
Detectives investigating an armed robbery in Newry have released images of a man they wish to speak with. The incident took place at a shop on Dublin Road just after 7 am on Saturday 26 June. Detective Sergeant Ritchie explains, “During the robbery, a man entered the store and brandished a […]
Jun 30 2021 | Posted in
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Northern Ireland’s Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Adviser have underlined the importance of as many people as possible getting vaccinated against Covid-19. And they have appealed to young people in the 18-29 age group to come forward for their jabs. Professor Sir Michael McBride and Professor Ian Young welcomed the […]
Jun 30 2021 | Posted in
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More than four in five adults in the UK have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, as the vaccination programme continues at an unprecedented pace and scale. With 72,891,861 doses administered in total, 42,216,654 people across the UK have now been vaccinated with a first dose (80%), while 30,675,207 people have […]

Visitors to all care homes across Northern Ireland will be encouraged to undertake twice-weekly Lateral Flow Device (LFD) tests. Making this testing available for all asymptomatic visitors, that is those not displaying any symptoms, is an important additional mitigation in the fight against the virus, and is part of the Department of Health’s […]

Health Minister Robin Swann has called on employers to show flexibility with employees over Covid-19 vaccination appointments. The Minister said it is vitally important that first and second dose appointments are kept. “We have an ongoing issue at present with people seeking to reschedule their second dose dates,” he explains. “While […]

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has just launched a new public awareness campaign to tackle the issue of dog fouling and raise awareness of ‘Responsible Dog Ownership’ in our district. The campaign has been developed in partnership with Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful, which is an independent charity dedicated to creating a cleaner, greener […]
Jun 18 2021 | Posted in
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Health Minister Robin Swann and Education Minister Peter Weir have announced that the programme of regular testing for Covid-19 in post-primary schools is to be expanded to include all pupils. Since March, regular testing using Lateral Flow Device (LFD) tests has been made available to older students in years 12 to 14 in […]
Jun 10 2021 | Posted in
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The interval between doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines is to be reduced to a maximum of eight weeks. This will accelerate the vaccination programme as it moves into its final phase and will ensure that people across Northern Ireland have the strongest possible protection from variants of the Covid-19 virus. […]
Jun 10 2021 | Posted in
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Justice Minister Naomi Long has praised the vigilance of Border Force staff as 15.12 million cigarettes and 4.44 tonnes of tobacco were seized in two separate operations. If the smuggling attempts had not been detected, it would have cost the Treasury approximately £7.24 million in unpaid duty and VAT. In the first operation […]
Jun 2 2021 | Posted in
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Detectives investigating a fatal house fire at the Parkview area of Newry have arrested a man on suspicion of murder. The fire, which was reported to police at around 11:40 pm on Friday 21 May, is being treated as deliberate. Shortly after 11:40 pm, Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service attended […]
May 27 2021 | Posted in
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