
Foster Care Fortnight 2016 (May 16 – 30), Northern Ireland’s largest celebration of fostering, has been launched by The Fostering Network in Northern Ireland in partnership with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust and the Regional Adoption and Fostering Service. Foster Care Fortnight aims to raise the profile of foster care and to promote […]
May 25 2016 | Posted in
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Strokes claim the lives of around 1,000 people in Northern Ireland every year. It is the third most common cause of death and the greatest cause of adult disability. The month of May is Action on Stroke Month, so the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding people to ‘think FAST’ if they see someone having […]
May 25 2016 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLA Megan Fearon has said that nobody seriously believes the British government would replace EU funding in the north in the event of an exit from Europe. Speaking after an Institute of Directors report said that the British government is unlikely to replace EU funding in the North, Fearon said, “Over the last […]
May 25 2016 | Posted in
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Local police are appealing for information following a burglary. Sometime between 12 noon and 12.20pm on Tuesday, 3rd May, entry was gained to a house in Cashel Close, Camlough. A bedroom was ransacked and items of male jewellery were stolen. This occurred during the middle of the day. Police are appealing to anyone who noticed […]
May 24 2016 | Posted in
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The career of a Belfast Met teacher who hails from Newry is sizzling after scooping the prestigious Lecturer of the Year title at the recent Janus Awards. The awards, organised by the Institute of Hospitality Northern Ireland recognise and reward local industry talent. Gavin Doran, co-ordinator of the City & Guilds L2 Culinary Arts course […]
May 24 2016 | Posted in
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Police are warning the public to be careful when using ATMs and have offered some crime prevention advice. Skimming involves a device being attached to a cash dispenser to record the electronic details from the magnetic strips of genuine cards as they are inserted. A miniature camera is hidden, overlooking the PIN pad to capture […]
May 24 2016 | Posted in
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South Armagh MLA Megan Fearon has congratulated the Crossmaglen First Responders on their nomination for a 2016 Shining Light Community Service/Project Volunteer award. “It’s fantastic to see this excellent initiative being recognised in this way,” she said. “The commitment and dedication of the First Responders, ordinary men and women who give up their time to […]
May 24 2016 | Posted in
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Police in Newry are appealing for information following two fires in Kilkeel on Wednesday, 11th May. At 2.23am police received a report of a car on fire at Newry Street. The car was completely destroyed in the blaze. At 3.33am police received a report of a fire in a derelict house in Carn Gardens. NIFRS […]
May 24 2016 | Posted in
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Detectives from Reactive and Organised Crime Branch have charged 5 males aged, 18, 19, 28, 30 and 33 with 5 counts of burglary with intent to steal and going equipped for burglary. It is believed the charges are in connection with a number of burglaries at residential properties in the Portadown, Armagh and Newtownhamilton areas […]
May 23 2016 | Posted in
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Police are warning residents to be wary of unsolicited phone calls and scams following five incidents in the Dungannon, Enniskillen, Omagh and Newry areas on Friday 20th May. Scams evolve and change all of the time but the aim remains the same – to take money from unsuspecting members of the public. Police said they […]
May 23 2016 | Posted in
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