
Employers across Northern Ireland are being encouraged to sign-up to the Active Travel Challenge for a healthier and more environmentally-friendly commute. The Department for Infrastructure, Public Health Agency, Sustrans and Translink have joined forces to launch the new initiative. Throughout June, employers are asked to encourage staff to leave the car at home […]

From the 19 – 28 April Buttercrane will have lots to keep the kids entertained. Peter Rabbit the movie will run on mall as well as the local shopping centre hosting a Peter Rabbit Picnic on Mall. There will also be an Easter themed Petting Farm (with lots of cute bunnies) too during […]

Do you have what it takes to be Newry’s next top model? Do you love fashion and clothes? Do have something important to say and you need a platform? Do you want to improve your confidence, self-belief and social skills? Then Buttercrane wants to hear from you as they launch their search for […]

Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games medallist Leon Reid is urging businesses in the Newry area to ‘get on board’ for the fifth annual Grant Thornton Runway Run. The 200m sprinter has joined the leading business advisory group as ambassador for the ever-popular 5k race, which is now open for registration, as it returns to the runway […]
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On Thursday 4 April Community Restorative Justice will host a “Greater Newry Talks Back” initiative in the Ballyholland Community Centre. This free event, which is open to everyone, is the culmination of the work carried out by CRJ’s Digging Deeper Project funded by IFI through the Peace Impact Programme and in liaison with the Newry […]

The Ann McGeeney Charitable Trust, established to support women working on peacebuilding in and across communities throughout Ireland, is open for 2019 fund applications until 8 April. The Trust, which also supports the integration of ethnic minorities into communities as well as women working to strengthen their communities, was established in recognition of the life […]

National charity Parentkind is hosting a “Parents’ Parliament” on Tuesday 2 April 2019 at Rathore School, 23 Martin’s Lane, Newry, where parents, politicians and education stakeholders will come together to discuss school policies that impact directly on families. This is the third of five Northern Ireland Parents’ Parliaments that Parentkind, the national charity that enables […]

On Thursday 11 April 2019, hundreds of business volunteers will be poised and ready to provide FREE IT taster sessions, helping anyone who wishes to get online for the first time, or those who wish to improve their knowledge and skills. The sessions will help people with the Internet in general, email, social media and […]

Councillor Mark Murnin, Chairman of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is to walk 66 miles across the district in a 3-day event this May to raise funds for his 3 chosen charities. The Chairman’s Walk is a new initiative by Councillor Murnin as his year in office nears closure. The 3-day event […]

Life & Time, the new charity set up to deliver extra end of life care to people in the Rostrevor, Warrenpoint and Burren region, is to officially launch the service at a special event on Tuesday 26 March in Warrenpoint Town Hall at 7.30pm. After almost a year since the concept of a community-driven, end-of-life […]