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Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced that the Sports Hardship Fund which was designed to help clubs and organisations maintain the facilities they own or lease during the Covid restrictions, has issued awards to over 900 clubs totalling £2million. The Sports Hardship Fund was open to sports clubs and sporting organisations from the voluntary and […]
A £1million capital grant scheme to help existing micro food and drink manufacturing businesses to upscale production to secure new markets for their products will open in March, Rural Affairs Minster Gordon Lyons MLA has announced. The aim of the scheme is to enable eligible businesses that are processing primary agricultural or horticultural produce to […]
Newry Mourne & Down Sinn Féin Councillor, Declan Murphy, has expressed disappointment after learning from a report at the Council’s Neighbourhood Services Committee that Translink has yet to put in place a programme for work for the provision of bus shelters. The Slieve Gullion area Councillor said, “Despite Translink having agreed in principle to partner […]
Health Minister Robin Swann has welcomed the launch of the pre-consultation for suicide prevention and post-vention services. The pre-consultation is being undertaken by the Public Health Agency (PHA). It will include opportunities for people to provide feedback by registering their interest to take part either by completing the online survey or in a number of […]
Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has welcomed the announcement from Treasury which provides a further £300 million for the Executive which can be used this year or carried forward into the 2021/2022 financial year. Commenting Conor Murphy said: “I welcome this additional £300 million which will be used towards our Covid-19 response. “Along with Finance Ministers […]
Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has put in place new legislation which will enable councils to tailor district rates to the needs of their local areas. This legislative change will for the first time give councils the option to strike different levels of household and business rates. The Finance Minister made the announcement following a recent […]
Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has opened a second financial support scheme for taxi-drivers. Minister Mallon said: “Coronavirus has caused many challenges across our community, disrupting the lives of all of our citizens and adding hardship for families across Northern Ireland. Many workers and businesses have felt the pain of the restrictions economically. While support has […]
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has said that £10million of funding being offered today to a wide range of arts and creative organisations, will help stabilise the sector which has been disproportionately impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. She made the comments as letters of offers totalling more than £10m were issued to 168 organisations who had […]
People aged between 65 and 69 across Northern Ireland have been urged to book their Covid-19 vaccination appointments without delay. Online and telephone booking for this age group were introduced late last month, with a surge of initial bookings made. Demand has understandably slowed since then, and the Department of Health is advising that some […]
A report of a suspicious object found in the Ashgrove Road area of the city was made to police at around 3:30pm yesterday afternoon (Saturday, 20th February). Police and ATO attended the scene, and ATO carried out a controlled explosion. At this time, it is believed to have been a viable device. Newry, Mourne & […]
Gambling is a major issue in general in todays society. However the issue of more and more young people becoming addicted to gambling is now more prevalent than ever. The SDLP youth in Newry and Armagh have pledged to raise awareness of the issue and help wherever they can. Speaking to Clanrye News and Sport […]
Covid 19 has engulfed us into a lockdown of boredom and procrastination. However a lot of businesses are now offering the opportunity to avail of their services via zoom which looks like the new way of doing things moving forward. Yoga with Paddy a business headed up by Newry man Patrick Doran aims to provide […]
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