
The Commissioner for Older People this month hosted a meeting with the Minister of Finance, Conor Murphy MLA to raise his increasing concern about the serious impact the cost-of-living crisis is having on older people. The Commissioner and Minister were joined by a number of older people to discuss their concerns about the […]
Sep 27 2022 | Posted in
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Police are warning the public to be on their guard against fraudsters operating cost-of-living scams. The warning comes after a scammer contacted a local resident claiming to be from an energy company offering to pay them a grant. The scammer claimed they needed their bank details to pay money into their account. Thankfully, […]
Sep 26 2022 | Posted in
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Staff from SuperValu, Centra and MACE stores across Northern Ireland are encouraging customers from Newry to ‘Espresso they care’ and celebrate International Coffee Day (Saturday, 1 October) at their local store while helping to raise much-needed funds for local charities Action Cancer and Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke. From Thursday, 29 September […]

Detectives in Newry are appealing for information following a report of an assault in the Drumalane Park area of Newry shortly after 9.30 pm on Thursday, 15 September. It was reported that the victim, a man in his twenties, who was in the area with friends at the time, was attacked by a […]
Sep 23 2022 | Posted in
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The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) has released further results from the census held on 21 March 2021. The usually resident population on census day 2021 was 1,903,175 – the highest ever. The census data also showed that the population continued to age. While the overall population increased by five per […]
Sep 23 2022 | Posted in
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As the cost of living rockets, price comparison experts CompareNI.com asked consumers across Northern Ireland how they really feel about electric versus fossil fuel cars (petrol/diesel) and which they found most cost effective. The new survey reveals that 62.7% of petrol/diesel drivers will only consider buying an electric or hybrid vehicle ‘when I […]
Sep 21 2022 | Posted in
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Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP) has announced record footfall as it marks its first anniversary since unveiling its newly redeveloped visitor experience. The globally recognised astronomical research facility saw footfall reach a decade high of 17,000 in July 2022. The organisation, which reopened in June 2021, reported a total footfall of 34,000 between […]
Sep 21 2022 | Posted in
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A man has been jailed and three others sentenced for trying to steal more than £250,000 in a tax fraud conspiracy. The three men and a woman, working in the construction industry in Northern Ireland, were charged after false claims for tax repayments were uncovered by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigators. The […]
Sep 20 2022 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin councillor Mickey Larkin has welcomed the commencement of works at the community greenspace in Forkhill. The Slieve Gullion councillor says, “A number of works will be carried out on the site this week. “This includes the removal of badly overgrown shrubs, bushes and grass from the central area. […]
Sep 20 2022 | Posted in
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The Police Service of Northern Ireland is advising people to be on their guard following a recent incident in which a scammer posed as a caller from the victim’s bank, resulting in the victim losing £30,000. The victim, who lives in County Down, was contacted by a man who claimed he worked for […]
Sep 19 2022 | Posted in
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