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The Southern Health and Social Care Trust has provided a further update on medical staffing issues at Daisy Hill Hospital. Due to insufficient senior consultant cover at Daisy Hill and to immediately protect patient safety, all acute stroke patients are now being diverted to Craigavon Area Hospital. Following the May Trust Board meeting where the […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has said news that cuts to youth services and early years will not go ahead is a ‘relief’ to many families and communities. The Newry and Armagh MLA said: “News that cuts to youth services and other important projects like SureStart and the Pathway Fund will not go ahead is […]
Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has welcomed confirmation from the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education, Mark Browne, that he will not be proceeding with proposed cuts to Youth Services, and a range of Early Years Programmes including the Pathway Fund, Sure Start, BrightStart and Toybox. The DUP representative, who had lobbied the Department […]
SDLP Newry City Councillor Doire Finn has welcomed the decision to reverse plans to cut youth and early years services. Speaking to Clanrye News and Sport Councillor Finn said: “I think that it is welcome that the decision has been taken to not proceed with a number of planned cuts to youth services and early […]
Chairperson of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, Councillor Michael Savage was delighted to present cheques to his nominated charities from the proceeds of his Charity Ball. The ball was held in the Canal Court, Newry on 3 February 2023 when over 300 guests turned out to support the Chairperson’s four chosen charities: Simon Community, […]
Mourne Gullion Strangford has been awarded internationally coveted UNESCO Geopark status. The UNESCO Executive Board met in Paris on Wednesday 24 May and announced that Mourne Gullion Strangford had been welcomed into its network of global Geoparks, making it one of only 18 outstanding landscapes worldwide to be awarded full accreditation this year. The landscape encompasses […]
The World’s last seagoing paddle steamer ‘Waverley’ has announced it will, for the first time, set sail for a sunset cruise from Warrenpoint Harbour on Tuesday 30th May. Waverley will offer local people the unique opportunity to step aboard for an evening cruise, as she sails down Carlingford Lough & steams along the coastline passing Kilkeel […]
A Newry man has appeared at Newry Court in relation to charges of Criminal Damage and Common Assault of his partner. Liam Noden, (24) of Cois Locha, Newry, admitted the offences arising from a domestic dispute believed to have occurred on December 17 last year. At midnight of the 17th of December the court heard […]
Ulster Unionist Representative Councillor David Taylor has described the significant challenges affecting medical staffing levels at Daisy Hill Hospital as extremely worrying. This follows on from an announcement by the Southern Health & Social Care Trust that they are initiating actions in response to the developing situation. Councillor Taylor said: “The announcement by the Southern […]
A major social work conference hosted by the Southern Trust was held at Craigavon Civic Centre recently. The event, titled ‘Celebrating Community Development in Social Work – where to next?’ was a partnership between service users, community groups, the Department of Health, the Northern Ireland Social Care Council, Ulster University, Health Trusts and social workers […]
TUV Cusher Councillor Keith Ratcliffe has slammed an upcoming commemoration in South Armagh dedicated to a celebration of the Provisional IRA. Statement by TUV Cusher councillor Keith Ratcliffe: On Sunday week Sinn Fein MP John Finucane is billed as the main speaker at an event described as the “South Armagh Volunteers Commemoration”. This self-styled “MP […]
Southern Regional College’s much anticipated Art & Design end of showcase is back. With exhibitions from the College’s Foundation Diploma and Higher National Diploma students, the exhibition promises to ignite creativity as students showcase their final exhibits. The exhibition commences on Thursday 25th May 2023 with opening night at the College’s Newry West Campus between 06:30pm […]
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