
A new group is being established to work with the Southern Health Trust to implement the ongoing stabilisation plans for acute inpatient medical services at Daisy Hill Hospital, and to support the development of a longer-term plan for the future of the Newry Hospital. The stabilisation plans, which were agreed at the Trust’s […]
Aug 4 2023 | Posted in
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New stalking legislation introduced in April 2022, which criminalised stalking for the first time, has led to the arrest of fifteen people in Newry, Mourne and Down. Since then, the PSNI has made 89 arrests of alleged stalkers and charged 48. This week marks the beginning of National Stalking Awareness Week and the […]
Apr 28 2023 | Posted in
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Detectives in Newry are appealing for information following a reported robbery at business premises in the Stream Street area of the city on Saturday, 8 April 2023. It was reported that at approximately 9:45 pm a man entered the premises and threatened staff with a claw hammer. He took a sum of cash […]
Apr 17 2023 | Posted in
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Detectives investigating a series of recent thefts in the Bessbrook and Newry areas are appealing for information and witnesses. Detective Sergeant Best explains, “We received a report on Tuesday, 4 April of a burglary at commercial premises at a business park on Craigmore Road, during which an office window was smashed and entered. […]
Apr 14 2023 | Posted in
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Detectives are appealing for information following two burglaries in County Armagh on Tuesday, 11 April 2023. Detective Inspector Duffield explains, “At approximately 9.10 am, we received a report that approximately two or three men had gained access to a property in the Moninna Villas area of Newry by smashing a number of windows […]
Apr 12 2023 | Posted in
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Two men, aged 35 and 39, have been charged following the discovery of a large cannabis farm in the County Down area. Both men have been charged with a number of offences, including cultivating cannabis and possession of a Class B controlled drug with intent to supply. Detectives from the Organised Crime Unit, […]
Feb 8 2023 | Posted in
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Officers from District Support Team (DST) in South Area, assisted by Slieve Gullion Neighbourhood Team officers, carried out a proactive anti-crime operation targeting drugs-linked criminality and road safety from Belleek to Downpatrick. The operation, which ran on Friday, 27 January, resulted in a quantity of Class A, and Class B controlled drugs being […]
Feb 7 2023 | Posted in
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Figures from the PSNI show that a total of 3,604 calls for help in relation to domestic abuse incidents were made over the Christmas period during their annual Operation ‘Season’s Greetings’. On Christmas Day, they received 110 calls from domestic abuse victims and concerned loved ones. This is an increase of 10% from […]
Feb 7 2023 | Posted in
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SDLP Newry and Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has hit out at what he describes as the ‘appalling lack of honesty’ from the Southern Trust on the future of emergency surgical services at Daisy Hill Hospital. The Southern Trust announced a ‘temporary’ withdrawal of emergency surgery in January 2022, with a public consultation to […]
Feb 1 2023 | Posted in
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Daisy Hill Hospital is set for a major upgrade of its low-voltage electrical infrastructure with the approval of £9,152,000 from the Department of Health. Department of Health Permanent Secretary Peter May says, “I am very pleased that the Department has been able to approve this expenditure, which will enable the Trust to provide […]
Jan 13 2023 | Posted in
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