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Ditch paper receipts as VAT goes digital

Senior Decision Makers in finance and accounting admit to not being the best at keeping receipts, as 65% confess to having lost them, according to a new YouGov poll. The poll run by YouGov for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) also found that 92 per cent of  senior decision makers personally bank online, almost two […]

South Armagh native returns to open new hotel, creating 85 jobs

Killeavy Castle, nestled in the woodland at the foot of Slieve Gullion, is set to unveil its newly refurbished premises following a £12 million investment with support from First Trust Bank. The Grade 1 listed building, derelict for over a decade, has been given a new lease of life after being bought by Armagh native […]

395 attacks on nurses in Southern Trust

Northern Ireland’s Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) Charlotte McArdle has said that any form of attack on nurses and other healthcare workers is “totally unacceptable”. She was speaking after figures were released from Northern Ireland’s five Health Trusts which showed last year there were 6,651 attacks on health care staff – 6,138 were directed at nurses, […]

Brexit Conference set for Carrickdale

SDLP Slieve Gullion Councillor Pete Byrne has welcomed Newry Mourne and Down District Council’s plans for a cross border conference on Brexit to be held at the Carrickdale Hotel on 13 March. Brexit: The Future for Border Businesses organised in partnership with Louth County Council will address the future shape of economic co-operation as well […]

Hilarious production ‘I Shall Wear Purple’ comes to Newry

One of Northern Ireland’s leading theatre companies, c21, takes its latest production, ‘I Shall Wear Purple’ to Sean Hollywood Arts Centre, Newry on Tuesday 5 March, following a hugely successful opening night at the Grand Opera House in Belfast. Youth and experience collide in a scintillating, hilarious clash of culture in this new black comedy.  […]

HMRC urges local business owners to make sure they are ready for no deal

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging business owners in Northern Ireland to prepare now and consider three steps to ensure their businesses can continue to trade with the EU if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. The first step businesses need to take is to register for an Economic Operator and Registration […]

Man ‘apprehended’ inside shed during ‘potential robbery’

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Newry City Councillor Valerie Harte has praised the vigilance of residents living in Ardmaine Gardens in the Fullerton Road area after a man was apprehended inside the shed of a residence. The local Councillor said, “I must commend the prompt actions of neighbours of a resident in Ardmaine Gardens who apprehended a person who had […]

Department outlines next steps for the A1 Junctions scheme

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and draft statutory orders for the A1 Junctions Phase 2 road improvement scheme will be published in March 2019. This commencement of the statutory procedures will be followed by a further public consultation which will provide everyone with an opportunity to have their say on the updated scheme proposals.   […]

Newry MLA questions RTE’s stance on competitions

SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh Justin McNulty has called on RTÉ to clarify the reason northern viewers are not able to take part in competitions on some of the station’s most popular television shows. Speaking to Newry Times, McNulty explained, “Over recent weeks I have noticed that competitions on shows such as the Sunday […]

Relocation of Community Nursing Team “a cause of great concern”

Newry Mourne and Down Councillor Róisín Mulgrew has said the decision by the Southern Health Trust to relocate the Community Nursing team to a central hub at Ivybrook in Newry, was a cause of great concern. The Sinn Féin representative said, “I have been informed that the Community Nursing Team serving the wider Newry and […]







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