
SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh Justin McNulty has claimed the community sector is already counting the cost of the failure to reach a political agreement at Stormont. He was speaking after meeting with Seamus McAleavey, Chief Executive of NICVA as well as individual representatives of the community and voluntary sector locally. Speaking to […]
Apr 11 2017 | Posted in
Community |
Read More »

Newry City Sinn Féin Councillor Liz Kimmins has said that proposals by Transport NI to trial the implementation of a One Way Traffic System would give all residents an insight into how, if possible, the issue of traffic movement, street accessibility and congestion might be resolved. She asked that all residents and vehicle owners embrace […]
Apr 11 2017 | Posted in
Community |
Read More »

Lily Bain Bathrooms is an experienced bathroom and tile supplier and offers stylish bathrooms and accessories at superb prices. Located conveniently at Mountview Business Park (just off main Rathfriland Road), there is ample car parking space for visitors and an impressive flagship 3,500ft2 showroom, which showcases over 20 bathroom settings and over 500 tile variations […]

An awards event has taken place to celebrate the successes of young people in care. The Southern Health and Social Care Trust in partnership with The Fostering Network hosted the event in Armagh City Hotel recently. Over one hundred young people in foster and residential care were nominated by their social workers and received awards […]
Apr 10 2017 | Posted in
Community |
Read More »

Newry police have warned local businesses to exercise vigilance after they were made aware of fake £50 Bank of England notes circulating in the area over the past number of weeks. Writing on the PSNI Newry & Mourne Facebook page, police said, “There has been a spate of fake £50 Bank of […]
Apr 10 2017 | Posted in
Business,
Community |
Read More »

SDLP Economy Spokesperson Sinead Bradley MLA has said that the incompetence displayed by the British Government following the triggering of Article 50 is deeply worrying for the position of Northern Ireland. Bradley’s comments follow Theresa May’s admission that a trade deal with the European Union will not be finalised until after the UK has left, […]
Apr 10 2017 | Posted in
Politics |
Read More »

Craigavon Area Hospital is hosting a special service to give thanks for and remember babies and children who have died. The service will take place on Sunday 14th May at 3pm in the Seagoe Parish Centre, Portadown. The event is being organized by the Hospital Maternity Services Department and the Chaplaincy Team. Article […]

Newcastle’s Burrendale Hotel was the scene of mystery and intrigue last weekend, as NI Water, in partnership with the Mourne Mountains Landscape Partnership, hosted a unique Silent Valley-themed murder mystery event. The event centred on fictional ‘silent but deadly’ happenings at the reservoir as construction work ended in the early 1930s, and attendees certainly […]
Apr 7 2017 | Posted in
Community |
Read More »

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is using Bowel Cancer Awareness Month (1-30 April) to encourage everyone who is eligible to make use of the bowel cancer screening programme, and to be aware of the early signs and symptoms of the disease. Dr Tracy Owen, Consultant in Public Health Medicine at the PHA, said, “Bowel cancer […]
Apr 7 2017 | Posted in
Community |
Read More »

Buttercrane Shopping Centre has shown its support for World Water Day by teaming with a National Charity to sponsor toilet facilities for a displacement camp in Africa and become a ‘loo-minary’. Buttercrane has joined forces with the charity Toilet Twinning, which raises funds to provide clean water, proper toilets and hygiene training in some of […]