
A Newry gym manager has won a prestigious accolade at Northern Ireland’s inaugural Health and Fitness Awards sponsored by Centra. Declan Trainor from The GYM Newry was named Gym Manager of the Year sponsored by Sparq. The awards event was held in the Crowne Plaza Belfast and attended by 500 guests. It celebrated […]
Sep 26 2018 | Posted in
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Nurses, hairdressers and construction workers are among millions of employees being urged by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to go online and directly check if they can claim extra cash back. Employees could be missing out on their full tax relief entitlement for work-related expenses by using agencies rather than claiming online. Some […]
Sep 26 2018 | Posted in
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More than 150,000 tablets have been disposed of through the Public Health Agency’s (PHA) RAPID initiative which is helping to remove prescription and illegal drugs from our streets. The RAPID (Remove All Prescription and Illegal Drugs) scheme provides drug disposal bins to facilitate the disposal of unwanted drugs easily and discreetly. Kelly Gilliland, […]
Sep 26 2018 | Posted in
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Newry City Sinn Féin Councillor Charlie Casey has said that the Pipe Laying Scheme in the Canal and New Street areas of the city have the potential to cause massive traffic inconvenience. The local Councillor was speaking after he and Newry and Armagh MP Mickey Brady met with school representatives at the site of the […]
Sep 25 2018 | Posted in
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Get Online Week will take place from 15–21 October 2018 with a range of events across Northern Ireland providing free digital training sessions for people. A session entitled ‘All Things Digital’ will take place in Newry Library on Thursday 18 October from 10am to 4pm. The event is free, informal and must be […]

The Public Health Agency (PHA) has moved to assure the public that there will be enough flu vaccine available for people aged over 65 to enable them to be vaccinated in time for the anticipated increase in flu circulation this winter. This assurance comes after press coverage suggested a “shortage” in the vaccine. […]
Sep 25 2018 | Posted in
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Families are invited to help track down one of our much-loved, but endangered animals, the red squirrel, at Silent Valley on Saturday 29 September, as part of Red Squirrel Week celebrations organised by Ulster Wildlife. Starting at 10am, join Shanna Rice, Ulster Wildlife’s Red Squirrel Officer for the Mournes, on a walk to explore the […]

The Southern Trust is supporting the seasonal flu vaccination programme by urging staff and in particular frontline staff to protect themselves, their patients, clients and families by getting the flu vaccination. Throughout the month of October health and social care workers can attend drop-in Flu Vaccination Clinics across the Trust. Vaccinations will also […]
Sep 21 2018 | Posted in
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123,731 hardworking people on low incomes in Northern Ireland are set to benefit from a new Government savings account that offers a 50% bonus. Help to Save will reward savers with an extra 50p for every £1 saved, meaning over 4 years a maximum saving of £2,400 would result in an overall bonus of £1,200. […]
Sep 20 2018 | Posted in
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BBC One’s brand-new cookery competition for home cooks, Britain’s Best Home Cook, has been recommissioned from KEO Films, and they’re looking for people from Newry to take part! The queen of home cookery, Mary Berry, returns with top chef Dan Doherty and produce expert, Chris Bavin, to judge more of the nation’s best home cooks […]