Detectives from Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Public Protection Branch have welcomed the sentence handed down to a 19-year-old man at Newry Magistrates Court this week for sexual activity with a child. The offence took place in July 2018. The man was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment suspended for 3 years […]
Police are appealing for witnesses following an incident in Newry on Friday night, 19 March 2021 that left a police officer injured and a police car damaged. At 8:10 pm, officers from the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Intercept Team were alerted to a vehicle travelling southbound on the A1, Newry Road. […]
A document setting out a vision for a modern, innovative, collaborative and responsive 21st Century courts and tribunals system was launched this month. ‘Modernising the Courts and Tribunals in Northern Ireland’, which has been approved by Justice Minster Naomi Long, the Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan and the Northern Ireland Courts and […]
Economy Minister Diane Dodds has welcomed the publication of Sir Peter Hendy’s Union Connectivity Review Interim Report. Speaking of the publication of the Report the Minister said, “This is an ambitious Report which aims to deliver a UK-wide transport network that encompasses sea, rail, air and road. “Improved connectivity through a […]
Eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties can affect anyone at any stage of their life, so the Public Health Agency (PHA) has released a new animation to raise awareness of this issue. Dysphagia is the medical term for swallowing difficulties. Some people with dysphagia have problems swallowing certain foods or liquids, while others can’t […]
One of Northern Ireland’s best-loved television personalities, Eamonn Holmes, has pledged his support to St Vincent de Paul after meeting with the charity’s representatives. Eamonn met with the Society’s Regional President, Mary Waide, and Regional Manager, Pauline Brown, and they highlighted the work of SVP across Northern Ireland. They stressed how […]
Three Southern Trust teams have been shortlisted in the prestigious UK-wide HSJ Value Awards 2021. The annual event celebrates projects and people that are driving operational and clinical improvements across health and social care. The Trust’s Children’s Disability Social Work Service and Stone Treatment Team have both been shortlisted from hundreds […]
Economy Minister Diane Dodds this week announced that Craigavon based agri-tech firm, Axis Technology & Development has won a £4million deal with the Canadian mushroom grower, Highline Mushrooms. Axis Technology used Invest Northern Ireland support for Research and Development (R&D) to develop and refine its mushroom harvesting system. The machinery provides farmers with […]
A Newry project is among thousands of good causes throughout the UK to share in more than £1 billion awarded by the National Lottery during the last year to support people and projects cope with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the first anniversary of lockdown approaches, new figures revealed today show […]
Northern Ireland families using their Tax-Free Childcare accounts to pay for their childcare costs are benefitting from a government top-up worth up to £500 every three months, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced. But there are thousands of families across the UK missing out on the chance to save money on childcare. […]
