
A new support programme is available for people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) living in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust area. ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ is a six-week programme specifically tailored to help people with IBD to manage stress which may help to keep symptoms under control. Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis – IBD, […]

Shingles can be very painful and in some cases cause serious complications. That’s why the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding all those eligible to get the free shingles vaccine if they haven’t done so already. The vaccine will help protect against this common and painful skin disease and its associated complications. The vaccine will […]
Feb 12 2016 | Posted in
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Police in Crossmaglen are appealing for information following a theft from the Community Centre. At around 11.10am on Thursday, 4th February, two youths (male and female) entered Crossmaglen Community Centre and accessed a first floor office. A sum of cash was taken from a purse. The male was wearing a County Monaghan GAA jersey and […]
Feb 11 2016 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLA Chris Hazzard has welcomed confirmation from the Health Minister that additional funds have been made available to improve ambulance response times across South Down. Speaking to Newry Times, Hazzard said, “For some time now I’ve been raising this issue with the Health Minister and his department so I welcome his reply to […]
Feb 11 2016 | Posted in
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Carnagat Community Association recently held their Annual General Meeting to showcase their achievements and to elect a new committee. A number of residents of the Carnagat area were elected onto the committee and they look forward to another prosperous year. The Carnagat Community Association is a group of residents who live in the Carnagat Area […]
Feb 11 2016 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLA Megan Fearon has said the next Irish Government needs to do more to resolve the issue around creating an all-Ireland food label. “The Minister for Agriculture and Regional Development Michelle O’Neill told the Assembly this week that she is doing all in her power to achieve all-Ireland labelling for food,” Fearon told […]
Feb 11 2016 | Posted in
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Detectives from Reactive and Organised Crime have charged two men in relation to thirteen burglaries. The 24 year old and 42 year old men were arrested in Newry on Tuesday, 9th February. They were both charged in relation to burglaries which occurred between July and September 2015 in Newry, Jonesborough, Forkhill, Killeavy, Warrenpoint, Silverbridge and […]
Feb 10 2016 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin Councillor Barra Ó Muirí has criticised the decision by Transport NI not to send a representative to a DEA meeting where local roads were high on the agenda. Speaking in his role as Chair of Slieve Gullion DEA, Ó Muirí explained how assurances were given to local councillors that representatives from Transport NI […]
Feb 10 2016 | Posted in
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Allied Health Professionals from the Southern Health and Social Care Trust have been recognised amongst the best in Northern Ireland at the 2016 Advancing Healthcare Awards. Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) is the name given to the group of professional health care staff distinct from nurses and doctors, who offer a range of diagnostic, technical, therapeutic […]
Feb 10 2016 | Posted in
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The Connacht Hotel is a popular Galway family favourite, conveniently located on the Dublin Road as you enter Galway city and centrally situated on the famous Wild Atlantic Way. For families it has a great advantage of free parking and a regular bus route close by with direct access to the city centre. Family Bedrooms & […]