Stories By Staff Reporter
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Northern Ireland
/ 5 years agoHome fires across NI increase by 50% during Covid-19 pandemic
The number of accidental fires in the home has increased by 50% compared to the same time last year. Northern Ireland...
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Northern Ireland
/ 5 years agoExecutive to spend additional £150m on PPE for health care and frontline workers
An extra £150 million has been allocated to buying personal protective equipment for Northern Ireland’s frontline workers. It represents half of...
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Newtownhamilton
/ 5 years agoNewtownhamilton family taking time to make memories in extraordinary times
It is a tough time for everyone dealing with isolation but one Co. Armagh family is making the most of it...
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Lurgan
/ 5 years agoAmbulance worker moved to tears by Good Samaritan who paid for shopping to say ‘thank-you’
A Co Armagh ambulance worker was moved to tears after a total stranger stepped up and paid for her groceries. The...
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Portadown
/ 5 years agoCon artists sending out fake ‘DVLA refund’ text to ‘prey on vulnerable during global pandemic’
Despicable con artists are trying to cash in and swindle cash from the unsuspecting at the height of the Covid-19 health...
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Portadown
/ 5 years agoPortadown prop maker for Game of Thrones making face shields to combat Covid-19
A Portadown artist who is usually found making armour for blockbuster films has changed it up to create face shields for...
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Craigavon
/ 5 years agoPolice appeal over tools theft from outpatients department at Craigavon Area Hospital
Police are investigating the theft of tools at Craigavon Area Hospital. The items were stolen from the outpatients department on Saturday....
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Tandragee
/ 5 years agoLaurelvale lorry driver Mo Robinson pleads guilty to 39 charges of manslaughter
Laurelvale man Mo Robinson has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese nationals in October. He changed his plea this...
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Northern Ireland
/ 5 years ago£1.5m pledged to councils – and more to come – to help citizens through Covid-19 health crisis
Some £1.5 million has been released to local councils to help citizens get safely through the Covid-19 health crisis. The money...
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Northern Ireland
/ 5 years agoFive more deaths from Covid-19 takes Northern Ireland total lives lost to 78
There have been five more deaths of patients in Northern Ireland as a result of Covid-19. And there have been 84...
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Northern Ireland
/ 5 years agoOver 6,000 jobs a month offer alternatives for workers suffering as result of Covid-19
Over 6,000 jobs a month across 20 different sectors are available to people in Northern Ireland who may be looking to...
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Northern Ireland
/ 5 years agoImpact of coronavirus sees 75% of businesses suffer ‘significant’ fall in revenue
Almost 80% of businesses here plan to furlough some or all of their employees over the next seven days, as revenues...
