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Archive for: July, 2020

‘Crawling man’ follows young girl in ‘traumatic’ Newry incident

Old Warrenpoint Road crawling man - Newry news

A young woman in Newry had a ‘distressing and traumatic experience’ after a ‘crawling man’ followed her as she walked home.     It happened on the Old Warrenpoint Road area in the early hours of Tuesday morning.     Newry Sinn Féin Councillor Valerie Harte urged residents living along the Old Warrenpoint Road to […]

Warrenpoint food-to-go firm opening up new income streams

DeliLites - Newry news

Leading food-to-go firm, DELI LITES, has launched a new eCommerce site as part of a series of business strategy changes as it reacts to the challenges of the current health pandemic.   The online move has seen the business adjust to changing consumer needs, with the introduction of Ireland-wide deliveries resulting in strong demand for […]

British government’s Brexit promises “worthless without action” – Newry MLA

Brexit - Newry headlines

SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh Justin McNulty has said that local businesses will face additional barriers to trade with Britain if the UK Government doesn’t take action on its pledge to secure ‘unfettered access’ to the GB market.     Speaking to Newry Times, McNulty said, “This week the British and European Union’s negotiating […]

Return to work placements announced for Training for Success trainees

NI Training for success - Newry news

Economy Minister Diane Dodds has announced that learners on the Training for Success programme can start to return to their work placements.     The return of trainees to workplaces is phased and is in line with the wider re-opening of specific sectors of the economy.     Speaking about the move, the Minister said, […]

New Northern Ireland walking campaign launched

NI walking campaign - Newry Times news

Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has launched a new public information campaign encouraging people to walk for shorter journeys.     Entitled “Great Things Happen”, the campaign encourages more people to walk as a travel option and leave the car behind. Speaking to Newry Times, Minister Mallon said, “The COVID pandemic has been an incredibly difficult […]

New FinTrU legal Assured Skills Academy open for applications

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Economy Minister Diane Dodds has announced a brand new type of Assured Skills Academy in legal services with local company FinTrU. The Academy will deliver 20 training places to individuals with degrees who wish to retrain in the legal aspect of financial services.     Training will be delivered remotely over a six-week period by […]

Consultation launched to amend human trafficking legislation

Stormont - Newry newspaper

Justice Minister Naomi Long has launched a consultation to amend human trafficking legislation. Embed from Getty Images   The Minister is consulting on amendments to the modern slavery provisions in the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support For Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (‘the HT Act 2015’).     Naomi Long said, “Human […]

Anger after illegal dumping at Newry gaelic club

Liz Kimmins - Newry dumping

Newry and Armagh Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has said that news of illegal dumping on the site of the new Thomas Davis GFC Development was disappointing.     The local MLA told Newry Times, “Oil Drums have been dumped at the site by unscrupulous people.     “This has disappointed and angered many involved […]

Health Minister highlights danger of fake and unlicensed COVID-19 medicines

Health Minister Robin Swann has warned of the danger of using unlicensed prescription medicines for the treatment of Covid-19.     The Minister said, “My Department’s Medicines Regulatory Group has been made aware that unlicensed anti-viral drugs have been illegally imported into Northern Ireland.     “This fake medicine claims to be for the treatment […]

Minister announces re-opening of Sports Hardship Fund

Communities Minister, Carál Ní Chuilín, has announced the re-opening of the Sports Hardship Fund to help sports clubs deal with the financial impact of Covid-19.     The Sports Hardship Fund initially opened on 14 April.     It has provided support totalling £1.245million to help over 600 sports clubs maintain facilities during the lockdown. […]







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