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Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason has said it is welcome Asda are set to open a temporary store in January 2024 while work continues to rebuild a permanent store. The South Down MLA said: “This is a welcome announcement for workers from this store as well as independent retailers who operate in the town. “From […]
Members of the Warrenpoint Front Shore Revitalisation Steering Group have welcomed the award of significant funding from the Department for Communities for the Front Shore area. Following initial meetings of the Steering Group, an ambitious action plan has been agreed with work due to commence in the coming weeks. Key priorities include the revitalisation of […]
The fourth annual ‘Warrenpoint Harbour Christmas Community Fund’ is now open for community groups, organisations, and charities to apply for funding to support the health, wellbeing, and environment of the local area. Over the past three years the Harbour Community Fund has put £60,762.00 back into the local community, supporting 78 different individual organisations with […]
Monday 27th November, a 64 year old man from the Downpatrick area was sentenced at Downpatrick Crown Court for six counts of sexual assault. Damien Craig was sentenced to eight years. He will serve four years in custody and four years on licence. He will be placed on the Sex Offenders Register for an indefinite period […]
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath has said that the efforts of unpaid carers must be recognised by any future Executive. Mr McGrath was speaking after attending the Carers NI Carers Rights Day research launch on Thursday. South Down MLA Mr McGrath said: “Unpaid carers represent a huge section of our population and the work they […]
By Donal McMahon A Co Down drive for emergency volunteers is to be launched in the wake of an unprecedented flooding “disaster”. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) has agreed a proposal this week to bolster a “weakened” community resilience team and replicate it across all seven of its district electoral areas (DEAs). Elected reps were […]
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard has welcomed the comments of the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in the Dáil today, who said the Irish government is to make a decision in the coming weeks as to whether the Irish government supports an existing case or takes its own Inter-State case in respect of the British government’s Legacy […]
A nurse in the Southern Trust has won a UK award for improving the sleep of adults with learning disabilities. Julie Ann Colvin, Nurse Development Lead in Learning Disability, had her submission selected from over 920 entries in the Learning Disability Nursing category of the RCN Nursing Awards 2023. Julie Anne had secured funding through […]
Two nurses attended a fabulous reception, hosted by His Majesty the King, to recognise the contribution they have made towards providing healthcare in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust. Annabelle Dalangin and Bincy Jose were among 400 internationally-educated nurses who attended the event at Buckingham Palace which paid tribute to the UK’s international nursing […]
“The Southern Trust can confirm that the first clinic will start this evening (Friday 17 November) to undertake repeat smear tests for women included in the Cervical screening services review. Women being offered a repeat smear test are those whose previous slide is unavailable either because their previous smear may have taken place more than […]
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard has called on the Irish government to pursue an interstate case against the British government’s Legacy Act following an appeal by the PSNI for information into the murder of Peter McCormack in 1992. The South Down MP said: “Last year’s ruling from Justice Humpreys was a watershed moment for families […]
Detectives from Legacy Investigation Branch, investigating the murder of Peter McCormack in the Thierafurth Inn in Kilcoo on 19 November 1992, are appealing for information on the 31st Anniversary of his murder. Mr McCormack, a 42 year old former schoolteacher from Drumena Road in Kilcoo, was shot dead when two gunmen burst into the public […]
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