestrated by Mark Gibbons, it has been all hands to the pump in the group’s bid to establish a Men’s Shed in the local area. A Men’s Shed is a dedicated, […]
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Buttercrane Shopping Centre in Newry is celebrating after securing seven new brands and some £3.725 million investment in new shop fit and expansion, resulting in the creation of 120 new jobs for one of Northern Ireland’s best known retail destinations. Anchored by M&S, Dunnes and Primark, today’s announcement is a major coup for Buttercrane’s letting […]
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Daisy Hill Hospital has hosted a visit from the Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to showcase how technology is being used to help improve services. Deborah McNeilly met with staff and saw first-hand demonstrations of the range of innovative developments that the hospital has introduced in recent […]
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Down Arts Centre and Wireless Mystery Theatre present the perfect performance for a dark and wintry Friday the Thirteenth – two classic Irish ghost stories – in An Evening of Irish Horror on Friday 13th November at 8pm. An Evening of Irish Horror is the perfect, cosy scare for when the air gets cold and […]

The Health and Social Care Board are reminding older people to beware of bogus telephone callers, pretending to be from their GP surgery or local hospital. Health and Social Care staff across Northern Ireland have been receiving reports of such callers contacting individuals by phone, trying to sell health care products and to obtain bank […]
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130 Upper Sixth pupils at Sacred Heart College, Newry have attended an interactive ‘2 Young 2 Die’ road education workshop. The ‘2 Young 2 Die’ campaign uses hard-hitting content including real life case studies, videos, statistics and discussion-based workshops, to help young people think about issues such as speed, alcohol and drugs and the consequences […]
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SDLP Assembly Member for Newry and Armagh Dominic Bradley and local representative Justin McNulty have met with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust Chief Executive, Paula Clarke, to express their ‘deep concerns’ over the future of 24/7 Consultant cover at the Emergency Department at Daisy Hill in Newry. Speaking to Newry Times, Bradley explained, […]
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