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Seven midwives have taken up posts with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust after completing a two year innovative Midwifery programme. They are among the first recruits to graduate from a new Masters in Midwifery course at Queen’s University Belfast, which was designed to enable registered nurses to become fully qualified midwives in two […]
By Donal McMahon A Northern Ireland council’s “sluggish response” has caused it to miss out on a potential EU pot of millions of pounds to complete its city centre park project. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) chief executive Marie Ward has told elected reps this week that officials failed to apply for the […]
Do you want to help make your community safer? Do you have ideas that could benefit your area? Do you have an interest in local policing? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then why not apply to become an Independent Member of the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Policing & Community Safety Partnership […]
By Donal McMahon Fears over a Christmas of horsemeat lasagne and vegetables treated with “potent” chemicals have been raised as a Council was awarded a UK grant aimed at improving consumer safety. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has accepted up to £55k of funding linked to the NI Protocol, from the Office for Product Safety and Standards […]
UNISON members in the Health service in Northern Ireland will be taking to the picket lines next week. On Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd of September during a period of 48 hours ambulance crews, nurses, health care assistants, pharmacists, radiographers, porters, admin and technical staff, cleaners and catering will be on strike. Payroll staff will […]
Officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Collision Investigation Unit are continuing to investigate the circumstances of a road traffic collision at Northway in Portadown on Sunday afternoon, 10th September. A man in his 60s sadly died after the motorcycle he was riding was involved in a collision with a silver Mercedes car at […]
By Donal McMahon A border council in Northern Ireland is calling for medical hair loss patients to be given the same financial support as people in the Republic.Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) is requesting the Department of Health to replicate the PRSI (pay related social insurance) scheme in the south of Ireland. The […]
Shane Stevenson (35) and Paul McKerr (54) were sentenced today, Monday 11 September, at Newry Crown Court. Stevenson had previously pleaded guilty to possession of firearms in suspicious circumstances, possession of firearms without a firearms certificate, and attempted possession of information of use to terrorists. He was sentenced to 16 months in prison, with a […]
By Donal McMahon “Shocked” trade unions engaged in a prolonged council employment dispute have reacted to “revelations” that its local authority plans to make £11.6m of savings in the coming year.Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) has been identified in a BBC Shared Data Unit survey, as making the 2nd highest (17.2%) savings in the […]
By Donal McMahon An award winning children’s art centre in Newry has been given a ray of council hope for survival following an emergency motion on Monday (Sept 4) night. The Sticky Fingers arts organisation has been forced to shut down its popular ‘Imaginarium’ centre due to a lack of funding, after five years in its magical […]
By Donal McMahon A Northern Ireland council is to demand the completion of a “vital” Co Down bypass following a “hammer blow” departmental decision to down tools on the project. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) approved a motion this week that seeks to gain answers from the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) on the stalling […]
By Donal McMahon Kilkeel elected reps facing a “load of abuse” from the public have urged the council to resolve swimming pool staffing issues amid continuing closures. The Mournes councillors highlighted their leisure concerns to the local authority, with a cllr saying he will have to go incognito in the streets as angered locals direct their frustrations […]
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