The education sector recently launched the Biggest Business Breakfast event, an event for local businesses to hear about the diverse range of funded support initiatives on offer and highlight how this support can transform business. Southern Regional College’s event at the Newry campus featured speakers Breda McAteer, Quality & Environmental Manager at OHMG […]
With the recent news that Northern Ireland has just experienced its warmest May on record since 2008 and the second warmest Spring (March to May) since 1893, NI Water has issued a timely reminder to anyone planning to visit mountain areas, particularly the Mournes, that there is a real risk of wildfires. With […]
Ulster University research has found that user ratings and download rates are unreliable indicators of quality in digital health apps. The study, Don’t Judge a Book or Health App by its Cover, was led by researchers at Ulster University’s School of Computing and delivered in partnership with the Organisation for the Review of […]
The Marketing and Communications Team at Southern Regional College was thrilled to receive two marketing awards at the inaugural Remarkable Marketing Awards 2024 on Friday, 31 May 2024, at the Belfast Europa Hotel. The team were finalists and ultimate winners in the categories ‘Education and Training’ and ‘Large Marketing Team’. This year’s awards […]
The Southern Trust’s Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy service has hosted a visit from the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Chris Quinn, to John Mitchel Place, Newry. The Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy community team offers a wide range of support across community clinics and specialist provision in mainstream schools […]
A new £3million fund to help protect our peatlands has been launched by Environment Minister Andrew Muir. Councils and voluntary organisations can now apply for the Peatland Challenge Fund Competition, which offers a minimum grant of £50,000 for projects that will protect and improve habitats and the quality of our water. This Peatland […]
Local boat owners are asked to bring any time-expired marine distress flares to a disposal event organised by the Royal Yachting Association Northern Ireland and facilitated by the Police Service of Northern Ireland next month. The risk of keeping old marine distress flares is that these may not work effectively when you need […]
Tourism Northern Ireland has released new figures showing that the overall value of golf tourism reached a new high last year. It now far exceeds pre-pandemic levels, driven by more spend by golfers from Great Britain and North America. Research conducted by Sporting Insights for Tourism NI’s annual Golf Tourism Monitor showed that […]
Talented local photographers’ winning images will be on public display at Newry Train Station as part of Translink’s Connections photographic exhibition. As part of the competition, amateur photographers submitted images that capture how public transport better connects people, communities, and places. A selection of the winning images will now be on display at […]
A host of Newry-based beauty businesses have been listed as finalists for the 2024 NI Beauty Excellence Awards, which will be held at the Crowne Plaza in Belfast on Saturday, 15 June 2024. The Awards recognise and celebrate the success and achievements of the aesthetics, beauty and hair industries across Northern Ireland. This […]
