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Newry BID has announced a programme of events to celebrate Halloween in the city centre. ‘Spooks in the City’ will run from Saturday 26 October to Saturday 1 November with activities for families, shoppers and the night-time economy. Highlights include storytelling in Newry Library, a pumpkin trail across local shops, live music from Ceev, and […]
Police have charged a 23-year-old man to court following an arrest made in Damolly Retail Park in Newry on Thursday, 2nd October. The arrest followed a report of an altercation in the driveway of a house in The Demense, involving a man and woman, before the suspect drove away from the scene in the woman’s car. […]
🚀 Register Now for the NMD Recruitment and Skills Conference 2025! 📅 Wednesday 8 October 2025📍 The Burrendale Hotel, Newcastle💼 FREE full-day conference Full Programme is available 👉 https://tinyurl.com/3dy6jwhv Following last year’s hugely successful event in Newry, this year’s district-wide conference will bring together businesses, education and training providers and policymakers to tackle one of […]
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP has called for Northern Ireland to be exempt from proposals for a so-called “Brit Card” digital ID scheme. She has criticised the UK Government’s proposals, warning that it would be unworkable in Northern Ireland and risks disrupting cross-border ties. Hanna also cautioned that the scheme does not reflect the reality […]
Northern Ireland’s second biggest energy supplier, SSE Airtricity, is set to increase its standard variable electricity tariff by 4% from 1 November 2025. A typical SSE Airtricity credit customer on a standard variable tariff will see their bill rise by around £45 per year. Raymond Gormley, Head of Energy at the Consumer Council said: “From […]
Life experiences in the first 1,000 days can have long-term implications for a child’s health, growth and development, an updated framework for NI’s universal child health promotion programme emphasises. There is growing evidence in favour of placing a greater focus on the first 1,000 days, from conception to age two. This is a central theme […]
Sinn Féin MLA Aoife Finnegan has called for urgent action to improve access to life-saving CAR T-cell cancer treatment for patients in the north and to end the hardship caused by forcing seriously ill people to travel to England for care that can be delivered on this island. Speaking today, Aoife Finnegan MLA confirmed she […]
Ulster GAA has been officially awarded the Diversity Mark accreditation, recognising its ongoing commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion across the organisation. The Diversity Mark is awarded to organisations following an independent assessment process, which benchmarks best practice in advancing diversity and inclusion. The accreditation is a significant milestone for Ulster GAA, and is reflective […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has announced the winners of its annual amateur photography competition to celebrate the district’s three Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs): the Mournes, the Ring of Gullion and Strangford and Lecale. Each year, the winning entries are published in the AONB Calendar, an annual publication that showcases the district’s […]
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan has welcomed a new trial for homes without direct access to electric vehicle charging. Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins announced a six-month pilot scheme to allow electric vehicle charging across footways and pavements to be tested. “This is a positive announcement by the Infrastructure Minister, providing those without a driveway access […]
Translink marks Railway 200 with powerful passenger poetry videos Translink is marking Railway 200 — the 200th anniversary of the modern railway — with a moving new series of short videos showcasing poems written by passengers, performed on trains and in stations across Northern Ireland. The videos bring to life poems from Poetry in Motion – A Collection, […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has welcomed news that the Belfast Trust have agreed to join the Early Access Programme for Givinostat for boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The Newry/Armagh MLA: “My party colleague Linda Dillon MLA and I met with the Health Minister along with families of children with DMD in April this year, […]
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