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Chief Medical Officer warns “threat from Covid-19 remains” despite alert level being lowered

Chief Medical Officer Dr Michael McBride has emphasised that the threat from Covid-19 remains very real in Northern Ireland, and called on everyone to remain vigilant and to continue following government guidance on social distancing and hand hygiene. Dr McBride was speaking after the announcement that with immediate effect the UK’s Covid-19 alert level has […]

Three teenagers appear at Newry Court after ‘distraction thefts’

Detectives investigating a number of distraction thefts and attempted thefts at cash machines have charged three males. The three males are aged 16, 17 and 18.     They were charged with a number of offences including theft and attempted theft. The thefts at cash machines took place over the weekend. Article continues below: On […]

Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Newry MP comments on local unemployment figures

Sinn Féin MP Mickey Brady has emphasised the need for a ‘just and regionally balanced economic recovery’ from COVID-19. Speaking to Newry Times, the Newry and Armagh MP said, “It was announced that Newry, Mourne and Down has recorded the highest increase in the number of benefit claimants in the North over the last month. […]

Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Couples “should be allowed to attend baby scans together”

SDLP Health Spokesperson, Colin McGrath MLA has written to the Minister of Health and the Chief Nursing Officer asking them to explore changing their decision and allowing couples to attend ultrasound scans of their children if it is safe to do so. Mr McGrath says that the current policy of allowing only one parent to […]

Coronavirus NI: Homelessness charity gifts COVID isolation packs to Newry clients

Identifying the impact isolation can have on those experiencing homelessness, Simon Community has introduced new initiatives over the past month to keep clients entertained and in contact with friends and family during the lockdown. One successful initiative taking place across 21 temporary accommodation projects is the introduction of isolation and resilience packs – made possible […]

‘World-first’ scheme underway to tackle antimicrobal resistance

A pioneering scheme to provide new antibiotics to NHS patients by offering to pay pharmaceutical companies upfront for their work will start this week. Embed from Getty Images   The NHS is offering two contracts to pay pharmaceutical companies at the start of their work for access to innovative antibiotics, incentivising them to bring new […]

Young male sitting in car “punched in the face” at Newry service station

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Police are appealing for information following a report of an assault at the Warrenpoint Road area of Newry. It happened yesterday afternoon, Thursday 18 June 2020.     Speaking to Newry Times, Inspector Kelly Gibson said, “At around 12:20pm, it was reported that a male youth got out of a black Volvo car at a […]

The Consumer Council helps small businesses ‘find the best energy deal’

The Consumer Council is helping small businesses and not-for-profit organisations save money with a new online electricity and natural gas price comparison tool. The tool will make it easy for small businesses in Northern Ireland to find the best electricity and gas deals by comparing tariffs from all available suppliers in one place.     […]

Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Eating well to boost your mood during the pandemic

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging everyone to eat healthily in order to boost both our physical and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Feeling good comes from a variety of lifestyle factors including taking exercise, the food we eat and how much sleep we are getting,” said Laura Taylor, Health Improvement and Wellbeing […]

Hundreds more new customers ‘connecting to natural gas each week’

Gas network operators have marked a return to routine work by completing more than 200 new customer connections across Northern Ireland in the last month, with similar numbers expected going forward. firmus energy, Phoenix Natural Gas and SGN Natural Gas had been providing only essential maintenance and emergency services during the lockdown imposed due to […]







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