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Archive for: June, 2016

‘Villiers must resign if she cannot accept Loughinisland Report’ – Ritchie

SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has said the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland must resign if she does not accept the findings of the report of the Loughinisland Massacre by the Police Ombudsman in its entirety. Since the report was published on Thursday, Villiers has refused to withdraw her remarks that claims of […]

‘Brass Monkey has support from majority of Newry people after threats’ – McNulty

SDLP Newry and Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has condemned those responsible for threatening the owners of the Brass Monkey pub in Newry. The threats were made after the owners flew flags representing representing Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Poland and the Czech Republic football teams. Speaking to Newry Times, McNulty said, “I was shocked […]

Newry to host UEFA Euro 2016 Matches on Big Screen

To celebrate the success of the Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland Football teams qualifying for the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament in France, Newry City Centre Management in partnership with Newry, Mourne & Down District Council are hosting two family fun days for the following matches on the Big Screen at the Events Space […]

Education Minister visits Sacred Heart Grammar School to view £1.7m investment project

Education Minister, Peter Weir, visited Sacred Heart Grammar School, Newry to view the £1.77million improvement project. The project involves the extension and renovation of the old science block to provide four new general classrooms and refurbishment of the remaining five science classrooms following investment through the School Enhancement Programme (SEP). Speaking during the visit, the […]

£30m funding for Education

Education Minister Peter Weir has welcomed the £30m allocated to Education as part of June Monitoring. The Minister said, “I welcome the additional £30m of funding added to the 2016-17 Education Budget by the Executive. “Of this total, £20m has already been allocated with £15m going to the Aggregated Schools Budget and the remaining £5m […]

Domestic Abuse – Police urge people to speak out to stop it

A new campaign was launched recently by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and Policing and Community Safety Partnerships (PCSPs) to encourage people to report incidents of domestic abuse. The key message of the campaign ‘If you feel like you’re walking on eggshells that’s domestic abuse’ is designed to encourage the reporting of incidents […]

Justice Minister announces sentencing review

Justice Minister Claire Sugden has announced a major review of policy issues in relation to sentencing. The Review will look at the legislative framework for certain categories of crime, the setting of tariffs for murder, the arrangements for unduly lenient sentences and the effectiveness of the current sentencing guidelines mechanism to enhance public confidence, consistency […]

House condition survey begins

The Northern Ireland Housing Executive has a statutory responsibility for carrying out regular House Condition Surveys. This year’s survey started at the end of May. The survey examines the condition and energy efficiency of homes in both the private and social sectors and the results are used to guide priorities for housing expenditure. If your […]

Torch arrives at Southern Trust as part of tour to promote hand hygiene

A special torch aimed at promoting hand hygiene is on tour around the UK and Ireland (from 5th May – 26th September 2016) and arrived recently at The Southern Trust. The Torch was welcomed by the Trust’s Infection Prevention and Control Team recently and will remain in Northern Ireland until Monday 13th June when it […]

Newry amputee regains independence following stairlift donation

Amputee and father of two Mark Toner, from Newry, has had his family life transformed following a stairlift donation from big hearted British manufacturers, Acorn Stairlifts. After losing his leg earlier this year following four years of treatment caused by a 16ft fall at work, Mark’s only way of getting upstairs was backwards. His painful […]







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