Newry burglary: Three men granted bail after iron bar attack
Three men aged 27, 30 and 33 charged with involvement in an aggravated burglary in Newry have been granted bail. They were charged after a man was attacked with baseball bats and an iron bar during the incident at a house in Springfarm Heights. on Tuesday morning. The men were arrested after a car crashed on the southbound carriageway of the...
Henderson Group Director receives international recognition
Pat McGarry, Group Logistics Director at Henderson Group, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2022 Connected Retail Conference in Rotterdam. It is the second accolade of its kind Mr McGarry has been presented with this year, including the Transport Personality of the Year award at the Export & Freight Transport & Logistics Awards in September. Organisers of the conference...
Volunteer Now January ’23 Training Courses
Volunteer Now Enterprises Ltd have four courses coming up in January 2023: The New Environment: Recruit, Retain, Reward | 11 January Diversity, Equity & Equality Session 1: Decide & Involve | 17 January Diversity, Equity & Equality Session 2: Variety & Education | 26 January Befriending Training Workshop | 31 JanuaryFind out more and book your places on any...
Southern Health and Social Care Trust Consultation on Inpatient Dementia Services Proposal
Inpatient Dementia Services in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust - the proposed futureservice model would see the creation of a specialist inpatient dementia unit within the BluestoneMental Health unit on the Craigavon Area Hospital site.The Southern Trust had a stand-alone inpatient dementia assessment and treatment unit on theGillis Ward, St Luke’s Hospital, Armagh. In May 2022, patients...
PSNI appeal for help in locating Ebony Hughes in relation to investigation
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating 36-year-old Ebony Hughes. Detectives in Newry believe he may be able to assist with an ongoing investigation into an incident in the city in May of this year. No further information has been released about the incident. If you can help, police are asking you to call them on 101.
Celebrating Diwali Festival in Newry
The Confederation of Community Groups, Newry, Mourne & Down District Council, Southern Health & Social Care Trust and the PSNI were delighted to support the newly formed Swagat Indian Families Association to come together with family and friends to celebrate the Diwali Festival for 2022, with the Hall for All, Belfast Road, Newry, providing the venue for the celebrations. The...
Fr Malachy Finnegan: Man awarded £30k damages over alleged abuse
A man who claimed he was sexually groomed by a paedophile priest at a County Down school is to receive £30,000 in damages, the High Court has been told. The 65-year-old man sued the board of governors at St Colman's College in Newry and the Diocese of Dromore. He accused the late Fr Malachy Finnegan of "excessively hugging" him while he...
Daisy Hill hospital will not have MRI scanner until at least 2028
An MRI scanner will not be installed at Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry until 2028 at the earliest, it has emerged. An outline business case still needs to be formally approved and the Southern Health Trust said after that the electrical infrastructure needed to be upgraded and the diagnostic suite installed. The trust said it was working with the Department of...
Newry: Man dies after crash on Belfast-Dublin road
A man has died following a two-vehicle crash on the main Belfast to Dublin road. The A1 dual carriageway was closed near Newry after a tractor and a grey Saab 93 car were involved in the incident. The crash, which happened on the northbound lane, was reported shortly after 08:40 GMT and the road was closed in both directions for several...
