
Detectives investigating the report of an aggravated burglary in Newry last night (3 March) have made two arrests. Police received a report at around 11:40 am that the male occupant of a house on Killeavy Road returned home to find two male intruders inside the property. The man was threatened at […]
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The Department for Communities has announced the creation of 100 temporary new jobs. The positions will be based in Belfast for a period of 12 months. The jobs have been created for the delivery of child maintenance services on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The appointments follow […]

Ryanair, Europe’s no. 1 airline, today (4 March) announced it will return to Belfast City Airport after 11 years and is delighted to launch 8 new routes for summer ’21 connecting Belfast to a host of popular international summer destinations. NI consumers can now book a sunshine getaway to summer favourites including Malaga […]

Police in Newry have reunited a stolen engagement ring with its owner after detectives conducted a search of a property in the Newry area yesterday morning, Wednesday 3 March 2021. Detective Constable McGaffin said, “A proactive policing operation was conducted at a house in the Newry area, as part of the ongoing investigation […]
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Police have charged a 28-year-old man with endangering the safety of an aircraft. The charge follows an incident in Newry on 1 March. It is believed a laser was shone at a police helicopter. As is normal procedure, the charge will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service. He […]
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A disabled children’s charity has issued a plea for donations following an influx of applications for support from parents in Newry. Caudwell Children has pledged to provide thousands of families across the UK with essential sensory equipment for children to use at home during the Covid-19 pandemic – with each family receiving a […]
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A local woman is urging others to consider volunteering for the NSPCC-run service after she decided to dedicate her spare time to helping children and young people during the lockdown. Iris Brennan, 54, originally from Israel, lives in Lisburn with her partner and says lockdown helped her take the plunge and finally swap […]
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A new Text-a-Nurse service has been launched to provide young people with a secure and confidential text messaging service to a school nurse for advice and support. The service is aimed at 11 to 19-year-olds and will be delivered by the School Nursing Teams. Welcoming the new initiative Education Minister, Peter […]
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Health Minister Robin Swann has launched a new campaign to help promote distance awareness. The campaign uses a consistent and instantly recognisable symbol, the Distance Aware Shield to help remind people to maintain a social distance. Organisations and individuals can support the campaign by wearing a badge or displaying a poster with the […]
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Five local schools and colleges have been given special recognition for their high standard of cybersecurity teaching for the first time. Schools and colleges, including a special school, have received CyberFirst Schools and Colleges Gold, Silver and Bronze awards from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in a scheme supported by the NI […]
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