Power NI, Northern Ireland’s leading energy company, has today announced that residential customers will not face any further increases to the price they pay for electricity this winter. Due to a recent reduction in wholesale market costs, the UK Government’s Energy Price Guarantee support scheme (EPG) will continue, but with an adjusted level […]
Specialist NIE Network (NIE) engineers will be running helicopter patrols over the next three weeks to identify areas of the electricity network which may need maintenance. Aerial patrols will take place on around 1,600km of electricity network and trained engineers will identify and record any signs of damage or wear and tear on […]
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has launched their annual Christmas operation which aims to keep people safe in the run-up to Christmas. Operation Season’s Greetings will ensure that resources are deployed across all districts in Northern Ireland including Newry, Mourne and Down to deter and detect criminality and provide visible reassurance to […]
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks has announced B Positive as their new Charity of the Year for 22/23. The charity was formed by NIE Networks employee Sara and her husband David Watson, who sadly lost their son Adam to acute myeloid leukaemia in August this year. B Positive was subsequently set up to help […]
Stark figures from the Police Service of Northern Ireland over the last few years show that there is often a significant spike in domestic abuse incidents over the festive holiday period. This includes psychological abuse with coercive and controlling behaviour creating fear in relationships and homes. The Police Service, as part of their […]
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath has said it will be impossible to properly tackle the mental health crisis in the North without Stormont functioning. Mr McGrath said an Assembly and Executive were needed to fund a robust mental health strategy. Figures released by NISRA show that there were 237 deaths from suicide in […]
Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a serious three-vehicle road traffic collision on the Castlewellan Road outside Clough. Inspector MacDonald says, “Police received a report shortly after 4.15 pm on Tuesday, 29 November that a collision had occurred between a Kia Picanto, Mini Copper and Renault HGV lorry. “Officers attended the […]
As police launch the annual winter drink drive operation, they are asking the public to pause for a moment. Superintendent Gary Busch explains, “Last year, we asked road users to consider the impact of being detected drink or drug driving. “This year, our request is more direct. “We are asking the public to […]
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath and South Belfast MP Claire Hanna met with representatives of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). The SDLP met with RCN to discuss their concerns ahead of planned strike action later this month. Mr McGrath said it was regrettable that health staff had been forced to strike but […]
Newry police say that a man murdered in a gun attack in Newry last night was shot multiple times at close range. The man, 58, was pronounced dead at the scene yesterday evening, Thursday 1 December 2022. Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Major Investigation Team have launched a murder investigation. […]
