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Community Constituency Council Government Kilkeel Newry NMD Council South Down Sport

Newry, Mourne and Down Junior Golf Trophy Goes from Strength to Strength

Newry, Mourne and Down Junior Golf Trophy was back in action this summer, with 78 young golfers competing over three days between August 7 and 9 at Kilkeel, Warrenpoint and Royal County Down (Annesley). With temperatures soaring at both Kilkeel and Warrenpoint, participants took part in two different competitions; a Flag Competition for players with […]

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Campaigns Community Cost of Living Government Politics Stormont

Universal Credit Uplift Should Be Restored as Part of Emergency Budget to Tackle Cost of Living Crisis

The £20 per week universal credit uplift should be restored as part of an urgent £30 billion UK Government emergency Budget to tackle the cost of living crisis, Alliance MLA Andrew Muir has said.  The party’s Finance spokesperson was speaking as Alliance launched progressive proposals aimed at tackling the ongoing crisis. The party is also […]

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Campaigns Constituency Cost of Living Government Health Newry Newry and Armagh Politics Stormont

‘Executive Needed Now to Tackle Problems in Health!’ – Kimmins

Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has said an Executive is needed now to start to fix the health service and recruit more doctors and nurses. Commenting on reports of huge pressures at Daisy Hill Hospital, the Newry/Armagh MLA urged the DUP to end its boycott of government. Liz Kimmins said: “Reports in recent days from […]

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ABC Council Community Constituency Council Government Lurgan Portadown Upper Bann

£2M SOAR ABC Grant Scheme Breathes New Life into Local Borough Villages

Ten local rural communities throughout Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon turn village plans into reality thanks to nearly £2 million in funding from the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 – funded by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) and the European Union, and delivered by the Southern Organisation for Action in Rural […]

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Banbridge Constituency Crime Upper Bann

Police Appeal Following Gilford Incident

Police are appealing for witnesses following an incident which occurred in Gilford on Saturday 13th August. Inspector Peters said: “At approximately 8:30pm, it was reported that several males were involved in an altercation with a motorist and a number of pedestrians in the Moyallan Road area. “Enquiries are continuing in relation to this incident  we […]

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ABC Council Community Constituency Council Government Infrastructure Portadown Upper Bann Westminster

Improvements for Bocombra and Drumnacanvy Area

Local MP Carla Lockhart and Portadown Councillor Margaret Tinsley have secured a range of improvements in the Bocombra and Drumnacanvy areas of Portadown, further to a number of issues being raised my members of the local community. Updating residents on the works carried out, Carla Lockhart said; “As public representatives both Margaret and I are […]

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Campaigns Community Cost of Living Government Politics Stormont

It’s About Public Ownership – Not About Protecting Profits! – Workers Party

The cost-of-living crisis and soaring energy bills will not be solved by handouts, tinkering around the edges or populist sound bites. They have real and life changing consequences from an increasing reliance on food banks, fuel poverty, financial pressures, physical and mental health crises and malnutrition to hypothermia. How often does it have to be […]

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Banbridge Community Constituency Government Upper Bann Westminster

Key Milestone in Gilford Playpark Scheme Imminent

Local MP Carla Lockhart has said the much deserved and anticipated new playpark for Gilford will soon be under construction, as it was confirmed that the project will go before the September meeting of the Planning Committee of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Council. Commenting, the DUP representative said: “Alongside my Council colleagues Cllr. Paul […]

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Business Newry

Recycling Chief Queries Reduction in Recycling Rates

Joseph Doherty, from Newry’s Re-Gen Waste, has looked at the provisional Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics for January to March 2022. According to the latest local authority collected municipal statistics, Northern Ireland Councils collected just over 229,000 tonnes over a three-month period but what surprises me most about this is that […]

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Community Government Health Politics Stormont

Alliance MLAs Meet Mental Health Champion

Alliance MLAs have met Mental Health Champion Siobhán O’Neill to discuss implementation of the Mental Health Strategy and ongoing concerns at the role of sectarianism in reinforcing poor mental health. Speaking after the meeting at Parliament Buildings, Upper Bann MLA Éoin Tennyson said “We were pleased to meet the Mental Health Champion today so that […]

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Business Constituency Council Government Newcastle Newry Newry and Armagh NMD Council South Down

Opportunity for Local SMEs to Meet Key Buyers and Secure New Business

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is calling on local businesses to register for a unique opportunity to showcase their offering to some of Northern Ireland’s largest procurement specialists. The NMD Tender for Growth Meet the Buyer event, which takes place at the Slieve Donard Hotel in Newcastle at 9.30am on Thursday 22 September, will […]

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Armagh Campaigns Community Constituency Cost of Living Crime Government Newry and Armagh Politics Stormont

Action Not Appeals Needed to Tackle Obscene Energy Corporation Profits! – Boylan

Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan has said action is needed rather than ‘appeals’ from the British government to halt the obscene rip-off of workers and families by huge energy corporations. The Newry and Armagh MLA said: “Appeals from Boris Johnson to energy companies are worthless when his government has the power to take real action […]