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Archive for: February, 2012

Free tour of Newry Museum every Sunday

From 12th February there will be a free tour of Newry and Mourne Museum every Sunday at 3.30pm. The highlight of any visit to the Museum is the exhibitions, which tell the exciting and complex story of the region’s history from 9,000 years ago to the present day. Using a combination of interpretative panels and […]

Police seek witnesses to Mountnorris incident

Police in Bessbrook are appealing for information following an incident on the Lisnalee Road, Mountnorris on Sunday 5th February. Around 4.35am police on patrol stopped a red Seat on the Lisnalee Road. The car drove off as police approached it. Police observed the car travel towards Bessbrook/Lisnalee junction before turning right. The car was found […]

Newry Council sets Rates for 2012-13

Newry and Mourne Council has released details of rates for 2012-13. The news came after a Council meeting yesterday where they agreed to a 1.99% increase in the district rate. This means households in Newry and Mourne District face an increase of 2.1% in their overall rates bill (assuming Regional Rate increases by 2.2%) – […]

Finer details of Olympic Torch Visit mapped out

MLA’s today attended a briefing at Newry and Mourne District Council Offices regarding the ‘Draft Celebration Guide to the Olympic Torch Visit” due to take place on Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th June 2012. The Olympic Torch Visit to Newry and Mourne District will include an Evening Celebration and Civic Event. The Evening Celebration will […]

SDLP: ‘Invest in our district to stabilise and grow our economy’

SDLP Group Leader Councillor Sean Rogers has called for more investment in the Newry and Mourne area to help revive the weak economy. He was speaking at Monday night’s meeting when the district rate for 2012/2013 was struck and he acknowledged that agreeing a district rate was an extremely challenging process. Rogers said, “We are […]

Public urged to attend DPP meeting on Warrenpoint Police Station closure

Police in Newry and Mourne will attend a District Policing Partnership meeting at the Whistledown Hotel in Warrenpoint on Tuesday, 21st February at 7pm to discuss the proposed closure of Warrenpoint Police Station. The meeting will provide the public with the opportunity to offer their views on the future of the station and policing in the local […]

Hard hitting road safety message for Newry and Mourne

  In an effort to get young drivers to take more care and responsibility on the roads, over 800 young people from across the Newry and Mourne area saw the hard-hitting Police Road Safety Roadshow at St Paul’s High School today (7th February). Recognising that road-users under 25 years of age are most at risk […]

Local television production company set to invest in foreign markets

Independent television production company Big Mountain Productions is hoping to continue its growth this year by expanding into Great Britain, the USA and Canada. The Newry based company is investing over £480,000 into markets abroad and Invest NI have offered £88,000 to the business. The company, which makes programmes and sells original programme formats to […]

Jim Wells tackles South Down weight issue head on

With almost 60% of people in Northern Ireland classified as either overweight or obese, MLAs from all parties are lining up to demonstrate their support of safefood’s ‘Stop the Spread’ campaign, which urges people to check their waist measurement to see if they are overweight. If you are a woman with a waist size greater […]

Armagh match champions at the Athletic Grounds

Armagh fought back to gain an impressive draw against 2010 All Ireland champions Cork in a low scoring affair at the Athletic Grounds. The result means Armagh have gained a valuable point in Division One as they once again target survival in the league. The first half was a scrappy display, producing few scores but […]







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