Health Minister Robin Swann has announced additional student places for healthcare undergraduate courses at Queen’s University and Ulster University. The confirmations from the Minister enable offers to be honoured to students in the exceptional circumstances created by recent A-Level regrading decisions. They include up to 80 additional medicine undergraduate places over […]
Getting your Provisional Driving Licence is the first step in an exciting journey towards driving. Most teenagers in Northern Ireland start thinking about their futures when they’re around 16. You’re finishing your GCSEs, applying for courses in university and day-dreaming about taking to the open road and feeling the wind in your hair. And […]
The reopening of Daisy Hill Hospital’s Emergency Department has been postponed until mid-October. In March, the Department temporarily closed and staff transferred to Craigavon to run a second (Non Respiratory) Emergency Department. That move was part of the Southern Trust response to COVID-19. Over recent weeks, Trust staff have been working […]
The Southern Health and Social Care Trust is temporarily suspending visiting on all sites and facilities from 6 pm tonight, Friday 11 September. Only end of life visits and birthing partners will be permitted. The Trust says this is to protect visitors, patients and staff given the increased level of COVID-19 […]
Joe Mahon returns to UTV on Monday 21 September in a brand new series ‘LOUGH FOYLE’, a television travelogue series featuring the history, natural environment and cultural heritage of the Foyle catchment area, with particular emphasis on Ulster-Scots elements of the hinterland. Joe has spent several months exploring the unique watery environment of […]
Time is running out for landlords who wish to benefit from an available allowance on their rate bills. Embed from Getty Images Land & Property Services (LPS) is reminding landlords that their rate bill must be paid in full by Wednesday 30 September 2020 in order to secure this allowance. If […]
Newry and Armagh Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan has welcomed the opening of the COVID-19 support scheme. The local MLA has urged qualifying farmers to apply before the closing deadline of Wednesday 23 September. Speaking to Newry Times, Mr Boylan said, “I welcome the opening of this scheme which is much […]
£8 yLink travelcard fee removed & 24+ student railcard now free. With challenges including unemployment on the rise for students and young people, Translink has offered a helping hand by removing the £8 fee for the yLink travelcard and offering the Translink 24+ Student Railcard for free. This latest development was […]
Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has reiterated her commitment to advancing the Narrow Water Bridge project during a visit to the proposed site. The Minister met with the Narrow Water Bridge Community Network and local representatives to discuss the benefits of the scheme for the local area. Speaking to Newry Times, Minister Mallon said, […]
Health Minister Robin Swann has stressed the importance of seeking help on this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day. The Health Minister commented, “The COVID-19 pandemic has made us all acutely aware of how our mental health needs must be met as well as our physical needs. “The restrictions put on our […]
