CLANRYE NEWS News items from all the local community groups.
The Southern Health and Social Care Trust has hosted an event to welcome international doctors who have joined the organisation recently. Since October, a number of new medical colleagues from India have already arrived in the Trust, following a successful recruitment trip to Mumbai. A total of 70 doctors across a range of grades and […]
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has said that businesses at Loughbrook Business Park must be supported. Mr. McNulty was speaking after a fire devastated the Business Park last week. “It was shocking to see up close the scale of the damage at Loughbrook Business Park. I was on the ground on the morning […]
The Department of Justice and Police Service of Northern Ireland have joined forces to remind the public they have a ‘Right to Ask’ if they are worried that someone they know might have a history of domestic abuse. The Domestic Violence and Abuse Disclosure Scheme (DVADS) is operated by the police and allows enquiries to […]
By Paul Higgins Newry, Mourne and Down District council today (tues) admitted health and safety offences arising from the tragic death of an electrician who was killed during a storm. At Newry Crown Court, a defence KC for NMD council asked for the two charges to be put again and there was a subsequent guilty […]
Women in Northern Ireland can now visit participating community pharmacies for advice and treatment for uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) without having to wait for a GP appointment. The service is part of Pharmacy First and is available for women aged 16 to 64. All community pharmacists providing this service are qualified healthcare professionals with […]
Applications for the Tak£500+ project are now open and groups can receive up to an incredible £1000 for a project to benefit their area! This Participatory Budget Fund encourages local residents within the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon borough to apply for funding for a project that they think will have a positive impact on their […]
The Southern Health and Social Care Trust’s Trauma and Orthopaedic (T&O) service has been recognised by the Department of Health for their efforts to ensure that more patients waiting on joint procedures can have their surgery. Following a downturn in activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team have been working tirelessly to rebuild and […]
Since the flooding emergency, which hit parts of our district from Monday 30 October, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has paid £119,000 through the Scheme of Financial Assistance (SEFA). The emergency funds are made available through the Department for Communities (DfC) and administered by Councils in response to the needs of householders across Northern […]
Newry and Mourne Museum has been honoured with a donation of a portrait miniature of James Harshaw, a leading local affairs figure in the mid-19th century from Donaghmore, near Newry. Executed in pencil, watercolour and gouache, the portrait miniature was donated by a descendent of the wider Harshaw family, Marjorie Harshaw-Robie, who lives in America. […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is delighted to announce their continued partnership and support of Newry Chamber Music. Formed by Camlough siblings, Joanne Quigley McParland and David Quigley in 2002, Newry Chamber Music (NCM) aims to present a wide variety of chamber music styles to their audiences. NCM presents up to eight concerts per […]
Sinn Féin councillor Geraldine Kearns has hailed the unlocking of £16.2M in funding for the Newry City park project. The Newry City councillor said: “Today is a great day as the £16.2 million in funding that was allocated for the project by my colleague, Conor Murphy MLA as Finance Minister, is now available to spend, along with a […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has said it is ‘deeply concerning’ that the Southern Health and Social Care Trust were found to be overcharging adults with learning disabilities for utility bills. The party’s social care spokesperson said: “It is deeply concerning to learn the Trust has been overcharging adults with learning disabilities for utility bills. […]
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