
A member of Stormont’s Justice Committee has proposed that a reconfiguration of courthouses in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis is used as an opportunity to remove benefit appeals from what she described as “such an inappropriate environment”. Local MLA Sinead Bradley said that people challenging decisions relating to social security awards are often vulnerable. […]
May 29 2020 | Posted in
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Independent Living Fund Scotland (ILFS), the public body that (on behalf of the Department of Health NI) provides financial support to enable disabled people to live independently, has called on people living in Northern Ireland to share their views on the possibility of re-opening the fund in Northern Ireland through an online survey. The online […]
May 29 2020 | Posted in
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Budget Energy customers in Northern Ireland may have been left with questions following the announcement that Flogas Ireland has finalised an agreement to purchase the electricity supplier. The Consumer Council is shedding some light into what the acquisition means for consumers. Paulino Garcia, Head of Energy Policy at The Consumer Council, told Newry […]
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Lidl Northern Ireland has announced the launch of #MyLidlStory, a short story competition for children aged between 5 and 14 years old. It will encourage them to exercise their creative writing skills while learning from home over the course of the school closures. Entries opened on Friday, 15 May and can be made […]
May 29 2020 | Posted in
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Newry and Armagh MLA Liz Kimmins has said that the announcement by the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) that car parking spaces along Hill Street were to be removed with immediate effect has caused “huge concern and anger” amongst the local business community. Speaking to Newry Times, the Sinn Féin MLA explained, “Traders have been advised […]
May 28 2020 | Posted in
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Help is always available for domestic abuse victims during this unprecedented time. That’s the message from the Police Service and the Police and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP). Supt. Jane Humphries said, “During these unprecedented times of the COVID-19 pandemic there is no doubt that people will be spending more time at home or […]
May 28 2020 | Posted in
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Newry City Sinn Féin Councillor Roisin Mulgrew has warned people to be wary of the dangers of hogweed. The Councillor made her comments after receiving concerns from local residents in the Carnagat and lower Camlough Road area about the spread of giant hogweed. Speaking to Newry Times, Mulgrew explained, “The Giant Hogweed plant […]
May 28 2020 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin has announced that Aoife Finnegan from Crossmaglen has been selected to replace Councillor Terry Hearty on Newry, Mourne and Down Council. Aoife is an experienced political activist that has participated in countless election campaigns, has assisted locally in the delivery of Sinn Féin projects and has been involved with media and social media […]
May 27 2020 | Posted in
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Police have named the man who tragically died as a result of a road traffic collision. It happened at the weekend in Castlewellan. Police have named the man as Svilen Genchev Stoyanov. He was 37 years old. The collision occurred on the Ballylough Road outside Castlewellan on Saturday morning, 23 May. […]
May 27 2020 | Posted in
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Newry and Armagh Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has said that it was not a matter of ‘if’ the Emergency Department (ED) at Daisy Hill Hospital reopens, but ‘when’. She was speaking after meeting with Southern Health & Social Care Trust Chief Executive, Shane Devlin. The MLA, who was accompanied at the meeting […]
May 27 2020 | Posted in
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