
Police in Newry are appealing for information after a report of an aggravated burglary. It happened at residential premises at the Nursery Drive area on Saturday morning, 27 October. Speaking to Newry Times, Detective Constable McKeever said, “At around 5:30 am, it was reported that two unknown males entered a house in the […]
Oct 30 2018 | Posted in
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Tens of thousands of illegally imported and unauthorised medicines have been seized in Northern Ireland as part of an international operation. During Operation Pangea XI, multiple packages containing some 60,000 tablets destined for addresses throughout Northern Ireland were intercepted. They included diazepam, pregabalin and zopiclone. Operation Pangea XI took place between 9 – […]
Oct 29 2018 | Posted in
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Mental health staff and service users throughout the Southern area are celebrating 25 years of working together. The Mental Health Forum was set up in 1993 as a way of sharing the views of service users with service providers. Now 25 years on, the Forum is the official voice of the ‘lived experience’ […]
Oct 29 2018 | Posted in
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Former St. Colman’s College pupil Niall Smyth, 22, has been named as one of the 2018 Moffat Scholars. The student won a prestigious tourism and events scholarship at a Scottish university. The annual awards are available to students on travel, tourism and events-related courses at Glasgow Caledonian University. The scholarships were established in […]
Oct 29 2018 | Posted in
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Thanks to generosity from the Friends of Daisy Hill Hospital, a new relatives’ room has been opened on the fifth floor of Daisy Hill Hospital. The Meadows Room, which is on the Medical floor of the hospital, offers a comfortable, private space for staff to discuss a diagnosis with carers or for families who have […]
Oct 26 2018 | Posted in
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Principals from many of the main schools in the Newry area came together this week to meet with representatives of Chartered Accountants Ireland to talk about career opportunities for local pupils in the Chartered Accountancy profession. President of Chartered Accountants Ireland, Feargal McCormack welcomed representatives from local secondary schools and from Southern Regional College to […]
Oct 26 2018 | Posted in
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175 pupils from St. Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel and Aughnacloy College have recently benefitted from CPR training as part of ‘Restart a Heart Day’. Restart a Heart Day is an annual European initiative which aims to raise awareness of the importance of bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) to increase the chance of survival when someone has […]
Oct 25 2018 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin HIlltown spokesperson Gerry O’Hare has condemned incidents of fly-tipping of tyres in multiple locations near Hilltown. Speaking to Newry Times, O’Hare said, “We have seen fly-tipping of tyres in multiple locations including the Goward Road, Carmen Road and also near Spelga Dam. “These actions are absolutely disgraceful by those individuals who […]
Oct 25 2018 | Posted in
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The McArdle Family in conjunction with the Forkhill community recently held a weekend of events in the Welcome Inn, Forkhill in remembrance of their father and friend Raymond McArdle. Throughout the weekend, family and friends held a number of events which included; darts competition, lorry-pull, BBQ and live entertainment. The hugely supported fundraising […]
Oct 24 2018 | Posted in
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The Southern Trust excelled at the recent Best Kept Health and Social Care Awards, which were sponsored by George Best Belfast City Airport and presented by the Northern Ireland Amenity Council (NIAC). The Laurels Day Centre in Newry was crowned as the winner of the Best Kept Health & Social Care Facility in the Daycare […]
Oct 23 2018 | Posted in
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