
Translink and RUAS are encouraging Newry visitors to the Balmoral Show, 10th – 13th May 2017, to make the smart move by planning their journeys in advance and enjoying special bus and rail travel arrangements including Enterprise services stopping in Lisburn. Translink Group Chief Executive Chris Conway says special public transport services are in place […]
May 8 2017 | Posted in
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Sonographers in the Southern HSC Trust are receiving specialist fetal cardiac training to help detect babies with heart defects during pregnancy scans. Each year there are around 24,500 babies born in Northern Ireland. Around 200 babies will have a life-threatening heart condition. Early detection of these heart defects before birth means the babies’ delivery and […]
May 8 2017 | Posted in
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A trio of talented performers will be taking to the stage next week at the Grand Opera House in Belfast in a new production of the hit musical comedy Me and My Girl. The show is produced by one of Northern Ireland’s most successful companies, St. Agnes Choral Society who are celebrating their sixtieth anniversary […]

Digital innovators; start-ups, small and medium sized, business experts and academics interested in developing innovative solutions to assist with digital manufacturing are invited to apply for a highly focused open innovation workshop with leading global manufacturing company Seagate. This is a unique opportunity for pioneering individuals and companies to work with a leading international manufacturing […]

Southern Regional College Level 3 and 4 Sports Studies students recently completed a two-week placement in Malta from 1st April to 15th April 2017, funded through the Erasmus+ programme. Erasmus+ programmes help to improve the personal development of students and boost their employability skills through European work placements enabling them to obtain exposure to European […]

SDLP MP for South Down, Margaret Ritchie, has called for greater protections for consumers and greater adherence to consumer protection in a debate in Westminster on the fire risk of Whirlpool’s tumble dryers. Margaret Ritchie said, “Consumers should be able to have the confidence that faulty products that could cause a risk to life or […]
May 5 2017 | Posted in
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The scaffolding has come down on Danske Bank’s Newry branch as work to repair and restore the exterior of the building has completed. Since last autumn, external remedial works have been carried out to the front elevations of the listed Hill Street building to address problems of water getting in and deterioration of the external […]

Buttercrane Shopping Centre and their nominated charities, Samaritans, PIPS and the Michaela Foundation will be hosting a series of events on the Mall to raise awareness of Mental Health issues as part of Mental Health Awareness Week, which takes place from 8th – 14th May. Good mental health is more than the absence of a […]

Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) has teamed up with two local charities, Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke and MindWise, on a new initiative, ‘Healthy Body, Healthy Mind, to raise awareness of the importance of keeping both your mental and physical health in good shape. A number of awareness raising events are planned […]

Sinn Féin MLA Chris Hazzard has confirmed that proposed closures of the Newcastle and Ballynahinch Social Security Offices have been put on hold until a new Communities Minister has the opportunity to review the proposals currently on the table. The South Down MLA said, “Following discussions with the Department for Communities I can confirm that […]