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Cafe no35 Celebrates One Year Anniversary

Newry business Cafe no35 has this week celebrated its one year anniversary. Based on Monaghan Street in Newry adjacent to Railway Avenue, the local business has gone from strength to strength. Despite the challenges from Covid 19 and restrictions the local cafe has quickly earned itself a reputation as one of the finest establishments in […]

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Charity Coffee Morning at Cafe no35

Local business Cafe no35 has organised a coffee morning in aid of Southern Area Hospice.  The event which is supported by Newry Credit Union will happen on Sunday the 22nd of August from 9am to 3pm. Speaking on the event cafe owner Philip Brown said: “We are very excited to organise such an event for […]

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Motoring App Pocket Box Partners With Leading Price Comparison Platform Seopa

Pocket Box, the free mobile app for vehicle management, has launched a suite of updates to help drivers save money including a unique partnership with Belfast-based price comparison platform Seopa (parent company to Quotezone and CompareNI). The partnership means that users of the app can now find the best insurance deals from hundreds of UK-based insurance […]

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Hit Pleasurelands This Summer

Following a horrible 18 months with Covid 19 the summer and sun has hit the shores of Newcastle Co. Down. If you fancy some fun in the sun then look no further than Pleasurelands fun fair situated on Main Street in Newcastle. For me the fun fair experience always brings back memories with my friends […]

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Elk Digital Hits the Airwaves

Elk Digital, the brainchild of Ryan McCann, Mark Hughes and Amy Magee at Elk Creative Digital is the new local platform for all things radio, podcasts, talk shows and video streaming. The studio located in the heart of Warrenpoint represents the opportunity to develop your brand via media. We now live in the digital age […]

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Newry Tae Kwon Do Club Excited About Reopening

A local Tae Kwon Do club is excited about its reopening following the easing of Covid 19 restrictions. It has been a rocky year to say the least for the local martial arts club but now that the Executive has eased restrictions regarding indoor sports, it comes as a welcome relief for club owner Cathal […]

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Northern Ireland Tech Entrepreneur Launches FREE App to Help Motorists

“Where did you put the letter I got the other day?” “I didn’t touch it, but you leave everything lying about, so it’s your own fault if it’s in the bin, which, by the way, was emptied this morning!”It’s a conversation that’s played out in households every day.And it has led to, ahem, heated debates […]

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Bank of Ireland closures blow to workers and customers

Slieve Gullion area Sinn Féin Councillor Aoife Finnegan has said the announcement by Bank of Ireland that the Crossmaglen Branch which is one of the 103 branches across the country which will close, is a huge blow to the local economy but first and foremost to the workers and their families. The local Councillor said: […]

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Business Politics

MURPHY EXPRESSES CONCERNS OVER LEVELLING UP FUND

Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has expressed concern over the Levelling Up Fund. Responding he said: “The fact that this fund will be controlled from Westminster shows blatant disregard for devolution and is unacceptable. “If the British Government were serious about ‘Levelling Up’ then they should be providing a Barnett Consequential to enable funding decisions to […]

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Business Politics

MINISTER LAUNCHES ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACTION PLAN

Northern Ireland’s economic recovery will be driven by innovation, investment and a skilled workforce, according to Economy Minister Diane Dodds. The Minister was speaking as she launched the Economic Recovery Action Plan which sets out a road map to rebuilding the economy from the impact of the pandemic. The Minister said: “As we move slowly […]

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Business

DODDS EXTENDS FREE ACCESS TO SME SKILLS PROGRAMME

Economy Minister Diane Dodds has announced that a skills development support scheme will remain free for businesses until the end of March 2022. Skills Focus is a post-employment training programme that is open to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), including social enterprises, with fewer than 250 employees. Last May the Minister announced that the usual […]

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Business

LYONS ANNOUNCES £1MILLION MICRO FOOD BUSINESS SCHEME

A £1million capital grant scheme to help existing micro food and drink manufacturing businesses to upscale production to secure new markets for their products will open in March, Rural Affairs Minster Gordon Lyons MLA has announced. The aim of the scheme is to enable eligible businesses that are processing primary agricultural or horticultural produce to […]