Enhancing support and encouraging innovation across the environment, agri-food, forestry, fisheries sectors and rural communities is the key aim of a draft Innovation Strategy, launched for consultation recently. The Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is seeking your views on how the Department can stimulate and support innovation by businesses and organisations operating […]
Jan 22 2020 | Posted in
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Justice Minister Naomi Long has called for an end to paramilitary-style attacks following a shooting incident in Belfast that has left a 39-year-old man with life-changing injuries. Naomi Long said, “Violent criminals have carried out a brutal attack on a member of our community, which has resulted in life-changing injuries. Article continues below “Violence has […]
Jan 22 2020 | Posted in
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Officers from PSNI’s Economic Crime Unit have conducted the largest money laundering search and arrest operation in Northern Ireland focussing on the international money laundering of criminal assets accumulating to approximately £215 million. Fifteen properties were searched across Northern Ireland and seven people arrested. Eight searches were carried out yesterday, Monday 20 January, in […]
Jan 21 2020 | Posted in
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JMK Solicitors and CRASH Services, which has offices in both Newry and Belfast, has raised £13,000 towards NI Chest Heart and Stroke’s Heart Strong campaign. As part of their year-long partnership with the charity, the campaign saw the firm become Local Heart Heroes, joining a team of heroes who are passionate about raising awareness of […]
Jan 21 2020 | Posted in
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Applications are invited from not-for-profit groups and regional development agencies as well as registered charities to apply for the 2020-21 Northern Ireland Regional Food Programme (NIRFP). The programme has supported many local events and initiatives by providing financial support in three key areas of activity – regional fairs/exhibitions, seminars/workshops, and information programmes. Article continues below […]
Jan 21 2020 | Posted in
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There were 189 drug-related deaths registered in Northern Ireland in 2018. Half (95) of these deaths were of men aged 25-44. Article continues below These are some of the findings of the statistics published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). The 2018 total (189) is more than double that recorded […]
Jan 20 2020 | Posted in
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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is announcing new telephone numbers from 24 January 2020 to make it easier for residents across the district to get in touch with the services they need. All existing telephone numbers will start to change from this date including the Council’s main contact number, which will change to 0330 […]
Jan 20 2020 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin Councillor Roisin Mulgrew has raised her “deep concerns” about what she described as the dangerous condition of the Carrickananny Road surface. The local Councillor was commenting after surveying the worsening condition of the road. Article continues below Speaking to Newry Times, the Sinn Féin representative said, “Despite having highlighted the severity of potholes […]
Jan 17 2020 | Posted in
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Workplus has announced that it has created 120 apprenticeship opportunities with 28 employers in Northern Ireland and applications are now open. Former St Mary’s High School pupil, Tess Kelly, from Newry, 23, is in the first year of a level 3 civil engineering apprenticeship with AECOM in Belfast. She said she believes the opportunity to […]
Two men were handed a 30 month suspended sentence each and domestic football banning orders in Newry Magistrates Court yesterday, Wednesday 15 January. The banning orders follow an incident of disorderly behaviour at Newry Showgrounds on 20 April 2018. Article continues below A 24-year-old man was given a 5-year football banning order and a 25-year-old […]
Jan 16 2020 | Posted in
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