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Sinn Féin MLA John O’Dowd has said the Education Minister must take immediate action to support childcare providers after 69 childminding settings closed due to Covid-19 in the first five days after the Christmas period. The Upper Bann spokesperson said: “These closures are indicative of the severe pressure childcare providers are already experiencing due to […]
A security alert in Newcastle has now ended. Newry, Mourne and Down District Commander, Superintendent Norman Haslett said: “We received two reports of suspicious objects in the Castlewellan Road and Carrigs Road area of the town on both Tuesday (11th January) and Wednesday (12th January). “Following searches by both police officers on the ground and […]
Emergency fuel payments can help local households in need – Lockhart DUP MP Carla Lockhart has urged those across Upper Bann who are in emergency fuel need to apply for the £100 payment made available by the Department for Communities, administered by the Bryson Charitable Group. Carla Lockhart said: “A number of months ago I […]
SDLP Newry, Mourne and Down Councillor Karen McKevitt has said she is frustrated and angry at the continued threats to stability and delivery from the DUP and Sinn Fein. With just four months of this mandate left, the SDLP is calling for the delivery of the agreed New Decade New Approach commitments. Cllr. McKevitt said: […]
Local Member of Parliament Carla Lockhart has welcomed the announcement from the Department for Infrastructure that a £125,000 street lighting improvement scheme has been approved for Lurgan Town Centre. Carla Lockhart said: “This is a very welcome investment and will see the installation of LED street lighting across Lurgan town centre. Not only will this […]
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath has said that cancer patients in the North have been continually failed throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. He was commenting after the latest cancer waiting time figures from the Department of Health showed all targets had been missed. South Down MLA Mr McGrath said: “That all targets for the North’s cancer […]
DUP MP Carla Lockhart has written to Health Minister Robin Swann MLA to press for cancer care to take greater priority in 2022, with a focus on addressing aspects of care impacted by the pandemic. Carla Lockhart said: “Since the start of the pandemic, the impact on cancer care has been significant. Diagnosis of cancer […]
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Major Investigation Team investigating the murder of a 28-year-old man, following a stabbing incident in Downpatrick on Monday 3rd January, have charged a 36-year-old man with murder and possession of a weapon. He appeared before Newtownards Magistrates Court via videolink on Wednesday morning (January 5th). As is usual […]
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath has said that the Department of Health must take action to address the lack of lateral flow tests available in the North. He said it was particularly important people had access following the change to the Covid-19 guidance that people with a positive lateral flow test no longer require a […]
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Major Investigation Team have launched a murder investigation after a 28-year-old man died following a stabbing incident in Downpatrick this morning (Monday, 3rd January). Detective Chief Inspector, John Caldwell said: “We believe that the man was stabbed in the Church Street area of the town around 11am […]
Local Alliance councillor, Patrick Brown, is to introduce a motion with the aim of increasing transparency and accountability at a local government level. Although Council meetings are recorded, Cllr Brown is calling for meetings to be streamed live or for the pre-recorded videos of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council meetings to be made publicly […]
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath has reiterated calls for a metastatic breast cancer audit to be undertaken for the North, and said it should be included within the cancer strategy. Mr McGrath previously submitted an Assembly question asking how many people have been diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in each of the last five years, […]
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