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Staff from Wood Innovations, Warrenpoint have made a generous donation of £200 to AWARE NI as part of their internal team health and wellbeing ‘Time To Talk’ meetings. AWARE is the depression charity for Northern Ireland and delivers mental health and well-being programmes into communities, schools, colleges, universities and workplaces. AWARE has also developed a network […]
We all have a responsibility to recognise and prevent hate crime, Justice Minister Naomi Long has said. Launching a suite of hate crime guides for use in the workplace, the Minister said: “Hate crime in any form is unacceptable. Targeting a person because of who they are or what they believe – be it their race, […]
An additional £3million is to be made available to local communities through the Community Support Programme, Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced. Minister Hargey explained: “This funding distributed by the 11 councils will target local need by working in partnership with the local voluntary and community sector to ensure the delivery of better, more responsive […]
Health Minister Robin Swann has outlined plans that will continue to tackle the harms caused to children and young people by tobacco and second-hand smoking. The Health Minister laid out his plans to prioritise and progress regulations on smoking in cars when children are present, as well as preventing the sale of nicotine inhaling products […]
Officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Organised Crime Branch have seized approximately £65,000 worth of cash during two searches in the Newry area on Friday (October 22nd). The searches were part of a proactive nationwide investigation into Organised Crime led by the National Crime Agency. Detective Inspector McCamley said. “This search is further […]
Fisheries Minister Edwin Poots MLA has launched a grants support scheme for local fishing businesses worth £1.9million. The Maritime and Fisheries Fund for Northern Ireland replaces the now fully-committed European Maritime and Fisheries Fund. Financial support totalling £1.9million for fishing and aquaculture stakeholders is available up to 31 March 2022. The new funding is designed […]
If your Halloween celebrations involve fireworks this year, make sure you stay on the right side of the law by applying for a licence. That was the message today from Justice Minister Naomi Long as she highlighted the need for people to act responsibly, comply with the law and use fireworks safely to help avoid […]
Chief Medical Officer, Professor Sir Michael McBride, and Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Cathy Harrison, officially launched this year’s community pharmacy flu vaccination programme and received their flu jab in Belfast. The seasonal influenza programme officially began on 1 October 2021, this year the programme is being expanded to help protect the most vulnerable people in our […]
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has approved additional funding of up to £15million to ensure stability in the social housing construction sector following recent volatility in the costs of materials. Minister Hargey has stated that building more social homes, to the areas they are needed, is a priority as she works to address housing stress through […]
Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has commended the recent UK Nature Positive 2030 Report. The report prepared by the UK’s five nature agencies, setting out how the UK can reverse declines in biodiversity so that species & ecosystems can recover and become Nature Positive by 2030. It is designed to inform preparations for the upcoming […]
Speaking following the second reading of the Adoption and Children Bill, Health Minister Robin Swann has welcomed the progress on the Bill. The Bill will modernise the legal framework for adoption in Northern Ireland and improve outcomes for children and families in need, children in care and those who have left care. The Minister said: “The […]
Practical help is being delivered in the heart of local communities thanks to the Department of Justice Assets Recovery Community Scheme, Justice Minister Naomi Long has said. The Minister was speaking at an event in Belfast hosted by the Redeeming Our Communities (ROC) project, which was granted Assets Recovery Community Scheme (ARCS) funding from January […]
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