Stormont department in dispute with council over who provides A1 clean-up vehicles

Two statutory bodies are in dispute over the provision of safety vehicles used to protect staff cleaning rubbish off a major road....

Chair of Council’s health committee and NHS employee of 30 years joins picket line

A councillor who has worked in the health system for over 30 years has joined a union strike urging for “safe...

Southern Trust complete second major Newry site purchase with £4.5m funding package

The Southern Health and Social Care Trust has received £4.5 million funding from the Department of Health to purchase the site...

Health Trust confirms purchase of Newry Council HQ to ‘expand services’ at Daisy Hill

The Southern Health and Social Care Trust has confirmed its purchase of the Monaghan Row Buildings from Newry Mourne and Down...

Decision to cut children’s holiday hunger payments just before Easter ‘outrageous’

A decision by the Department of Education to cut children’s support programmes across Northern Ireland with a single day’s notice has...

Newry woman died on street waiting for ambulance in area with worst wait times in NI

A Crossmaglen councillor whose cousin died while waiting for a delayed ambulance has been told her area suffers from the “worst”...

Domiciliary care in NI ‘broken’ and in need of ‘total overhaul’

Domiciliary care in Northern Ireland is “broken” according to a health chief who has warned of hundreds of new patients needing...

Culprits responsible for mysterious Newry Canal oil spill yet to be identified

Polluters responsible for a damaging oil spill into Newry canal have yet to be identified by the council amid environmental concern...

Saddle up for cycling tour in aid of suicide prevention charity PIPS

Armagh Down Cycling Club is calling on all cycling enthusiasts to join them for The Gullion Tour on Sunday, April 30....

The Contribution of Commingled Recycling to Northern Ireland’s Recycling Performance

Joseph Doherty, Managing Director of Re-Gen Waste in Newry, claims the contribution of commingled recycling collections made the greatest contribution to...

Newry Council to increase use of controversial weed killer in its parks

A Northern Ireland council is taking a “backward step” by increasing its use of a controversial weed killer to tackle invasive...

Family of little Olly make heartfelt public appeal for urgent kidney donation

An urgent appeal has been launched to find a kidney for transplant for a Newry toddler who has been battling kidney...