
Cranfield, Murlough and Tyrella beaches have been named among the 2024 international Blue Flag Award winners. Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful announced that a total of nine local beaches and seven marinas earned the prestigious Blue Flag Award distinction after meeting world-class standards in criteria such as safety, accessibility, cleanliness, environmental education and, for […]
May 20 2024 | Posted in
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Lidl Northern Ireland and NSPCC Northern Ireland have celebrated a successful seven-year partnership in which the region’s fastest-growing retailer has helped to raise a record £1M to help keep children safe across Northern Ireland. Lidl NI chose NSPCC as its preferred charity partner in 2017 for an initial three-year period, but due to […]
May 17 2024 | Posted in
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Newry and Mourne is set to benefit from £43k from the Assets Recovery Community Scheme, Justice Minister Naomi Long has announced. A number of community and voluntary organisations in the Newry and Mourne Council area have been awarded funding from the 2024-2027 Assets Recovery Community Scheme (ARCS). The money allocated will go towards […]
May 16 2024 | Posted in
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Marking the 30th anniversary of the twinning of two towns, Ruelle-sur-Touvre in France, and Banbridge in Northern Ireland, is a special art piece created by Newry Southern Regional College art student Eugena Woods. Eugena produced a stunning artwork entitled ‘Celebration of Fusion’ that incorporates fused glass and textiles. On the design, Eugena was […]
May 15 2024 | Posted in
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Bank of Ireland is launching a region-wide series of free fraud awareness events, one of which will take place in Newry, as part of its commitment to safeguarding the financial well-being of its customers and the wider community. The six events are planned in Bangor, Newry, Omagh, Coleraine, Magherafelt and Lurgan, with […]

We all remember our childhood in Newry and hearing those iconic ice cream chimes, which signalled the arrival of the local ice cream man. The nostalgia of buying a ’99’ ice cream with a flake, a screwball with a bubbly or a slush puppy is one of those enduring memories from many of […]

The Southern Trust is hosting a special service of remembrance and thanksgiving for parents and families who have been bereaved through pregnancy loss or the death of a baby, child or young person in Craigavon Area Hospital or the wider community. The service will occur on Sunday 19 May at 3.00 pm in […]

Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) has installed life-saving Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) at all of its Fire Stations. The proactive measure highlights NIFRS’s unwavering commitment to saving lives. Defibrillators are now located in 67 Fire Stations across Northern Ireland and at NIFRS HQ in Lisburn. Studies show that early intervention with […]
May 14 2024 | Posted in
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Patients, visitors, and staff are warned of possible disruption at hospital sites from next week and advised to leave extra time for appointments and access to hospital sites. The Assembly passed the free hospital parking provision in 2022, and car parking charges are due to end on 12 May 2024. However, the executive […]
May 13 2024 | Posted in
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A lorry driver has been arrested following the seizure of more than nine million cigarettes on the A1 near Lisburn. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), supported by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), seized the cigarettes – worth an estimated £5 million in duty and taxes. The 45-foot lorry was stopped by […]
May 13 2024 | Posted in
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