
Lidl Northern Ireland is set to give a ‘Kickstart’ to three Co. Down artisans selected as part of a new batch of 13 local producers across Northern Ireland who successfully earned a place on the retailer’s coveted Kickstart Supplier Development Programme. Representing the best across the county, Lecale Harvest, Rosie’s Bakes, and Strangford […]

We may not have the weather (yet), but we certainly have that summer feeling from Newry BID (Business Improvement District) with the return of its ‘Summer in the City’ campaign. This will see free events and activities for all the family on summer Saturdays and Sundays in venues and locations across Newry City […]

Newry Sinn Féin’s Dáire Hughes has welcomed the Infrastructure Minister’s plan to move ahead with safety upgrades to the A1 Newry Bypass. Dáire Hughes comments, “I welcome the Infrastructure Minister’s announcement that safety upgrades to the A1 Newry Bypass will soon commence. “The A1 is one of the most dangerous roads on our […]

Owners of XL Bully dogs are reminded that the first stage of new legal safeguards is in force today. Whilst it remains legal to own an XL Bully type dog, from today, owners must ensure their dog is muzzled and on a lead when in a public place. Selling, gifting, exchanging or breeding […]
Jul 5 2024 | Posted in
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Tesco stores across Northern Ireland have helped to raise £52,537 for Marie Curie, one of the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. Volunteer collections raised the money at Tesco stores across the Province in only one weekend. Tesco NI partnered with Marie Curie to facilitate collections as part of Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal, which […]

The Assembly’s Committee for Communities is seeking views on potential changes to how pension auto-enrolment works here. These proposed changes could see a reduction in the lower age limit at which eligible workers must be automatically enrolled into a pension scheme by their employers, from the current age limit of 22 to 18 […]
Jul 4 2024 | Posted in
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The winners of The Northern Ireland Hair and Beauty Awards 2024, with Newry barbers EBO’s Traditional Turkish Barber among the winners. The awards recognise the best of the best in the hair and beauty industry in Northern Ireland. They acknowledge the hard work, dedication, creativity, and customer service of the talented individuals and […]

Lidl Northern Ireland’s operations in the Newry, Mourne and Down district contributed £14.1m to a region-wide £360 million boost to the local economy in 2023, a new report has revealed. The findings were published in a specially commissioned report by Oxford Economics and Lidl Northern Ireland, which examined the retailer’s growing impact and […]

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that the Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme (RMCGS) is now open for applications. Capital grants of between £500 and £2,000 are available to rural communities and, voluntary organisations and Social Economy Enterprises for projects tackling local issues of poverty and/or social isolation, […]
Jul 3 2024 | Posted in
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Applications are being invited for €46million of cross-border funding for biodiversity recovery and sustainability of our marine and freshwater environment under the PEACEPLUS Programme. It is hoped the two funding programmes, which are managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), will deliver considerable environmental improvements. DAERA has welcomed the opportunity that the […]
Jul 2 2024 | Posted in
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