Detectives investigating a major gorse fire in the Mourne Mountains over the weekend are appealing for information. Detective Inspector Handley said, “A multi-agency operation was involved in bringing the huge fire under control, which the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) declared a major incident. “While the cause of the […]
Newry and Armagh MLA Liz Kimmins has urged people to show our support for and shop local as the retail sector reopens this weekend. The Sinn Féin MLA said, “This weekend sees the long-awaited reopening of the retail sector and slight relaxations for the hospitality industry. “The arrival of Covid 19 […]
Following the NI Executive relaxation of Lockdown for non-essential retailers at the end of the month, Buttercrane Centre welcomes the phased reopening of Centre retailers from 30 April. Peter Murray, Buttercrane Centre Manager said, “Stores are responding as quickly as possible to the new date. “And there is lots of work […]
An extra 60 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine have been secured by the UK government to help support the booster Covid-19 vaccination programme beginning from the Autumn. To protect the most vulnerable ahead of the Winter, the government is preparing for a booster programme based on the clinical need to ensure people […]
New guidance that will facilitate increased visiting in care settings here is being finalised, Health Minister Robin Swann has stated. Guidance is being updated for visiting in hospitals (including Maternity), hospices and care homes. New guidance is expected to be published imminently and, to allow preparations to be made in care […]
The Department of Health has published an update on its COVID-19 Response Strategy, detailing the wide range of actions undertaken in response to the pandemic. The document outlines key work initiated in different spheres including new testing technologies, contact tracing, supporting capacity and resilience in the system, rebuilding plans, primary care, COVID centres, […]
A vital programme aimed at raising awareness of the importance of bowel screening is now available online to support the recent rollout of a new, simpler bowel cancer screening kit in Northern Ireland. The Women’s Resource and Development Agency’s (WRDA) ground-breaking online screening awareness programme was originally developed to help tackle inequalities in […]
Lisburn digital transformation specialist Xperience IT is to invest over £1.5million and create 16 jobs as part of plans to expand its business offering with a new IT service platform. The company provides cloud computing and managed IT services, as well as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, to […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has called for a new road safety strategy with ambitious targets to seriously reduce deaths occurring on the road network. The Newry and Armagh MLA stated, “2020 saw 56 people lose their lives on the roads, the same number of people as the year before despite the lower […]
Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has welcomed the introduction of Irish language signage on the West Belfast Glider route. From this week, internal passenger information will display bilingual onboard “next stop” signage. This will be implemented on Glider services operating from Millfield to McKinstry Road and at the Colin Connect Hub. Speaking […]
