
Councillor Roisin Mulgrew has expressed her anger and disappointment at the removal of bi-lingual signage in Bessbrook. “Clearly someone has gone to a lot of trouble to remove this sign as it was installed and anchored in place using concrete,” she said. “Anyone who knows those responsible should come forward as this wanton vandalism is […]
Oct 7 2015 | Posted in
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Minister for Employment and Learning Dr Stephen Farry has launched the fourth cohort of the ICT Apprenticeship Scheme to provide opportunities to enter this growing and exciting sector. The scheme, involving a number of public sector and private sector organisations, will recruit apprentices to take up various software development and IT infrastructure roles. Approximately fifty […]

Local Sinn Fein MLA Chris Hazzard has said that English for Speakers of Other Languages (E.S.O.L) needs to be an ‘Essential Skill’ in order to allow migrants to contribute more to our society. Speaking following the Celebration of Culture and Language at St Colman’s PS, Annaclone, Hazzard said, “As a society we must do more […]
Oct 7 2015 | Posted in
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October is celebrated as International Walk to School Month and the Public Health Agency is encouraging parents to do the school run on foot and start to feel the benefits for both them and their children. Statistics show almost three-fifths (59%) of primary school pupils are driven to or from school by car, while only […]
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A rare funnel-web spider has been found for the first time in Northern Ireland. Malthonica silvestris, closely related to the house spiders that people often find in their houses in the autumn, had only ever been found in Ireland, much further south in Cork. The little spider had been found at Whitehead north of Belfast […]
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Health Minister Simon Hamilton today announced that he has requested officials to start examining the possibility of establishing a specialist eating disorders unit. “Eating disorders are a very serious health issue for many people in our community,” Hamilton said. “One estimate states that between 18,000 and 20,000 individuals will be living with an eating disorder in […]

More Health and Social Care foster carers are needed across Northern Ireland in each of the five HSC Trust areas to provide safe, stable and loving homes for vulnerable children and young people for as long as they need them. If you become an approved foster carer for the Southern HSC Trust you will receive […]

ROSTREVOR MINORS 1-11 – 1-06 NEWRY SHAMROCKS By Kieran McNally at Pairc Esler, Newry. Conall Gordon lifted the Collie Curran cup at the end of a titanic tussle with Newry Shamrocks, as Rostrevor belied the pre-match predictions to become minor champions for 2015. Ryan Caulfield’s 48th minute goal was valuable for the young Reds in […]

Police in Crossmaglen are appealing for information following the theft of a burner unit. Sometime between midnight on Sunday, 13th September, and 1.30pm on Tuesday, 15th September, a burner unit was taken from a boiler house at the rear of a property in Rathkeelan Park. Constable Jeremy Dale called for information. “We would like to […]
Oct 6 2015 | Posted in
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Police in South Down are appealing for information following an incident of criminal damage. Sometime between 7.45am and 11am on Sunday, 20th September, the front and rear windscreens of a maroon coloured Nissan Almera car were smashed with large boulders. The car was parked at the seafront at the Marine Park, Glassdrumman Road, Annalong. Speaking […]
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