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Bradley calls on Minister to tackle river pollution

SDLP South Down MLA Sinead Bradley has called on Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard to act to preserve the integrity of the North’s rivers from pollution originating at waste water treatment facilities. Bradley questioned the Minister in the Assembly recently. She said, “Preserving the integrity and the safety of the North’s rivers is a critical challenge. […]

Ritchie hits out at British Government and Executive over cuts to ESA

SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has spoken out against Government plans to reduce Employment and Support Allowance and Universal credit by April 2017. The measure will cut the weekly amount received by recipients with long term health conditions or disabilities by £30 and will take place before a promised Work and Health programme Green […]

The Quays Newry: Giving you the gift of time this Christmas

The Quays, Newry are giving you the gift of time this Christmas with late night shopping every weeknight til 10pm beginning Wednesday 30th November. That gives you plenty of time to browse their 50 top stores for that perfect present for your loved ones this year. Also be sure to check out their newly opened […]

Ritchie questions DEFRA on food, farming and Brexit

SDLP MP South Down Margaret Ritchie has questioned DEFRA Ministers in the House of Commons on how the Government’s 25-year plan for food and farming will accommodate the challenges of Brexit. She also questioned how Northern Ireland’s export of agri-food exports will be protected and maintained. Speaking to Newry Times, Ritchie said, “Any potential Brexit […]

Hazzard highlights commitment to Irish language road safety education

Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard has committed to increase the level of road safety education resources available in the Irish language. The Minister was speaking following a meeting with representatives from Foras na Gaeilge to discuss the road safety resources currently available in Irish and what plans there were to translate additional materials. Minister Hazzard said, […]

Newry stroke survivor adds her voice to Lost for Words campaign

Newry stroke survivor Bernie Fox, 54, is one of the hundreds of people living with the communication difficulty after a stroke. Bernie had a stroke in 2014. She is one of more than 35,000 stroke survivors living in Northern Ireland. Speaking to Newry Times, Bernie said, “I had my stroke in July 2014 when I […]

Newry shoppers urged to use Christmas budgeting planner

The Consumer Council is providing some timely Christmas budgeting advice as research shows almost a third of consumers (30%) are worried about their ability to make ends meet now, but even more consumers (37%) are worried about their ability to make ends meet in the future. The Consumer Council Christmas Budget Planner will help consumers […]

Local MLA makes ‘muscle pledges’ on specialist care in the north

A special Assembly reception was held recently at Stormont, focusing on the urgent need for better muscle care in the north of Ireland. Hosted by Muscular Dystrophy, the event highlighted the problems faced by the estimated 2,000 people in the north of Ireland affected by muscle-wasting conditions, as revealed in the McCollum report. The policy […]

Broadband advertising rule changes welcomed

Economy Minister Simon Hamilton MLA has welcomed changes to advertising rules governing broadband providers. The Advertising Standards Authority says current descriptions of broadband speeds “up to” a certain amount are confusing and will be changed in 2017. Welcoming this development Simon Hamilton said, “This is a good result for customers. I wrote to the Advertising […]

‘Time for teachers to focus on the future’ – Weir

Teachers must focus on pupils and the future now that pay negotiations have concluded. That was the message from Education Minister Peter Weir who said that negotiations for 2015/16 and 2016/17 were over and that teachers had been treated fairly and in line with the Northern Ireland Executive Pay Policy. Speaking during an Education Committee […]







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