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Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon is to create a Living Places and Spaces grant scheme, using her Blue Green Infrastructure fund. Grants between £1,000 and £10,000, will be available to voluntary and community groups, clubs and associations and schools from the Living Places and Spaces Fund of £500,000 to create sustainable, safe and green environments in […]
The Health Minister Robin Swann has announced that the Department of Health is making up to £5.5m available to support general practice in Northern Ireland over the challenging winter period. £3.8m has been committed to support additional patient care through the winter and up to £1.7m is being made available to further improve telephony infrastructure […]
Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon is reminding pupils to be safe, be seen as they travel to and from school this autumn/winter. Launching this year’s annual Road Safety Teaching Aid calendar, Minister Mallon visited Glengormley Integrated Primary School to remind pupils of the importance of safe behaviour on the roads, particularly at this time of year […]
Staff from Wood Innovations, Warrenpoint have made a generous donation of £200 to AWARE NI as part of their internal team health and wellbeing ‘Time To Talk’ meetings. AWARE is the depression charity for Northern Ireland and delivers mental health and well-being programmes into communities, schools, colleges, universities and workplaces. AWARE has also developed a network […]
Health Minister Robin Swann has outlined plans that will continue to tackle the harms caused to children and young people by tobacco and second-hand smoking. The Health Minister laid out his plans to prioritise and progress regulations on smoking in cars when children are present, as well as preventing the sale of nicotine inhaling products […]
Chief Medical Officer, Professor Sir Michael McBride, and Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Cathy Harrison, officially launched this year’s community pharmacy flu vaccination programme and received their flu jab in Belfast. The seasonal influenza programme officially began on 1 October 2021, this year the programme is being expanded to help protect the most vulnerable people in our […]
Platinum Training Institute, As part of World Mental Health Day on October 10th are offering £50 OFF their next Level 2 Award in Mental Health Awareness. The course takes place on November 9th,11th,16th,18th from 5.30-9.30pm (UK Time) and will be taking place LIVE Online with their Tutors. This course also includes a Mental Health First Aid Unit. Furthermore as with all their Mental […]
Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced changes to his Department’s High Air Pollution Alert Protocol in order to improve how the public are informed when periods of high air pollution are forecast or being experienced in Northern Ireland. Officials from DAERA and Department of Health (DoH) have worked in collaboration to update the system […]
Health Minister Robin Swann has launched a new Workforce Appeal to help maintain important surgery this winter. As the health service in Northern Ireland struggles to cope with some of the worst pressures ever experienced, the appeal aims to recruit individuals with the vital skills necessary to address the workforce deficit in specific areas of […]
Education Minister Michelle McIlveen has announced that post-primary pupils will have access to CPR training. The Department of Education has written to all post-primary school principals setting out its expectation that, from the 2022/23 academic year all pupils aged 11-14 should be provided with CPR training as part of the school curriculum. The Minister said: […]
Clanrye News and Sport sat down with Lee Havern of Platinum Institute. Founded in Newry City, Platinum Training Institute offers training courses in many different areas of fitness such as indoor and outdoor training, personal training programmes and courses for mental health to name but a few. The Newry founded training group is based at […]
Education Minister, Peter Weir and Health Minister, Robin Swann have jointly launched the Children and Young People’s Emotional Health and Wellbeing in Education Framework. An investment of £6.5million annually will be provided to support mental health and wellbeing within the education sector. The Framework will be supported by a number of initiatives including: REACH Programme […]
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