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High street opticians deal with huge demand as services reopen

eye test Newry - Newry Times

More than 25,000 eye care appointments were offered by optometrists across Northern Ireland in July as part of phase one of the re-opening of services, double the originally anticipated figure of 12,200.   Embed from Getty Images   These appointments included routine and urgent eye tests and were offered first to those with the most […]

Online feedback platform Care Opinion launched in Northern Ireland

Care opinion Health Minister - Newry news headlines

Service users, families and carers will have the opportunity to share their experience of Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland (HSC) through an online user feedback platform called Care Opinion which launched this week.     Care Opinion is an independent non-profit feedback platform for HSC, supported by Department of Health and implemented by […]

Canoe believe it? Shocking amount of litter in local rivers

Canoe PEYE MINISTER POOTS - Newry headlines

Almost 20,000 plastic and glass bottles, 800 football, rugby and tennis balls, 120 bin bags of rubbish, 60 pieces of footwear, 22 plastic ducks, 15 traffic cones, 11 shopping trolleys and 7 bicycles, are just some of the things fished out of a local river over nine months.     The Environment Minister Edwin Poots […]

Newry supplier secures a kick start from Lidl Northern Ireland

Newry Supplier Secures a Kick Start from Lidl Northern Ireland - Newry business news

The Little Meat Company, based in Newry, County Down, has secured a boost from Lidl Northern Ireland after naming the local artisan producer as one of this year’s Kick Start suppliers.     Lidl also selected its decadent meat pies to go on sale across 202 Lidl stores within the island of Ireland.     […]

Student nurses and midwives commended for pandemic contribution

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Health Minister Robin Swann has thanked nursing and midwifery students for their response to the Covid-19 emergency.     Given the significant pressures on the system and the need to fully support existing services, second and final year nursing and midwifery students were given the opportunity to undertake a paid role.     Minister Swann […]

Man, 31, arrested on suspicion of arson endangering life with intent

PSNI appeal for witnesses - Newry news

Detectives are investigating a fire at a property in Newtownhamilton on Friday night, 31 July.      Speaking to Newry Times, Detective Sergeant McCarragher said, “Shortly before 10:45 pm police on patrol in the area observed smoke coming from a property in Dungormley Estate.     “The property was checked by both police and the […]

Hydebank prisoners gift mugs and buns to Covid-19 frontline workers

Hydebank prisons gift mugs - Newry latest news

It’s been a productive time for the young men and female prisoners at Hydebank Wood College during the Covid-19 pandemic, with local frontline workers recipients of their efforts.     Demonstrating new ceramic design and baking skills, the inmates have made tea and coffee mugs and baked buns for local hospital nurses, shop and charity […]

Newry businesses continue to thrive and grow during pandemic

Green Ladies NI Tracy - Newry Times

A host of businesses in the Newry, Mourne and Down District area have weathered the storm and experienced continued growth throughout the challenging pandemic period, thanks to the support of Council business programmes.     Green Ladies NI, an eco-friendly cosmetics business based in Downpatrick, recently completed the NMD Business Growth Programme and is now […]

Newry burglary: Homeowner finds property ransacked 

Newry burglary - Newry news

Newry City Sinn Féin Councillor Valerie Harte has said that those who ransacked and robbed a home in the Flagstaff Court area of Newry cared nothing about “the trauma and hurt they were causing to their victims”.     Speaking to Newry Times, the local Councillor said, “I have been contacted by a resident of […]

Residents living in Newry’s The Demesne make a difference in community

Clanmil Demesne Art Project - Newry Times news

People living in Clanmil Housing Association and South Ulster Housing Association’s The Demesne housing development in Newry have joined together for a clean-up of their neighbourhood.     The residents had identified litter as an issue, so, with the help of housing association staff, they organised a community clean up.     Young people living […]







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