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Community

Time Is Running Out For Customers With Post Office Card Accounts

Around 24,000 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) customers with a Post Office card account have just three weeks left to update the department with new payment details before the 30 November deadline, or risk having payments paused. From 1 December 2021, HMRC will stop making tax credits, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance payments to Post […]

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Community

Family,Friends and Colleagues Gather for ABP Retirement Night

By Columba O’Hare Family ,friends and colleagues met recently in Canal Court Hotel to mark the retirement of five members of staff with a total of 190 years commitment to ABP on the Greenbank Industrial Estate. All fulfilled  important roles within the company and undoubtedly contributed massively to the continuous success of the company over […]

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Community South Down

Warrenpoint Municipal Park Hosts Heritage Schools Project

Warrenpoint Municipal Park hosted a Heritage Schools Project recently, inviting children from St. Bronagh’s Primary School, Rostrevor, Carrick Primary School, Burren, Dromore Road Primary School, Warrenpoint and St. Dallan’s Primary School, Warrenpoint to take part. The school children were entertained in the bandstand with a magician and puppet show. Local author, Declan Carville, delivered an […]

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Community Politics

Conor Murphy’s Failure to Reverse Universal Credit Cut Huge Blow to People Across North – SDLP

SDLP Communities Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has said a failure from Sinn Féin Finance Minister Conor Murphy to reverse the £20 weekly cut to Universal Credit is a huge blow to people across the North. Mr Durkan was speaking after Mr Murphy rejected a bid from party colleague and Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey for £55m […]

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Armagh Community Newry Politics South Armagh

Ongoing Driving Test Backlog Continues to Distress Learner Drivers – Boylan

Cathal Boylan MLA has called for efforts to tackle the driving test backlog to be revamped after hearing that the DVA are looking towards the end of 2022 to clear the backlog. The Newry and Armagh MLA stated: “Reports that the driving test backlog may not be addressed until the end of 2022 will be […]

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Community Crime South Down

Councillor Addresses ASB in Rowallane

Following recent reports of anti-social behaviour throughout the Rowallane area, local Alliance councillor, Patrick Brown, and other DEA members took part in a meeting with the PSNI in an attempt to address the issue. Cllr Brown commented: “Last week, myself and other Rowallane DEA members had a constructive meeting with senior PSNI officers to discuss […]

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Business Community South Down

Come to the ELK Launch Night

Elk Events presents ‘The Elk Launch Night’, live at The Skylite Room – No 7 Duke Street, Warrenpoint on the 11th of November 2021. The launch will be headlined by The Professionals, String Ninjas, David Browne-Murray and Yellow Sky.  Elk Creative Media was founded in May of this year and we are on our way to […]

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Community Newry

Council Launches Good Relations Shared Schools Animations

A suite of Good Relations themed video animations for use in local schools was launched in Newry High School on Wednesday 20 October 2021. Funding for this project was received from Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s Good Relations Programme, which aims to encourage and support activity that promotes good relations between people from different […]

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Agriculture Community Politics

Executive Launches Draft Green Growth Strategy for Northern Ireland

Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Edwin Poots MLA, on behalf of the NI Executive, has launched the draft Green Growth Strategy for Northern Ireland. The over-arching multi-decade Strategy, which is led by his Department, will set out the long-term vision and a solid framework for tackling the climate crisis by balancing climate action […]

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Agriculture Community Health

Environment, Tourism and Public Health to Benefit From New Partnership With National Trust

Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has said a new agreement between his department and the National Trust will benefit the environment, recreation, tourism and public health. During a visit to the charity’s Mount Stewart site, the Minister welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the heads of the Trust and DAERA’s Forest Service. […]

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Community

Ministers Praise Positive Impact of Communities in Transition

The Communities in Transition programme is having a transformative impact on individuals and communities, the First Minister and deputy First Minister have said. Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill met with community representatives in West Belfast to hear about the positive difference the programme has made in the local area. West Belfast is one of the […]

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Community

Givan and O’Neill Celebrate Book Week

First Minister Paul Givan and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill have marked Book Week with visits to their local libraries. The First Minister was at Lisburn City Library, while the deputy First Minister visited Cookstown Library. They met staff, as well as representatives from Libraries NI and the BBC, who are jointly coordinating Book Week. […]