
The four UK Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) have today launched new Alcohol Guidelines. These proposals set out the professional, technical and scientifically-based, public health advice from the four UK CMOs on alcohol consumption. Speaking about the new guidelines, Dr Michael McBride Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland, said, “In line with our overarching public health […]
Jan 11 2016 | Posted in
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SDLP MP for South Down Margaret Ritchie has reiterated her call for the Secretary of State for Health and his Ministers to reach a settlement with victims of contaminated blood products. Speaking to Newry Times, Ritchie said, “In December, Minister Jane Ellison announced a further delay to the publication of the consultation on compensation for […]
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Detectives in Newry are investigating an incident in the Parkview area of the city on the afternoon of Friday 8th January. It was reported that around 2pm two young girls were playing outside when a man in a maroon coloured Volvo car stopped and asked them to get into the car. The girls ran into […]
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A 6 year old girl has died following a road traffic collision on the Hilltown Road in Newry this morning, Saturday 9th January. The girl was a passenger in a Volkswagen car that was involved in a collision with a Seat car and a tractor at around 9.55am. Two women, aged 24 and 42, were […]
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Police in Newry are keen to locate the owners of lost property which has been handed into Ardmore Police Station. Speaking to Newry Times, Inspector Jacqui Gillespie said, “Over the last 12 months a large quantity of lost property including mobile phones, handbags, purses, wallets, cash and keys have been handed into Ardmore Police Station. […]
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Police in Newry have uncovered a cannabis factory. Plants and herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of around £30,000 was found at a property in Windsor Bungalows on Wednesday 6th January. A vehicle and equipment used in the cultivation of cannabis was also seized at the scene. Detective Inspector Keith Gawley said, “The discovery […]
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SDLP colleagues have paid tribute to Councillor Geraldine Donnelly who has announced her intention to retire from Newry, Mourne and Down District Council at the end of January. SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood said that over a long career Geraldine has personified integrity, decency and a commitment to equality that are core tenants of the SDLP. […]

Premier League Club Swansea City AFC Academy staff recently delivered a coach education workshop at Warrenpoint Town FC. The workshop, which was attended by 40+ coaches from across N.Ireland and the Republic, consisted of practical sessions and a theory workshop delivered by Swansea City Academy staff Roy Thomas, Darran Jones, Aaron McNeill and Joe Carlow. […]
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SDLP MP for South Down Margaret Ritchie has raised questions around the status of the Universal Credit roll-out following a report by the National Audit Office, which revealed that 37 projects due to be completed by 2020 have been judged “unachievable” or “in-doubt” by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority. The Authority monitors the progress of […]
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SDLP Newry and Armagh Representatives Justin McNulty and Karen McKevitt have renewed the party’s call for justice for the Reavey and O’Dowd families and the families of the Kingsmills victims in South Armagh in the week of the 40th anniversary of the murders. McNulty and McKevitt met Eugene Reavey at his home in South Armagh […]