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Northern Ireland
/ 4 years agoExecutive announce further restrictions from this Thursday to run until February 6
The Executive has tonight agreed a package of additional restrictions given the high levels of Covid-19 transmission in the community. Ministers...
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Northern Ireland
/ 4 years agoSchools to stay closed and ‘promote remote learning’ until February half-term break
Education Minister Peter Weir has said pre-school education settings, primary and post primary schools will be required to provide remote learning...
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Newry
/ 4 years agoCouncil tabled terms which would see refuse drivers receive pay increase of almost £2,500 by April
Bin lorry drivers in the old Down District Council area would see an increase in their annual salary of almost £2,500...
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Northern Ireland
/ 4 years agoFurther 18 Covid-related deaths; hospital numbers jump and pupils in NI likely to remain off school until mid-February
There were 18 further Covid-related deaths reported by the Department of Health today (Tuesday). Today’s stats – according to the official...
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News
/ 4 years agoPain felt by Kingsmills massacre remains ‘undiminished’ 45 years on
The pain felt by those who lost loved ones at Kingsmills “remains undiminished”, First Minister Arlene Foster said on the 45th...
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Newry
/ 4 years agoJail for man who ransacked home of 89-year-old woman as she slept in her bed
A man who broke into and ransacked the home of an 89-year-old lady while she was in bed was handed a...
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Armagh
/ 4 years agoArmagh’s bin lorries are ‘fit for purpose’ despite concerns raised by staff
Armagh’s bin lorries “are fit for purpose”, according to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council’s head of environmental services. The...
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Portadown
/ 4 years agoHeartbreak for campaigning daughter as she loses ‘best friend’ mum to Covid
A Portadown woman who campaigned for better access for loved ones to care homes has shared her heartbreak at losing her...
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Armagh
/ 4 years agoCalls to introduce free sanitary products for women across all Council facilities
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is to consider introducing free sanitary products across all its Council facilities in a...
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Armagh
/ 4 years agoFormer Armagh Lord Mayor Mealla heartbroken after losing darling dad to ‘cruel hand of Covid’
The former Lord Mayor of Armagh Mealla Campbell has been left heartbroken after the loss of her father which she blamed...
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Northern Ireland
/ 4 years agoExtension to remote learning for schoolchildren as ‘Stay at Home’ message becomes law in NI
Schoolchildren across Northern Ireland will enter an “extended period of remote learning” the Executive have tonight (Monday) confirmed. The Executive met...
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Northern Ireland
/ 4 years agoConcerns as GB-based retailers withdraw from offering deliveries to Northern Ireland
Economy Minister Diane Dodds has written to Cabinet Office Secretary Michael Gove to call for urgent action to be taken on...