Newry woman Ellis Oliver has spoken about her family’s experience with invisible disability, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, to coincide with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month. By Paul Malone What is EDS? The NHS describes EDS as: “Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are a group of rare inherited conditions that affect connective tissue. […]
Jun 3 2024 | Posted in
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New legislation to provide free period products to anyone who needs them has come into operation. Junior Ministers Pam Cameron and Aisling Reilly welcomed the implementation of section 1 of the Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, which provides that period products will be made available free of charge. The Executive […]
SDLP Newry and Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has paid tribute to “campaigners past and present” who made the Narrow Water Bridge dream become a reality. McNulty spoke after the appointment of a contractor for the Narrow Water Bridge Project. Newry and Armagh MLA Justin McNulty says, “I feel an enormous amount of pride […]
We all remember our childhood in Newry and hearing those iconic ice cream chimes, which signalled the arrival of the local ice cream man. The nostalgia of buying a ’99’ ice cream with a flake, a screwball with a bubbly or a slush puppy is one of those enduring memories from many of […]
Patients, visitors, and staff are warned of possible disruption at hospital sites from next week and advised to leave extra time for appointments and access to hospital sites. The Assembly passed the free hospital parking provision in 2022, and car parking charges are due to end on 12 May 2024. However, the executive […]
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A lorry driver has been arrested following the seizure of more than nine million cigarettes on the A1 near Lisburn. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), supported by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), seized the cigarettes – worth an estimated £5 million in duty and taxes. The 45-foot lorry was stopped by […]
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Slottica kasyno to dynamiczna platforma gier online, która zyskuje coraz większą popularność wśród polskich graczy. Oferując szeroki wybór gier, atrakcyjne bonusy, bezpieczne środowisko gry oraz dedykowaną obsługę klienta w języku polskim, Slottica staje się ulubionym miejscem dla miłośników hazardu w Polsce. W tym artykule przyjrzymy się bliżej temu, co Slottica Kasyno ma do zaoferowania polskim […]
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The Department of Health has launched an eight-week consultation on the option of re-introducing hospital car parking charges. The consultation follows a direction from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP, requiring Northern Ireland departments to launch public consultations on revenue-raising measures. This is in the context of […]
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Detectives in Newry are appealing for information and witnesses following a report of a burglary in the city. Detective Sergeant Dougherty says, “Police received a report shortly before 6.30 pm on Thursday, 16 November, that a house had been entered in the Cecil Street area sometime after 12pm on the same day. “The […]
Nov 22 2023 | Posted in
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Translink has unwrapped details of its popular late-night bus and train Christmas Nightmover services operating on Friday and Saturday nights from 24 November 2023. With the party season fast approaching, Translink has partnered with a number of organisations, including the Belfast Improvement Districts, Hospitality Ulster, Visit Belfast and local taxi companies fonaCAB and […]
