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Archive for: August, 2020

Kingspan donates £3,000 to PIPs Newry

Kingspan and PIPS Newry - Newry City news

Kingspan, the global leader in water and energy solutions, has made a significant donation to PIPS Hope and Support, recently presenting them with a cheque for an incredible £2,959.41.      Employees from Kingspan Water & Energy chose PIPS Hope & Support as one of their Charities of the Year for 2018/19.     They […]

Local government “has role to play in safeguarding public health” – Newry Councillor

Coronavirus Covid19 Newry 147 - Newry headlines

Slieve Gullion SDLP Councillor Pete Byrne has joined calls for the Department of Health to provide localised information to help alleviate fears around COVID outbreaks in the Newry Mourne and Down District Council area.     Speaking to Newry Times, Councillor Byrne commented, “We support calls for the Department of Health to ensure that there […]

High street opticians deal with huge demand as services reopen

eye test Newry - Newry Times

More than 25,000 eye care appointments were offered by optometrists across Northern Ireland in July as part of phase one of the re-opening of services, double the originally anticipated figure of 12,200.   Embed from Getty Images   These appointments included routine and urgent eye tests and were offered first to those with the most […]

Online feedback platform Care Opinion launched in Northern Ireland

Care opinion Health Minister - Newry news headlines

Service users, families and carers will have the opportunity to share their experience of Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland (HSC) through an online user feedback platform called Care Opinion which launched this week.     Care Opinion is an independent non-profit feedback platform for HSC, supported by Department of Health and implemented by […]

Warrenpoint Town FC are ‘building on experience’ with new signing

Warrenpoint Town FC - Newry and Warrenpoint news

Gavin Peers will be the manager’s fourth signing of the season.     New Warrenpoint Town FC signing Gavin Peers comes on board boasting a wealth of experience.     Gavin previously played with Glentoran FC for eighteen months, Sligo Rovers for eleven seasons, St Pat’s Athletic and Derry city. The 34-year-old Central Defender fits […]

Canoe believe it? Shocking amount of litter in local rivers

Canoe PEYE MINISTER POOTS - Newry headlines

Almost 20,000 plastic and glass bottles, 800 football, rugby and tennis balls, 120 bin bags of rubbish, 60 pieces of footwear, 22 plastic ducks, 15 traffic cones, 11 shopping trolleys and 7 bicycles, are just some of the things fished out of a local river over nine months.     The Environment Minister Edwin Poots […]

Newry supplier secures a kick start from Lidl Northern Ireland

Newry Supplier Secures a Kick Start from Lidl Northern Ireland - Newry business news

The Little Meat Company, based in Newry, County Down, has secured a boost from Lidl Northern Ireland after naming the local artisan producer as one of this year’s Kick Start suppliers.     Lidl also selected its decadent meat pies to go on sale across 202 Lidl stores within the island of Ireland.     […]

Newry company achieves medical accreditation

Exact Group Newry - Newry business news

Lockdown gives engineering company an opportunity to add to their capabilities and engage with medical and pharma sectors.     A Newry-based engineering firm, Exact Group, during the lockdown period, has achieved the medical device compliance international accreditation, ISO 13485, adding to the company’s already prolific Aerospace and Defence accreditations and awards.     ISO […]

Over 25,000 businesses ‘benefitting from 100% rate relief’

Finance Minister with Gary Keenan, Bogart - Northern Ireland business news

Over 25,000 businesses in Northern Ireland are now benefitting from the 12 months rates holiday introduced by the Executive to help businesses impacted by Covid-19.     Legislation detailing the categories of business use across the hospitality, tourism, retail, leisure and other sectors to benefit from 100% rate relief until 31 March 2021 has now […]

Student nurses and midwives commended for pandemic contribution

Coronavirus Covid19 Newry News headlines

Health Minister Robin Swann has thanked nursing and midwifery students for their response to the Covid-19 emergency.     Given the significant pressures on the system and the need to fully support existing services, second and final year nursing and midwifery students were given the opportunity to undertake a paid role.     Minister Swann […]







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