
Northern Ireland’s regional shared ownership provider, Co-Ownership, is leading the way to customer service excellence by achieving the ServiceMark Accreditation from the Institute of Customer Service (ICS.) The ServiceMark Accreditation was awarded last month by the independent professional membership body for customer service. The recognition came after Co-Ownership demonstrated a customer-centric […]
Apr 5 2022 | Posted in
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We can build a better future for health and social care services in Northern Ireland, Health Minister Robin Swann has vowed. Ahead of the current Northern Ireland Assembly being dissolved, the Minister reflected on his two years in office. “It has been an extremely stressful and challenging period for our health and social […]
Apr 4 2022 | Posted in
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Dairy company Dale Farm is calling on primary school children across Northern Ireland to create a ‘very dairy superhero adventure’ to be in with the chance of winning a class trip to Streamvale Open Farm and a school visit from Cool FM’s Pete Snodden and the Dale Farm ice cream van. Primary schools […]

Health Minister Robin Swann recently met with nursing and midwifery students when he visited the Medical Biology Centre at Queen’s University, Belfast. The Minister visited the Faculty of Medicine’s new Health and Life Sciences KN Cheung SK Chin InterSim Centre it presents a unique opportunity to showcase the innovative simulation training facilities and […]
Mar 31 2022 | Posted in
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An idea by a senior social worker within the Southern Health and Social Care Trust to provide a ‘chatty bench’ to encourage people to sit and talk to each other has come to fruition. As a newly employed multi-disciplinary team social worker based in a GP practice in Banbridge, Fidelma Ruddy noticed that […]
Mar 29 2022 | Posted in
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Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious assault in Newcastle on the evening of Thursday 17 March 2022. At approximately 11:15pm, officers received a report that a male had been assaulted in the Main Street area of the town. The man received a number of lacerations to his chest. He […]
Mar 29 2022 | Posted in
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SDLP Newry and Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has welcomed the completion of work on new traffic signal upgrades in the city. SDLP Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon announced that the £200,000 upgrading work had been completed last Monday. Upgrades have been carried out on traffic signals at the Trevor Hill/Sugar Island Road/Kildare […]
Mar 28 2022 | Posted in
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Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has welcomed the first batch of zero-emission, electric double-decker buses set to enter passenger service in Belfast. The launch of these vehicles, which will be the first of their type to enter passenger service on the island of Ireland, represents a landmark moment for Belfast as the start of […]
Mar 28 2022 | Posted in
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As the clocks spring forward this weekend the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging people to use the brighter nights to increase their levels of physical activity and improve their health. Colette Brolly, the PHA’s lead on physical activity, says, “Over the winter months when it is dark in the evenings, it can […]
Mar 25 2022 | Posted in
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Testing will continue to play a vital role in Northern Ireland’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic over the coming months, Health Minister Robin Swann has emphasised. The Minister announced that a more targeted approach to testing will be introduced on a phased basis from next month, with the focus on supporting and protecting […]