Emersons to house Post Office and restaurant as part of £2M high street investment

Emersons – the family run supermarket which has been serving families in Armagh for 125 years is delivering a £2million investment in the high street.

The supermarket will house the Post Office and a restaurant which will breathe new life back into the city’s historic marketplace.

The redevelopment is expected to be completed by the end of November and will secure up to 150 jobs.

Celebrating Business, Birthdays and Brand Journalism – MGMPR is two-years-old today

MGMPR Ltd is celebrating business, birthdays and brand journalism as the company moves into its third year of business. Brand Journalism has played a key role in our success and the success of our clients who favour brand journalism as a powerful communication tool.

Our team at MGMPR Ltd are a team of media law trained professionals who have the storytelling skills to deliver key messages.

Alive Surf School celebrates ‘Best Family Activity Provider’ award – again!

Surfing is world class sport which is accessible to everyone regardless of age, shape, size or fitness levels, says Ricky Martin, owner of Alive Surf School in Portrush.

The school, which is the longest running surf school in Northern Ireland, has won been awarded Best Family Activity Provider in Northern Ireland’ for the third year in a row by OutdoorNI.

Markethill High School praised by Education Minister as school of ‘very good practice’

Markethill High School is one of 11 schools in Northern Ireland which has successfully broken the link between social disadvantage and educational attainment.

The school’s principal, James Maxwell, joined the Education Minister John O’Dowd at a special reception in Newry for the 11 schools highlighted as examples of good practice in an Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI). The recognition by the Minister reflects the hard work carried out.

Amber Green celebrates solar as customers produce 1.5 megawatts of renewable power

The community in Northern Ireland who have installed an AmberGreen Energy solar pv system have collectively generated 1.5MW of renewable power in 12 months.

The company decided to throw a party at Northern Ireland’s largest Grade A listed building, Gosford Castle. Over 300 customers and their families came along to enjoy some AmberGreen Energy hospitality.

Broadband speeds in Cornwall are faster than some areas of the Silicon Valley – Niddocks

Two of the world’s leading online marketers say broadband speeds in Cornwall are faster than in some areas of the Silicon Valley.

Rob and Andrea Edlin of Niddocks were chosen out of 14,000 agencies worldwide to attend the Google Engage All-Stars Summit in California. They tested broadband speeds during their visit and compared them to Cornwall. The couple describe businesses in Cornwall as ‘worldwide digital leaders’.

World War II photojournalist and Vogue fashion model’s 60,000 images are brought back to life

The New York Times described her as ‘the most perceptive photographer of the 20th Century’. She was a photojournalist, Vogue fashion model and close friend of Picasso.

Here we tell the story of how a Belfast based company have employed digital asset management techniques to bring the archive images of the Lee Miller after her son Anthony Penrose found her treasure trove of 60,000 images hidden in an attic.

Markethill High School is named best non-selective Controlled school in Northern Ireland

Statistics published by the Department of Education show Markethill High School has officially topped the new Annual Area Profiles as the best non-selective Controlled school in Northern Ireland.

Markethill High School is campaigning for a new build school and sixth form provision. The school is one where pupils ‘Believe To Achieve’. The figures show the strength of rural, sustainable schools.

AmberGreen Energy announce acquisition of solar pv installer Global Solar Renewables

At a time when acquisitions are unheard of, AmberGreen Energy announce it is buying Global Solar Renewables – the company’s preferred solar pv installer.

AmberGreen is one of the most trusted green energy solutions companies in Northern Ireland and offers homeowners and businesses solar pv and biomass boiler solutions which will reduce energy costs and save people money.

From Helston to California as Niddocks chosen for Google Engage All-Stars 2013 summit

Google announce its decision to invite Niddocks in Cornwall to this year’s Google Engage All-Stars Summit at its headquarters in California.

The summit which aims to boost agencies which offer search engine optimisation services, search engine marketing, website development, web content development as well as online advertising. Google recognise Niddocks as one of the top Google AdWords agencies in the world.

Armagh City Council extends community partnership with Markethill’s Recreation Centre

Armagh City and District Council announce it is to extend its partnership with Markethill High School by continuing its support for the community sport and leisure initiative which promotes health and well being for the entire community.

The Recreation Centre has been hugely successful so far with both the school staff and pupils using the facility but also the wider community who come to the school in the evenings with their family members in order to get fit.

Northern Ireland animal feed companies to talk high performance standards at show

Leading animal feed companies, Hyde Farm Feeds and Stonebridge, will be at this year’s Antrim Show to talk about animal health and high performance.

Hyde Farm Feeds is Farm Quality Assured and only selects premium raw materials from approved sources with strict trace ability with vitamins and minerals being specially manufactured to its own specifications. All cereals are sourced from Northern Ireland farmers.

Smart ECO Hub say sustainable building technologies is ‘key driver’ of green economy

Smart ECO Hub, the cross border cluster organisation for the sustainable energy sector, hosted a seminar in Co Armagh to encourage green energy businesses to work together.

Speakers at the event, which took place at Northern Ireland’s first zero carbon home to be accredited by the Government, delivered the message that sustainable building technologies is a key driver for the green economy in Northern Ireland.

School looks to the future with confidence ahead of post primary education decision

The Markethill community are pushing for decisions to be made on the future of education at Markethill High School.

The chairman of the Board of Governors said it’s time decisions were made and he anticipates the right decisions being made by the SELB and the Education Minister in relation to sixth form provision and a new build school on its current site on Mowhan Road.

Educational Village a good solution for Armagh city based schools, says Governor’s chairman

The Royal School Armagh, St Patrick’s Grammar, City of Armagh School and St Brigid’s High School have been praised by Markethill HIgh School for working together to reach a solution for their pupils.

Chairman of the Board of Governors, Willie Johnston, says he applauds their efforts to find a solution to the problem in Armagh city. He said he anticipates they will come up with a solution.