Soft furnishings firm Bedeck cuts its cloth to cope with Covid Bedeck s joint managing directors Gary and Andrew Irwin Gary McDonald Business Editor
Bedeck s head office in Magheralin
CO Armagh-based bedding and soft furnishings firm Bedeck has reported a decline in sales and profits as it was forced into making operational changes to satisfy higher levels of online trading during the pandemic.
The company, founded 50 years ago by Alexander Irwin and which has a long history in manufacturing, has a trading year which runs until the end of September, so its latest financials take in the first six months of the Covid lockdown.
DOZENS of older people from across the Fermanagh and Omagh district attended the annual ‘Age Friendly’ conference last Wednesday, March 24, which was held virtually for the first time due to Covid-19 restrictions currently in place. The conference, organised by the Council in conjunction with South West Age Partnership, with funding from the Public Health Agency, provided the more than 60 people in virtual attendance with the opportunity to hear from a number of speakers on issues relating five steps to wellbeing – keeping well at home. Welcoming delegates, the Chair of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, Councillor Diana Armstrong, said: “The Council is committed to establishing a district in which our older people can live active and engaged lives, making a valuable contribution to their communities.
The plan for 1,300 homes near the A27 PLANS for 1,300 homes west of Tangmere have been given the thumbs up by Chichester District Council. The site was allocated for large-scale development in the council’s 2015 local plan, but progress stalled due to disagreements between the landowners. CDC is going through the Compulsory Purchase Order process and in the meantime engaged Countryside Properties as a development partner to bring forward a masterplan for the site. Countryside’s outline application for 1,300 homes was approved by CDC’s planning committee. This decision is subject to Highways England withdrawing its holding objection and the completion of a section 106 agreement.
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TWO Fermanagh musicians have been awarded the Young Musicians’ Platform Award, supported by National Lottery funding through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and BBC Northern Ireland. Opera singer Andrew Irwin, and composer and multi-instrumentalist Rose Connolly, are two of six young musicians from across Northern Ireland (NI) to have been selected for the prestigious award. The other four award recipients include classical awardees, cellist, Angus McCall and pianist, Justine Gormley; traditional music awardees, Jack Warnock; and singer-songwriter awardee, Roisin Donald (ROE). The biennial awards, which are run by the Arts Council in collaboration with BBC Northern Ireland, aim to showcase and support the development of young musicians from the region by providing individual funding awards of up to £5,000.