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Anger at latest ‘despicable’ incident of illegal dumping

Oonagh Magennis, a candidate for Sinn Féin in the upcoming local elections, has said that anyone involved in illegal dumping has a ‘complete disregard for people, the environment and the landscape’. Oonagh, commenting after visiting the site of recent illegal dumping of materials in the Ballintemple area, said, “I have been shocked at the culture […]

Bright nights ‘the perfect opportunity to get out and exercise’

With the clocks moving forward and the nights getting brighter, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging everyone to use it as an opportunity to increase their levels of physical activity. Speaking to Newry Times, Colette Brolly, the PHA’s lead on physical activity, said, “A stretch in the evenings means that we have more opportunity […]

New campaign launched to encourage voting in local government elections

A new campaign has launched to explain the vital role of our 11 councils and to encourage people to vote in the local government elections on Thursday 2 May. Spearheaded by the Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA), informative, short animation pieces focus on the real-life experiences of four individuals, why they believe that voting […]

Little Newry girl gets ‘Harvey’s Gang’ tour at Hospital Laboratory

The Southern Trust are the first in Northern Ireland to host a Harvey’s Gang Tour for young people with long-term health conditions and needle phobias to visit medical laboratories to understand what happens to their blood samples. ‘Harvey’s Gang’ started in 2013 at the Hematology and Blood Transfusion Laboratory at Worthing Hospital, Sussex NHS Trust. […]

SDLP rejects Daisy Hill Hospital stroke service proposals

SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh Justin McNulty has voiced his party’s opposition to the proposed changes to stroke services which would see services moved from Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry to Craigavon Area Hospital. McNulty was speaking following the public meeting in Newry this week. “Daisy Hill is a wonderful hospital with outstanding and […]

Newry Early Years Centre awarded funding under £500k food scheme

Newry Early Years Children and Family Centre is one of five Northern Ireland community projects to be awarded a share of over £500k worth of funding over the next three years aimed at improving health through food in low-income communities.  The investment has been made by safefood as part of its Community Food Initiatives (CFI) […]

Newry businesses urged to sign up for night-time run

Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games medallist Leon Reid is urging businesses in the Newry area to ‘get on board’ for the fifth annual Grant Thornton Runway Run. The 200m sprinter has joined the leading business advisory group as ambassador for the ever-popular 5k race, which is now open for registration, as it returns to the runway […]

Celtic and Rangers check in for STATSports SuperCupNI 

Celtic and Rangers have both signed up for the STATSports SuperCupNI. But Glasgow’s Old Firm pair will not meet in this summer’s international youth tournament.     Celtic will bring some of their top Under-17 future stars to compete in the Premier competition at Under-17 level while Rangers contest the Junior tournament in the U-15 […]

Southern Regional College lecturer wins Royal seal of approval

Southern Regional College’s Marilyn Warren has secured the prestigious Lion Award for Lecturer of the Year as part of the annual City & Guilds Medals for Excellence programme. Exactly 140 years old this year and widely acknowledged as the ‘Oscars of skills education’, the Lion Awards recognise outstanding individuals in their field and the unrivalled […]

Fresh appeal to the public following recent spate of ATM thefts

A senior PSNI detective has today issued a fresh appeal to the public to help catch the criminals behind the recent spate of ATM thefts across Northern Ireland. Detective Chief Inspector David Henderson joined Retail NI Chief Executive Glynn Roberts in making his appeal in the wake of the seventh ATM theft this year, which […]







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