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Newry, Mourne and Down Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) recently held a ‘Kids Court’ at St. Michaels Primary School in Newtownhamilton to help reduce speeding issues on the road outside the local primary school. Motorists apprehended for speeding outside of St. Michaels Primary School, Newtownhamilton faced a ‘Kid’s Court’ panel of P7 pupils to […]
Light-touch regulation, Freeports, and Enterprise Zones are the centrepieces of the recent Belfast Chamber of Commerce report, ‘Empowering Belfast’. Its stated aim is to devolve power from Stormont to local councils: and to Belfast City Council in particular. Despite its fanfare launch and the accompanying hype it is unlikely to deliver anything of substance for working […]
Social Democratic and Labour Party MLA Dolores Kelly has said that it is shocking and deeply disappointing that Sinn Féin and a number of DUP MLAs have teamed up to kill a bill that would have banned fox hunting in Northern Ireland. The Upper Bann MLA, who has been working with the USPCA on the […]
SDLP Assembly Member Justin McNulty has called on the Economy Minister to ensure that unspent funds from the High Street Voucher Scheme are reallocated to boost social protections this winter. Speaking as the Spend Local Scheme draws to a close, the Newry & Armagh MLA commented: ‘I have been lobbying the Economy Minister to ensure […]
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath has backed plans to ban smoking in cars with children. Regulations to make smoking with children in the car a punishable offence were introduced in the Assembly on Monday. The regulations also include plans to ban the sale of products like e-cigarettes to under 18s. South Down MLA Mr […]
Sinn Féin MLA John O’Dowd has said that the DUP must end its repeated threats to the political institutions and focus on issues that matter to businesses, workers and families across Upper Bann. The Upper Bann representative said: “At the weekend we again witnessed yet more dysfunction and recklessness from the DUP in the midst […]
Detectives have welcomed the sentencing of a 53 year old man at Newry Crown Court on Tuesday 14th December. The man was sentenced to 7 years and 10 months for a number of sexual offences against a child, including , sexual assault by penetration, inciting child family member to engage in sexual activity and indecent […]
Health Minister Robin Swann is again urging people to look after their mental health and wellbeing. The Health Minister said: “The impact and experience of the Covid-19 pandemic has been different for everyone, but there’s no doubt it continues to be a difficult time for everyone. The pandemic has caused uncertainty and complicated our daily lives and routines and added to […]
SDLP Policing Board member Dolores Kelly has expressed her concerns at the risk posed to children and young people across the North. Mrs Kelly was speaking after receiving a briefing from the National Crime Agency (NCA) who have assessed using modelling there are approximately between 16,000-23,000 people in the North who pose a risk to […]
SDLP Minister and Deputy Leader Nichola Mallon has today written to the Secretary of State for Health after reports that the British Government has purchased 114 million more doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to call for support for communities across the globe in the fight against covid-19. Ms Mallon said: “While it is absolutely […]
SDLP Upper Bann MLA Dolores Kelly has welcomed extra funding for greenway and active travel projects in the area. The additional £2m funding for councils across the North was announced by SDLP Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon on Tuesday. The money will go to support the development of active travel schemes and greenway projects over the […]
Workers at almost sixty colleges and universities throughout Northern Ireland have taken industrial action in recent days in opposition to pension cuts, pay and worsening working conditions. The Workers Party has sent the following message of support to the University and Colleges Union Workers Party stands with University staff and supports their just demands The […]
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