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A 57-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a number of offences including obstruction and fraudulent evasion of duty on fuel. Mr Haslett said using a heavy goods vehicle as a weapon could “easily have caused catastrophic injury or worse”. “These were local officers from a neighbourhood policing team carrying out their duty to keep […]
In order to provide children a safe place to play, learn and socialise we believe it is necessary to implement a 20 mph speed restriction in the vicinity of Markethill Primary School including the new neighbouring play park on the Mowhan road, Markethill. Not only will this provide safety to children but also peace of […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has called for a pilot parklet scheme to be rolled out in Newry. The Newry and Armagh MLA stated: “A Parklet scheme can temporarily turn a parking space into an outdoor area to help local businesses like cafes with physical distancing. “A pilot scheme in Belfast has begun in Belfast […]
Local Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has described the vandalism that resulted in the injury of a young child as a “despicable act”. An angry parent of a 6-year-old girl has reported the horrific injury her daughter received when playing in their local park, in Derrybeg. The young girl required five stitches in her leg […]
Newry Mourne & Down Council have agreed to write to President Biden urging the new American President to prioritise the creation of a roadmap to citizenship for for all those classes as documented. Sinn Féin Councillors Barra Ó Muirí and Gerry O Hare brought their motion ‘This Council recognising the ongoing plight of the thousands […]
A 33 year old man has been charged with being concerned in the supply of class A drugs, being concerned in the supply of class B drugs, conspiracy to fraudulently import class B drugs and entering into an arrangement to acquire criminal property. He is expected to appear at Newry Magistrates court this morning, Tuesday […]
Health and social care staff, and all those who work in the NHS here, have been congratulated by the Worker Party’s spokesperson in Newry and Armagh, Nicola Campbell. “More than half a million people here have received their first Coronavirus vaccination jab and thousands more will be vaccinated by the end of July”, Nicola said. […]
Slieve Gullion area Sinn Féin Councillor Aoife Finnegan has said the announcement by Bank of Ireland that the Crossmaglen Branch which is one of the 103 branches across the country which will close, is a huge blow to the local economy but first and foremost to the workers and their families. The local Councillor said: […]
Health workers in Northern Ireland are joining staff across the NHS calling on Rishi Sunak to recognise the work they’ve done to protect lives and fund a decent pay rise in this week’s Budget, says UNISON today (Monday). More than 60,000 health care assistants, porters, operating theatre staff, nurses, caterers, ambulance staff, cleaners and members […]
Households will be able to complete their 2021 Census which will help shape where essential resources, funding and services will be focused over the next decade. Census Day is 21 March. For the first time, the Census will be predominantly online and it is expected that the majority of householders will choose to complete their […]
The Department of Health has confirmed changes to visiting arrangements for all care settings from Monday 1 March. The four UK Chief Medical Officers have recommended that the Regional Alert Level should move back from Level 5 to Level 4 with immediate effect. As a result, the visiting restrictions for all care settings across Northern […]
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has launched an eight week public consultation on a new Strategy for Sport and Physical Activity. Minister Hargey said, “We want to produce a strategy for sport and physical activity that is ambitious, has been co-designed and takes account of the wide range of views. We need to ensure we can […]
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