The Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding parents of children who will be entering year 9 in September that they will be offered the HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccine during the first school term, with boys now eligible to receive it for the first time. The vaccine is offered as part of the school-based vaccination […]
Community and voluntary groups are being encouraged to apply for small grants which can be used to improve the health and wellbeing of local communities. The Public Health Agency (PHA) aims to work with local groups through its small grants programme to address health and wellbeing in Northern Ireland. The grants programme will […]
Norbrook and its team have raised over £120,000 for the Southern Area Hospice Services as part of the company’s 50th-year celebrations. Employees of the Newry-based business raised over £60,000 through nine events; smashing their target of £50,000. The company then matched the employee total, bringing the amount going to support the Hospice’s important […]
Police in Newry, Mourne and Down are urging members of the public to be vigilant following a number of reports of burglaries in the area in recent days. Speaking to Newry Times, Detective Sergeant Bell said, “Over the course of the weekend a total of 8 burglaries were reported in the Whitecross, Camlough, Mayobridge, Newry, […]
Local installers servicing Newry, Warrenpoint and surrounding areas have been awarded the firmus energy installer charter, offering further reassurance to local customers switching to natural gas. With ambitious plans already underway in the Newry and Warrenpoint areas by firmus energy, with an approximate investment value of more than £1.5million to make natural gas available to […]
Local children from Newry Early Years Children & Family Centre received a special visit from safefood’s Rufus the Friendly Monster as part of a new initiative to help teach pre-school children good handwashing habits. safefood has teamed up Early Years – The Organisation for Young Children – to distribute Rufus the Friendly Monster resource packs […]
The Northern Ireland population at 30 June 2018 was estimated to be 1.882 million, an annual increase of 10,800 people (0.6%) on the 2017 estimate. This is one of the findings of the annual statistics published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). The annual increase is driven by both natural […]
The achievements of Northern Ireland’s top businesswomen will be celebrated at the 2019 Women in Business Awards, an initiative now in its ninth year. The Awards are an annual celebration of the outstanding achievements of female business leaders. The gala evening will be hosted at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Belfast on Thursday […]
The Mo Mowlam Playpark on the Stormont Estate has reopened following a major refurbishment. The playpark has been transformed into an inclusive playpark, specially designed so children of all abilities can play together. It incorporates a wheelchair accessible roundabout, swing, low level lookout tower and trampoline as well as a dedicated sensory area. […]
Sinn Féin MPs Chris Hazzard and Mickey Brady have said the clear message coming from a public consultation meeting in Newry on the future of stroke services is that the consultation process is “flawed” and should be halted. Speaking after the meeting in Newry last night, South Down Chris Hazzard MP said, “The local community […]
