Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced that she is extending legislation to protect private renters from eviction to 4 May 2022. Introduced at the start of the pandemic the Private Tenancies (Coronavirus Modifications) Act requires landlords to give tenants a 12-week notice to quit period before seeking a court order to begin proceedings […]
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has urged students to check if they could be entitled to benefits by using the Department for Communities’ Make the Call Wraparound service. Minister Hargey was speaking as students began returning to college and university at the start of the academic year. The Make the Call service […]
People from all walks of life across the Newry and Mourne area are being encouraged to apply for one of the free Open University courses available this autumn as part of the government’s Skill Up initiative. The most recent data for students registered with The Open University (the OU) in the Newry […]
Life and Time Care, the palliative charity which delivers end of life care to Warrenpoint, Burren and the Rostrevor region, has this month launched a new team of nurses to deliver services to the Rathfriland, Hilltown and Mayobridge area. The established end of life charity, Life & Time Care, provides palliative support to […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has told the Assembly’s Infrastructure committee that hourly bus services from Newry to Dublin should be reinstated. The Newry and Armagh MLA stated, “In 2019 there was an hourly bus service from Newry to Dublin and Dublin Airport. “Currently, Translink’s 2021-2022 timetable only has services from […]
Newry SDLP MLA Justin McNulty has welcomed the announcement of a Taxi Action Plan from SDLP Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon to benefit taxi drivers. SDLP Minister Mallon has announced a number of new steps to support the taxi industry as they rebuild following the Covid-19 pandemic. Among the proposals are plans […]
SDLP MLA Justin McNulty has said the 35% gas tariffs price increase by Firmus energy is the latest blow to those struggling financially. It comes after a string of price increases locally for utilities including electricity and gas. The price rise will initially only affect the Ten Towns Network of Antrim, […]
Click Energy has announced it will be increasing electricity prices by 16% for customers on a variable rate tariff from 1 October 2021 and comes after a 9% rise earlier this month. This will see the typical bill paying and keypad (PAYG) meter customers needing to find up to an extra £100 per […]
Budget Energy, Northern Ireland’s third-largest electricity supplier, is set to increase prices by 18% from Friday 8 October 2021. This announcement means that, in the last seven months, it has increased prices by over 36%. The typical customer with a credit meter will see their bill rise by around £129 per […]
Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has announced that she plans to take steps to introduce new support measures to assist the taxi industry as they rebuild following the Covid restrictions. Minister Mallon’s Taxi Action Plan includes proposals to wipe DVA fees for new taxi drivers in 2021/22. The proposals also include a […]
