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Archive for: June, 2018

Scammers steal £25,000 and £14,000 in recent incidents

Police are appealing for vigilance after reports of fraud involving scammers phoning the public purporting to be from computer broadband and search engine providers. Over the past weekend, police say they have had cases where separate victims lost £25,000 and £14,000 as a result of this.     Speaking to Newry Times, Superintendent Simon Walls […]

‘More needs to be done to ease exam stress’ – Newry MLA

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SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh Justin McNulty has said that more must be done to ease the stress experienced by students and young people at exam time.  Speaking to Newry Times, McNulty explained, “Stress is a part of everyday life, however, our young people are being introduced to it at an even younger age.  […]

Newry chocolate business shortlisted in prestigious awards

Newry chocolate company NearyNógs, Northern Ireland’s first and only chocolate manufacturer, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Northern Ireland heats of the Delicious Magazine Produce Awards, to be held at The Irish Game Fair at Shanes Fair on Saturday 23 June. The prestigious awards will be judged by an adjudication team led by […]

‘DUP and Tory agenda jeopardising economic stability’ – Murphy

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Economic stability in the North is being jeopardised by the actions of the DUP and the Tory Party, Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy has said. The Newry and Armagh MLA was commenting after a number of business groups wrote to the British Secretary of State calling for civil servants to be given more powers in […]

£19m Newry Leisure Centre wins prestigious RICS award

Newry Leisure Centre has been named as the winner in the Regeneration category of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards 2018. The £19m leisure centre project funded mainly by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, was a two-phase design concept combining numerous facilities that were previously spread across the city.     The […]

Serious assault on vulnerable man in Bessbrook

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Police are appealing for information following a serious assault on a man in the Bessbrook area on Monday, 28 May. At approximately 10:15 pm the man was making his way home and was attacked close to the Cloughreagh Community Centre.     Police said he was attacked by two males who were driving a Dark […]

Graduates embark on careers in robotics and data visualisation with Deloitte

Twenty graduates are set for a career in the emerging areas of robotics process automation and data visualisation with Deloitte. Following successful completion of the Firm’s first ever Robotic Automation and Data Visualisation Academy pre-employment training programme, graduates were interviewed by Deloitte and will join the company in the coming weeks.     Delivered at […]

Southern Trust celebrates 20 years of renal care

The Southern Trust’s Renal Unit, based at Daisy Hill Hospital is celebrating 20 years since it opened in 1998. To mark the occasion, the team is hosting a service of remembrance and thanksgiving on Sunday 17 June 2018 from 3pm to 4.40pm in Newry Cathedral.     Anyone including patients and families both past and […]

A-Level students urged to add vaccine to checklist ahead of university

With exam season in full swing, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging everyone currently doing A-Levels to think next about getting the meningococcal ACWY vaccine ahead of starting university in September. Speaking to Newry Times, Dr Lucy Jessop, Consultant in Health Protection at the PHA, explained, “Heads are stuck in the schoolbooks at this […]







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