
Perhaps when making your new year’s resolutions, you’ve given some thought to making a change of job or career, but adverse weather at this time of year might be putting you off visiting the Department for Employment and Learning’s (DEL) Careers Service for advice. This year, for the first time, you can avoid the elements […]

Sinn Féin councillor Terry Hearty has called on Roads Service to use the additional funding it has been given to take on extra staff and form a team dedicated to repairing and maintaining rural roads. “I’ve been in contact with Roads Service in regards to the state of rural roads in South Armagh following the […]
Jan 14 2016 | Posted in
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SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has called for the British Government to upgrade the Universal Service Obligation for Broadband to ensure that every household and business in Northern Ireland has a right to effective Broadband, particularly those in rural areas. Ritchie secured a Westminster debate on the issue and has called for action to […]
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Crime against older people in Northern Ireland could be reduced significantly by empowering older people to make use of simple crime prevention advice, according to a leading older people’s charity. Age Sector Platform, the charity responsible for the Northern Ireland Pensioners Parliament, has begun a series of ‘Feel Safe’ workshops for older people – providing […]

With 60% of adults in Northern Ireland either overweight or obese, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging people to spot the signs that they may be inching towards bad health. Measuring up is a quick and easy way to check, and as part of National Obesity Awareness Week (11th – 17th January) experts are […]
Jan 14 2016 | Posted in
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A group of people with addiction issues from across the Southern Health and Social Care Trust is working with staff to help improve services. ‘So Hope’ which stands for ‘Southern Hope’ brings staff and service users, past and present together with the common ground of shaping and changing services for the better. Cathy Guy from […]

SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has pressed the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Andrea Leadsom on more support for low carbon electricity and carbon capture and storage. “We greatly welcome the commitments that the UK and other nations made in December through the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, but the Prime […]
Jan 13 2016 | Posted in
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The local community is in shock after the body of an elderly man was discovered beside Mill Pond in Bessbrook this morning. SDLP Assembly Member for Newry and Armagh Dominic Bradley MLA and local Councillor Kate Loughran said there was a dark cloud over the village after the news. Bradley told Newry Times, “Whilst details […]
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éirígí Newry have welcomed the erection of additional Irish language street signage in the Derrybeg Terrace area of Newry. The signage was erected following contact between the party and Newry, Mourne and Down council’s Irish Language Department. Commenting on the development éirígí’s Newry spokesperson Stephen Murney explained, “Several weeks ago I contacted the council’s Irish […]
Jan 12 2016 | Posted in
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Police have arrested a 36 year old man in the Newry area on suspicion of drugs trafficking offences after seizing approximately 25,000 Class ‘C’ pills. The man is being interviewed at Armagh in connection with the joint PSNI/An Garda Siochana investigation. Speaking to Newry Times, Detective Inspector Andy Dunlop of the PSNI Reactive and Organised […]
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