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Community Constituency Council Crime Government Louth Louth County Council Newry Newry and Armagh NMD Council

Cross Border Policing Strategy to Combat Pensioner Burglaries

By Donal McMahon A South Armagh Councillor has praised a new cross border community policing strategy following reports of criminal gangs from the Republic targeting pensioners in his constituency. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) has this week approved a report of a €30k investment from the Republic’s Department of Justice to support an […]

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Business Campaigns Community Constituency Cost of Living Government Newry Newry and Armagh Politics South Armagh Stormont Westminster

Further Tory Cuts to Public Services and Workers Unacceptable – Murphy

Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy has said the British government must do more to fully support public sector workers and services.  Speaking after today’s Autumn Statement from the British government, the party’s economy spokesperson said:  “Once again, the Tories have continued with their cruel agenda of austerity with more real term cuts to funding for […]

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Pocket Box Scoops Northern Ireland Road Safety Award For Fleet Technology Innovation

Pocket Box, the vehicle and driver management software specialist, was a winner at the Northern Ireland Road Safety Awards. The company received the business category for the development of innovative fleet technology applications that are helping vehicle operators to improve road safety, protect drivers and enhance compliance. “Our cloud-based software is focused on optimising road safety […]

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Community Constituency Council Government Lifestyle Newry Newry and Armagh NMD Council

Newry Council Lifeguard Staffing Solutions Kept Away From Public

By Donal McMahon Potential solutions to lifeguard failures in Newry, Mourne and Down leisure centres have been kept away from the public eye. The local authority this week, provided a detailed report to councillors on the difficulties of attracting new lifeguards due to the “combined effect of the cost of living crisis and the draw […]

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Business Community Government Westminster

Record Wage Boost For Nearly 3 million Workers Next Year

The Chancellor will deliver a pay rise of more than £1,800 a year for a full-time worker, as he confirms that the National Living Wage will increase by over a pound an hour from April. The almost 10% pay boost, from £10.42 to £11.44 an hour, is the biggest cash increase in the National Living […]

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Community Constituency Newry Newry and Armagh

Bite n Banter for Christmas 2023

Despite the festivities at this time of year many people will feel isolated and alone on ChristmasDay and although everyones circumstances are different, we at Bite n Banter believe that it is possibleto make a difference, however small, to help alleviate the ever growing problem of lonelinessin today’s society.With this objective in mind the ninth […]

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Community Council Government Louth Louth County Council Politics

Louth County Council Shortlisted For Two Excellence In Local Government Awards 2023

Louth County Council are delighted to be in the running for two awards at the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards (2023), taking place later this week. In its 20th year, the awards feature a total of 94 Local Authority projects shortlisted over 15 categories. The awards, taking place on Thursday 23rd November at the Crowne […]

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Community Constituency Education Newry Newry and Armagh

Newry Students Retain SRC’s ‘Best in UK’ Title at WorldSkills UK Competition For Second Consecutive Year

Following a tense week of competitions, Southern Regional College has been named as the best performing College in the UK for the second consecutive year at the WorldSkills UK competition.  The College topped the leaderboard in both points awarded and for the highest number of medals won.    SRC students competed across multiple venues in the […]

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Community Constituency Council Government International Newry Newry and Armagh NMD Council Politics

King Urges People to Join International Day of Solidarity With Palestine

Sinn Féin councillor Cathal King has encouraged people across Newry and Armagh to attend local rallies ahead of the International day of solidarity with Palestine, next Wednesday, the 29th November. The Newry City councillor said: “Next Wednesday, 29th November, there will be rallies across Ireland to mark the international day of solidarity with Palestine.  “At […]

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Community Government Health Stormont

Report Aimed at Growing ANP Workforce Published

A new report has been published which aims to maximise the contribution of Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs) across Health and Social Care. ANPs have undergone additional training to enable them to work autonomously to assess, diagnose, prescribe care and treatment and discharge patients in their care. ANPs already play a vital role across many areas […]

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Community Constituency Dáil Éireann Downpatrick Government Legacy Politics South Down Westminster

Hazzard Urges Irish Government to Take Interstate Case Following Taoiseach’s Comments

Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard has welcomed the comments of the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in the Dáil today, who said the Irish government is to make a decision in the coming weeks as to whether the Irish government supports an existing case or takes its own Inter-State case in respect of the British government’s Legacy […]

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Police Warn of New Scam

Police are urging the public to be vigilant after recent reports of a scam in which fraudsters are targeting people in and around Belfast city centre, asking them to withdraw cash in exchange for a bank transfer. Chief Inspector Alan Lowry said: “In recent weeks, police have received reports from members of the public who […]