
Suicide prevention charity, PIPS Hope and Support, has officially launched a new pilot WELL-bean Café project to support the mental health and wellbeing of local individuals. The project, which is the first of its kind in Northern Ireland is funded by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust initially for a six-month period. […]

Following the NI Executive relaxation of Lockdown for non-essential retailers at the end of the month, Buttercrane Centre welcomes the phased reopening of Centre retailers from 30 April. Peter Murray, Buttercrane Centre Manager said, “Stores are responding as quickly as possible to the new date. “And there is lots of work […]

Tesco stores in Newry will be in the pink to show support for Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life. ‘Tesco Turns Pink’, the supermarket chain’s national annual fundraiser, will be taking place on 23 – 25 April. Thousands of Tesco colleagues from across the UK will be helping to raise funds for life-saving […]

Staff at the NSPCC’s Helpline have been taking part in a 5km a Day Challenge. The team of seventeen, which included Chris Ritchie from Bangor, Susan Anderson from Ballygowan, Andy Rankin from Bangor, Chloe Carson from Waringstown, Hannah Hasson from Newry and Rosa Stevens from Holywood, have been using the initiative to keep […]

National Museums NI’s ‘Museum on the Move’ remote learning programme is bringing a virtual museum experience to children and young people in schools across Co. Down. The programme is an exciting and multi-layered alternative to a museum visit. It combines live and interactive learning sessions, delivered via video link by the […]

Two local charities dedicated to supporting parents – Employers For Childcare and Parenting NI – are joining together to host two online discussion sessions on the theme of addressing poverty in Northern Ireland and are calling for parents to join them and share their views. The sessions, which will be hosted via […]

Aspiring entrepreneurs from Newry and Co Down have been reminded that there is only one week to go until the deadline to enter Northern Ireland’s most exciting competition for innovative start-ups. Applicants to INVENT 2021, which closes to applications on Friday 23 April, will compete for an increased prize fund of £47,000 across […]
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Translink has launched a new virtual book club, Novel Journeys, to celebrate the benefits of reading. In partnership with independent bookstore ‘No Alibis’, Translink will recommend a title every month via social media, with a virtual event held every three months featuring guest panellists. The book club officially launched today with […]

Census Day, Sunday 21 March, is almost here and it’s your opportunity to shape the future of your local community, whether you’re in Camlough or Cullyhanna, Mayobridge or Mullaglass. Dr David Marshall, Director of Census and Population Statistics says it’s important that people from every area complete the census. “The data […]

Education charity Into Film has created a new homeschooling survival package to help beleaguered families in Northern Ireland get to the end of the current lockdown. Hundreds of parents, teachers and pupils across Northern Ireland have been enjoying Into Film’s suite of free activities. Now the organisation is expanding its offering. […]