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New fire prevention advice includes extra cleaning and maintenance.

Farmers urged to upgrade harvest fire prevention measures Joanne Knox

Working at height is one of the biggest causes of major injuries and fatalities in the farming industry

Working at Height – Know the dangers By The Newsroom

All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) or quads as they’re better known, are a popular vehicle for use on a farm, however, they can quickly become unstable and care must be taken when operating one

Are you legally compliant when using an ATV on the farm? By The Newsroom

Poots comes to the rescue in Castlewellan Forest Park Joanne Knox

Working at height – Know the dangers involved By The Newsroom

Almost 4 in 10 Brits admit to leaving litter on a beach - and say they will cont... Richard Jenkins

Craigavon Area Hospital Catering Team. They have been shortlisted in the ‘Team of the Year’ category for their outstanding commitment and contribution in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Winners will be announced at the national awards ceremony on 9th September in London.

Hospital's catering team shortlisted for award

12.6 billion PPE items are stored in the UK as central stock, which costs around £6.7 million per week (Photo: Getty Images)

Taxpayers will be paying costs of pandemic for decades - with Covid bill already... Claire Schofield

Youngstock are also managed on a rotational grazing system, helping to improve stocking rate on the farm.

Farm walks resume in Fermanagh By The Newsroom

New course on equine safety By The Newsroom

More than one million face masks issued to NHS workers may fail to meet safety standards, the Government has warned (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

NHS told to stop using over a million masks issued to workers that ‘may not meet... Helen Johnson

A multitude of healthcare bodies in the UK are asking the Government for better personal protection against Covid-19 (Photo: Shutterstock)

UK health workers want the government to update 'inadequate' Covid PPE guidance Helen Johnson

Prince William tells Craigavon Hospital porter he hopes to visit some day and me... Carmel Robinson

10,000 care homes with older residents have now been offered a Covid vaccine (Photo: Getty Images)

A Covid vaccine has been offered to all care home residents in England - what ha... Claire Schofield

Action Cancer Chief Executive Gareth Kirk

Action Cancer charity still open Una Culkin

£122m worth of Covid PPE bought for the NHS has never been used

1st and 2nd class stamps are going up in price - here's how much you'll have to ... Helen Johnson

Experts warn that the nation is in for a big freeze – as gas engineers expect to... Conor Pharo

There’s no place like home when it comes to festive food and drink By The Newsroom

NHS doctors and nurses will get a pay rise next year - how much will staff get? Rhona Shennan

Craigavon Area Hospital.

Hospital health staff ‘at breaking point’ says union Carmel Robinson

Fire services are giving this advice to people with fireplaces and chimneys Helen Johnson

Working at height – What you need to know By The Newsroom

A study in China found that people who wear glasses appear to be at lower risk of catching COVID-19 (Photo: Getty)

Does wearing glasses or goggles protect you from coronavirus? Group Reporter

(Photo: JONATHAN KLEIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Ayanda Capital supplied 50 million faulty face masks to the UK - this is what th... Alex Nelson

Mart protocols must be upheld By The Newsroom

If small businesses fail, who will help our local economies and communities? Group Reporter

(Photo: Shutterstock)

When driving lessons and tests can restart and why you'll have to rebook your te... Matt Allan

A new kitemark will verify when face coverings are of a certain quality (photo: BSI)

This is the new Kitemark logo to check if your face mask is effective and breath... Group Reporter

Carrickfergus Castle team preparing to welcome back visitors

Are you in the market for some face masks? (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are 8 of the most fashionable face masks you can buy - from Nanotech to Re... Rhona Shennan

Scientists say a second wave of coronavirus over winter could be 'worse than fir... Finlay Greig

Employers are changing the way they find the best candidates during the pandemic (Photo: Shutterstock)

How the pandemic is changing the way companies are recruiting Group Reporter

Things are likely to be different on your next trip away (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is what hotels, self-catering lets and campsites will be like on your next ... Rosalind Erskine

Don’t be surprised if hotels ask you about your health history before you attend (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here's what to expect on your next spa visit or spa hotel stay

The government website clarifies that cinemas, along with other leisure businesses can only reopen, “if they can do so safely”. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Here’s what it will be like when cinemas reopen - and the new safety rules Stephanie Rendall

Bimeda launches new training animation By The Newsroom

Moy has invested over £4million in safety and supportive measures to protect its staff.

£4M investment in protective measures By The Newsroom

What will you be ordering? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Greggs is reopening 800 branches on 18 June - here's everything on the new menu Claire Schofield

Turkish Airlines are offering NHS staff 40 per cent off flight tickets to say thank you for their efforts throughout the coronavirus crisis (Photo: Shutterstock)

Turkish Airlines are giving NHS staff 40 per cent off flight tickets - here’s th... Helen Johnson

Keith gets ready for home deliveries

Dessert Bar delivers some happiness By The Newsroom

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Essential eye tests open up in England to deal with lockdown sight deterioration... Alex Nelson

Club member Emma Millar pictured with Roddens Residential home manager Philip Dawson when receiving their stress relief kits

Kilraughts Young Farmers club launch ‘Here To Help’ campaign By The Newsroom

UK schools and nurseries have been largely unoccupied since March (Getty Images)

This is why some English councils are refusing to open schools on June 1 Finlay Greig

Concern for safety of agri food workers By The Newsroom

Erinn Ramsay, Kilraughts Young Farmers’, said; "I completed my first delivery last week where I had to go to Logans (Cloughmills) to meet another delivery driver who had brought PPE from Belfast from Marie Curie’s PPE producer. I collected the supplies and was given two addresses to go to, one in Ballycastle and the other in Castlerock. Sometimes the supplies are for carers while other times they are for their patients."

‘We have supported them in the past and we will continue to support them’ By The Newsroom

These are your rights as a worker during the coronavirus pandemic Finlay Greig

Survey shows mums are doing most of the home-schooling Sue Wilkinson

A draft plan of the government’s workplace rules post-lockdown has been revealed to business groups and unions (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s what the workplace rules could be after the UK lifts lockdown Helen Johnson

The ‘R’ rate in the UK is now thought to be between 0.5 and one (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is what the ‘R’ value means - and how it could impact date lockdown is lift... Claire Schofield

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