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150,000sq ft of new retail and restaurant space with an additional 600 space multi storey car park at the site of The Quays Shopping Centre in Newry looks set to receive the go ahead from planners. Subject to final approval the new £35 million phase at the complex will be situated on the existing site [...]

• Stores in Northern Ireland to trial unique Brand Match initiative from 17th August • Market-leading technology guarantees price match with Asda and Tesco on thousands of branded groceries by offering coupons at the till, there and then for use at their next shop. We even include deals! • There are just three simple steps: [...]

Southern Area Hospice Services has launched this year’s ‘Win a Mini’ Car for one pound campaign in association with David Prentice Mini, Portadown, Autoline Insurance Group and Buttercrane Shopping Centre. With tickets priced at only one pound the lucky winner will be driving off in a brand new Mini One fully insured for one year. [...]

The Quays Shopping Centre in Newry is today welcoming three new tenants with the announcement that high street giant H&M will be opening a store in the centre later this year. Debenhams at The Quays will be launching concession favourite Warehouse this month while fish foot spa sensation, AppyFeet, recently opened its doors at the [...]

Autoline Insurance Group plan to launch a revolutionary pilot scheme which will seek to assist Northern Ireland drivers obtain insurance premiums which reflect how they actually drive. The scheme is similar to a project which has been successfully running in the United States for a number of years and more recently has been tested in [...]

Sainsbury’s Ballymena store at Braidwater Retail Park is set to receive a £5 million investment. The store, which in 1996 became the very first Sainsbury’s to open in Northern Ireland, will benefit from a new café, pizza bar, food to go counter as well as a new deli, bakery and meat and fish counters. The [...]

The Quays Shopping Centre has teamed up with Newry and Mourne Soroptimists to host an event to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day which takes place on 8th March 2011. The Quays event will take place on the following Saturday, 12th March on the centre mall and will feature information from organisations and [...]

This is the challenge for social marketers based at the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (NIBTS). In these times of austerity, marketing is seen by some governments as a ‘cost’ rather than cost-saving strategy. Marketers normally sell benefits but in the case of the NIBTS the direct benefit is normally to an unknown person. “The [...]

Newry Chamber of Trade and Commerce has welcomed the announcement today by Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster and Environment Minister Edwin Poots that a £38 million Business Park will be built adjacent to the Carnbane Business Park in the City. It comes as a result of 73 acres of land being acquired by Invest Northern Ireland. [...]

Autoline Insurance Group with offices in Newry, Ballymena, Downpatrick and Coleraine is celebrating this week after picking up two prestigious awards- the Service Business Award at the Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards and a Steps to Excellence- Gold’ Award at The Northern Ireland Quality Awards. Autoline was one of eight Ulster firms presented with prizes [...]

Figures released today from the 2009 -2010 report of the National Council for Palliative Care show more new patients in certain age categories with terminal illness, usually cancer and Multiple Sclerosis, were treated through a number of services on offer from Southern Area Hospice services compared to the national average. The National Council for Palliative [...]

If your New Year’s resolution to get fit and healthy has already fallen by the wayside head down to The Quays Shopping Centre in Newry this Saturday 22nd January for some inspiration to get back on track. GT Massage and RM Fitness will be running a Health and Wellbeing Day from 11am-4pm giving you all [...]

Parker Green International has announced the appointment of Lord Des Browne as Vice Chairman of its International Advisory Board. Lord Browne has held several positions in the previous British Government including: Minister at the Northern Ireland Office, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Work and Pensions Minister, as well as being Secretary of State for Scotland [...]

PillarBox Red, the funky designer clothes outlet at Drumalane Mill has moved location to the main mall at The Quays Shopping Centre. The ladies and men’s fashion retailer has been trading for three years at the Mill and in that period has built up a considerable customer base of young trendsetters. Terri Ann McCrink, from [...]