Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard has written to the leaders of the main political parties at Westminster to outline “the huge damage the British government’s Internal Market Bill would do to the Good Friday Agreement”. The Sinn Féin Brexit spokesperson said, “The British government have been blatant in their intention to break international […]
Economy Minister Diane Dodds has encouraged businesses across Northern Ireland to access NI Brexit and EU Exit support from Invest Northern Ireland and InterTradeIreland. The NI Brexit resources on offer to help prepare for the end of the EU Exit transition period include online Brexit tools, webinars and EU Exit support vouchers. NI […]
Police continue to appeal for information about the death of 40-year-old Michael Kirk. Officers are appealing for witnesses and information following the fatal road traffic collision in the Blaney Road area of Crossmaglen. The collision took place in the early hours of Sunday 23 August 2020. Police are keen to speak […]
The Southern Trust has appointed five Social Workers to work alongside local GP Practice teams, working in Partnership with Newry and District GP Federation. This is the latest phase of the ‘Multi-Disciplinary Teams’ (MDT) initiative which aims to promote improved physical health, mental health and social wellbeing in local communities. […]
The Prince’s Trust and Tesco Get into Retail programme returns to Newry this autumn, offering work experience and training opportunities to young people aged 16 – 30. Get into Retail is a training and mentoring scheme that gives young people aged 16-30, not currently in full-time employment, education or training, the skills, experience […]
CRASH Services, Northern Ireland’s leading accident management company, have spoken of their delight after an independent external audit of their vehicle repair and hire management practices described the Belfast, Newry and Derry/Londonderry based company as ‘best in class’. Independent auditors from Fusion Management Support Limited carried out the review of the claims handling […]
Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has met with the Finance Ministers from Wales and Scotland to discuss a range of fiscal matters and voice their collective concerns about the financial implications the UK Internal Market Bill will have on devolved governments. Conor Murphy, Rebecca Evans and Kate Forbes expressed their joint concerns on the […]
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is calling on parents of children aged 2-12 to get them vaccinated against flu. This will help protect not only them but also those around them, particularly older grandparents or relations with an underlying health condition. Children, in particular, can increase the spread of the flu […]
The Executive yesterday agreed that current restrictions to combat the spread of COVID-19 should be extended across Northern Ireland. Previously the restrictions, which focus on domestic settings, were applied in postcodes with the highest rates of Coronavirus. Yesterday’s Executive decision comes after a weekend in which 222 new Coronavirus cases were reported […]
Police are investigating a burglary at commercial premises in the Queen Street area of Warrenpoint. Police said the commercial premises were targetted over the weekend. It is reported that entry was gained to the premises sometime between 5.30 pm on Saturday, 19 September and 10 am on Monday, 21 September. It […]
