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SDLP Calls on PSNI to Recruit More Catholics

SDLP Policing Board Member Dolores Kelly says more needs to be done to encourage Catholics to join. Following the PSNI celebration of twenty years since its formation. The SDLP have called for more Catholics to be recruited to the police force and a call for 50:50 recruitment to return. Speaking following an interview with ITV […]

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Business

Training With Talon Security

Newry based business Talon security is now providing training for door security throughout the month of November. The course which takes place at the WIN business park in Newry is a HABC level 2 award for working as a door supervisor within the private security industry. Speaking on the training a spokesperson for Talon security […]

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Business Community

Spend Local Deadline Extended

Economy Minister Gordon Lyons today announced that the deadline to use the £100 pre-paid Spend Local card will be extended to December 14. In a statement to the Assembly, the Minister said: “To date, over 1.024 million cards have been dispatched, over 580,000 of these have been activated. Over £26.5m has now been injected into […]

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Business Sport

Platinum Training Institute Offers Performance Nutrition Workshop

Want to develop your skills regarding nutrition? then look no further than Platinum training institute. Performance Nutrition is a wide and interesting topic. Nutrition can have a profound effect on sports and competition performance. This introduction to Performance Nutrition provides a firm, evidence-based foundation to inform your own knowledge and practice. Learn why macronutrients such […]

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Community South Armagh

Crossmaglen Road Cannot Be Put on the Backburner Again- Magennis

Sinn Féin Councillor for the Slieve Gullion area, Oonagh Magennis has said that it is important that vital works for the main Crossmaglen road from Camlough are not placed on the backburner again.  Councillor Magennis was speaking after contacting the DFI section manager about works that were originally pencilled in for 2020.  She said: “I […]

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Armagh Banbridge Community Lurgan Portadown

Creative Writing Students Close Final Chapter With Book Launch

A number of groups from across the borough, who successfully completed a six-session creative writing course aimed at building positive relations gathered at the Armagh City Hotel, Armagh to mark the launch of ‘Once Alien Here’ containing a collection of their poems, stories and scripts. Supported by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council’s Peace […]

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Armagh Banbridge Community Lurgan Portadown

Lord Mayor Urges Residents to ‘Be Allergen Aware’ at Halloween

There has been a lot of publicity recently around Natasha’s Law – the new Food Safety Law that is now in place requiring food retailers to provide full details of the ingredients and allergens in all pre-packaged food.  This publicity has heightened public awareness around an issue that can have a major impact on many […]

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Community South Armagh

Sinn Féin propose Active Travel Masterplan- Ó Muirí

Sinn Féin Group Leader in Council Barra Ó Muirí has given a warm welcome to the Active Travel Masterplan agreed at Monday’s meeting of the Active and Healthy Communities at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. A visionary document, the master plan has proposed ways to improve opportunities for cycling and walking in the district […]

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Agriculture Armagh Banbridge Community Lurgan Portadown

Remember to Recycle Your Halloween Waste!

Halloween is a time for spooky fun, crazy costumes, dastardly decorations, trick-or-treating and fun-filled parties with friends and family! It’s also a time when we generate a lot of extra waste! As a result, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is encouraging all of its residents to recycle all their excess food and waste […]

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Armagh Banbridge Community Lurgan Portadown

ABC Council Named ‘Council of the Year’ at Social Enterprise Awards!

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is delighted to have been recognised as ‘Council of the Year’ at the recent Social Enterprise Awards 2021 Organised by Social Enterprise NI, the awards recognise organisations and businesses that give back, enrich communities and make a contribution to society, as well as those who lead them. The […]

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Agriculture Newry Politics

Energy Crisis: Profiteering Drives Up Prices – Workers Party

We are in an energy crisis. Winter is around the corner and cold kills. For thousands of local families, single parents and lone pensioners, the immediate dilemma is whether to Heat or Eat. On top of the 25% of homes currently in fuel poverty thousands more are destined to become a further grim statistic. Many […]

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Agriculture Newry

Kimmins Welcomes Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Upgrades

Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins is welcoming ESB replacing a number of EV charge points across the north. The Newry and Armagh MLA stated: “ESB ecars is in the process of replacing 35 electric vehicle chargers across the north. These changepoints were in poor condition and in urgent need of an upgrade. “They are now […]