
Buttercrane Shopping Centre has launched a new VIP Smart Fob with personalised offers and discounts for loyal shoppers. The limited issue Fobs, follow on from a pilot VIP programme last year – the first in the UK. The new Buttercrane VIP Fob is lightweight and the software has been streamlined to offer personalised, […]
Mar 28 2018 | Posted in
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Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) is appealing for the help of the community in stamping out deliberate fire setting and other anti-social behaviours, particularly during the Easter school holidays. Over the Easter period last year (10 – 23 April 2017) Firefighters dealt with 417 deliberate fires – a 67% increase from the Easter […]
Mar 28 2018 | Posted in
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SDLP Slieve Gullion Councillor Pete Byrne has said that there is no end in sight for the pothole epidemic in South Armagh following a meeting with the Permanent Secretary for the Department of Infrastructure recently. Speaking to Newry Times, Byrne said, “At a recent meeting with the Permanent Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, the […]
Mar 27 2018 | Posted in
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Lidl is championing local suppliers with the roll-out of their Kick Start Supplier Development Programme aimed at giving food and drink companies in Northern Ireland the chance to have their products stocked in 190+ Lidl stores across the island of Ireland. Kick Start is designed specifically to provide small and medium-sized suppliers with the support […]
Mar 27 2018 | Posted in
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Visit Buttercrane Shopping Centre in Newry this Easter and you can meet Alice and the White Rabbit, enjoy free face-painting and hold a real-life rabbit, a fluffy chick and even feed a lamb at their Easter themed petting corner. Enter the wonderful world of Alice in Wonderland with Buttercrane’s interactive theatre set on the mall […]

Slieve Gullion Councillor Pete Byrne has said that the YAFTAs is an opportunity to celebrate extraordinary young people and has spoken of his pride at local man Fergal Gregory winning Inspirational Young Person of the Year. Speaking to Newry Times, Byrne said, “In the chaos of everyday life, it is important now and again to […]
Mar 26 2018 | Posted in
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The Brain Injury Foundation’s documentary “My Injured Brain” which was featured twice on BBC television recently has received positive feedback from a wide range of people across Northern Ireland and abroad. Comments came through social media, the internet, post, phone calls and personal callers to The Brain Injury Foundation’s ‘Our House’. One of […]
Mar 26 2018 | Posted in
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The Department of Justice has launched a new scheme aimed at helping to protect people from becoming a victim of domestic violence or abuse. The Domestic Violence and Abuse Disclosure Scheme (DVADS) allows an individual to make inquiries confidentially to police, where they have concerns that their partner has a history of abusive behaviour. […]
Mar 26 2018 | Posted in
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A major new investment in tackling hospital waiting lists across Northern Ireland has been announced by the Department of Health. This initiative will involve the use of £30million from the £100million health and social care transformation funding made available for 2018/19. Details were given at a briefing attended by a cross-party group of […]
Mar 24 2018 | Posted in
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The Public Health Agency (PHA) has urged parents of girls who are eligible to receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to make sure that they get it to reduce the risk of developing cervical cancer later in life. The call comes as figures show a reduction in the levels of uptake of the vaccine here. […]
Mar 23 2018 | Posted in
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