
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging women to be aware that lumps aren’t the only sign of breast cancer to look out for. The call comes at the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, as the PHA highlights the less well-known signs of breast cancer by partnering with Menarys, who will be hosting a […]
Oct 9 2018 | Posted in
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The Consumer Council is reminding households to shop around for the best deal on their electricity and gas bills, as tariff increases of up to £92 a year go live. Announcements were made over the past number of weeks by four of the six energy suppliers in Northern Ireland that tariff increases would impact from […]
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NI Water has announced it is releasing contracts to a value of £240m over the next 18 months. To support this it is inviting companies to learn more about the opportunities on offer at a Supplier Engagement Event on Wednesday 24 October at the Dunadry Hotel, Antrim, organised in partnership with InterTradeIreland. Everything […]

The Southern Health and Social Care Trust has launched a new campaign to increase the number of domiciliary care workers helping clients live in the comfort of their own homes. A career in domiciliary care is ideal for a compassionate person who would like to help improve a client’s daily routine. The campaign […]

Margaret Cloughan from Richhill has donated £1,000 to the Southern Heath and Social Care Trust’s Acute Services Fund. To raise the money, Margaret held a coffee morning for family, friends and neighbours. Margaret has raised money for the Southern Trust before and thanked everyone who has supported her to make these donations. Margaret […]
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Newry and Armagh Sinn Féin MLA Megan Fearon has urged everyone to be extra vigilant. She was reacting to news of a recent spate of burglaries in the Crossmaglen and Killeavy areas. “It is disappointing to hear of this recent spate of criminal activity in the south Armagh area,” she told Newry Times. […]
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Full Fibre broadband connections offer the fastest and most reliable speeds available, and the government is committed to a vision of full fibre. As part of this commitment in March 2018 the government announced a £67m Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme. Gigabit vouchers can be used by small businesses and the local communities surrounding […]

Newry SDLP Councillor Michael Savage has accused Sinn Fein of not being honest with the people of Ballybot and Barcroft over the future of McCreesh Park. And he insisted that the local community will be fully consulted on the future of the park when viable options that can be funded and benefit the people of […]

A preferred route for the Newry Southern Relief Road has been announced. Five routes were considered taking into account performance across the scheme objectives and the views of the public raised in the community consultation event. The Newry Southern Relief Road aims to provide a strategic transport link from the A1 Belfast-Dublin key […]

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council have invited all residents and business owners to a free Brexit event, with BrexitLawNI, to capture views on how Brexit has been impacting people living in the district. The event takes place on Thursday 4 October 2018 in the Auditorium, Sean Hollywood Arts Centre, Bank Parade, Newry BT35 6HP […]