SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh Justin McNulty has called for a fundamental rethink of the way the Out of Hours medical services are configured. McNulty made the call as the Department of Health confirmed monies are being allocated to transform the health service locally. Speaking to Newry Times, McNulty said, “Out of […]
Detectives are appealing for information following a burglary at a house in the Tullyframe Road area of Kilkeel on the morning of Tuesday, 8 May. It was reported that entry was forced via the rear of the property at some point between 9:00 am and 10:05 am. A sum of cash and jewellery […]
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and the Public Health Agency (PHA) is using it as an opportunity to raise awareness about stress and the steps we can take to tackle it. Mental Health Awareness Week runs from 14-21 May and this year shines a spotlight on how we can learn to manage stress […]
SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh Justin McNulty has branded the treatment of the disabled and the vulnerable by private health assessor Capita as appalling. Speaking to Newry Times, McNulty explained, “We have heard many stories in the media where those with disabilities and in receipt of Disability Living Allowance have lost their benefit when […]
In his funniest and most impossible show yet Mindreader, BBC star and mentalist David Meade will blow your mind as he beats the odds and predicts the impossible. Now performing all over the world, David’s ‘Wizard of Odds’ national tour on home soil has been blowing minds across the country. This year’s ‘Wizard of Odds’ […]
Newry Library is one of Northern Ireland’s 96 public libraries that are joining the Public Health Agency’s (PHA) Breastfeeding Welcome Here scheme. The new members will take the number of businesses, council facilities and popular tourist attractions signed up to the scheme to over 600. Breastfeeding Welcome Here was established to enable businesses […]
The Mourne International Walking Festival celebrates two decades of outdoor enjoyment and discovery next month when the award-winning three-day event returns on Friday 22nd June. The Festival celebrates the Mourne Mountains area, with its sweeping slopes, granite peaks and stunning coastline views, and has captivated thousands of walkers, hikers – and strollers – with its […]
A new series of information leaflets are now available to help people using mental health services in the Southern Trust area. The Trust in collaboration with service users has been at the forefront in Northern Ireland for co-producing such information. The set of 14 leaflets aims to offer mental health service users […]
Football legends and well-known personalities joined the McDonald’s Grassroots Football Awards launch recently as it visited communities and football clubs across Northern Ireland to announce details of the 2018 programme which is seeking out the unsung heroes of grassroots football. Football fans, club members and children turned out to meet ambassadors; Martin Keown, Pat Jennings, […]
A chef from one of Northern Ireland’s leading food-to-go businesses is the only local chef shortlisted for the UK food industry’s coveted title of Sandwich Designer of the year. Dean Skinner, part of Newry-based Deli-Lites’ product development team, has qualified for the final of the much-anticipated British Sandwich Association’s annual awards – thanks to two […]
