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Archive for: March, 2019

Call for Newry parents to air their views on childcare

Employers For Childcare has launched its 10th annual Childcare Cost Survey and wants to hear your views on childcare in your area. Aoife Hamilton, Policy & Information Manager at Employers For Childcare, “We have been tracking the cost and provision of childcare in Northern Ireland for ten years now.     “We are interested in […]

Call for vigilance after Derrybeg burglary

Sinn Féin Councillor Charlie Casey has warned residents of Derrybeg and the wider community to be extra vigilant after an attempted house robbery and a shed burglary in the area. The Sinn Féin representative said, “There was an attempted break-in to a home in Second Avenue Derrybeg.     “Fortunately the residents were at home […]

Crimes against older people in NI “half as likely to be solved”

Action on Elder Abuse Northern Ireland is set to use its annual conference to call on politicians, practitioners, and policymakers to commit to listening to the voices of abused older people. Older people are only half as likely as younger victims to have crimes committed against them solved by police, research by Action on Elder […]

Ditch paper receipts as VAT goes digital

Senior Decision Makers in finance and accounting admit to not being the best at keeping receipts, as 65% confess to having lost them, according to a new YouGov poll. The poll run by YouGov for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) also found that 92 per cent of  senior decision makers personally bank online, almost two […]

South Armagh native returns to open new hotel, creating 85 jobs

Killeavy Castle, nestled in the woodland at the foot of Slieve Gullion, is set to unveil its newly refurbished premises following a £12 million investment with support from First Trust Bank. The Grade 1 listed building, derelict for over a decade, has been given a new lease of life after being bought by Armagh native […]

395 attacks on nurses in Southern Trust

Northern Ireland’s Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) Charlotte McArdle has said that any form of attack on nurses and other healthcare workers is “totally unacceptable”. She was speaking after figures were released from Northern Ireland’s five Health Trusts which showed last year there were 6,651 attacks on health care staff – 6,138 were directed at nurses, […]

Brexit Conference set for Carrickdale

SDLP Slieve Gullion Councillor Pete Byrne has welcomed Newry Mourne and Down District Council’s plans for a cross border conference on Brexit to be held at the Carrickdale Hotel on 13 March. Brexit: The Future for Border Businesses organised in partnership with Louth County Council will address the future shape of economic co-operation as well […]

Hilarious production ‘I Shall Wear Purple’ comes to Newry

One of Northern Ireland’s leading theatre companies, c21, takes its latest production, ‘I Shall Wear Purple’ to Sean Hollywood Arts Centre, Newry on Tuesday 5 March, following a hugely successful opening night at the Grand Opera House in Belfast. Youth and experience collide in a scintillating, hilarious clash of culture in this new black comedy.  […]

HMRC urges local business owners to make sure they are ready for no deal

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging business owners in Northern Ireland to prepare now and consider three steps to ensure their businesses can continue to trade with the EU if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. The first step businesses need to take is to register for an Economic Operator and Registration […]

Man ‘apprehended’ inside shed during ‘potential robbery’

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Newry City Councillor Valerie Harte has praised the vigilance of residents living in Ardmaine Gardens in the Fullerton Road area after a man was apprehended inside the shed of a residence. The local Councillor said, “I must commend the prompt actions of neighbours of a resident in Ardmaine Gardens who apprehended a person who had […]







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