
SDLP South Down MLA Karen McKevitt said there are no indications of public support for a possible closure of Warrenpoint police station. After attending a local meeting of the District Policing Partnership on the issue she said: “I attended as an observer because I have other avenues to make my opinions known and I just […]
Feb 25 2012 | Posted in
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Newry travelled to Ballymoney last Saturday morning (18th February) and continued their rich vein of form with a terrific and well deserved victory over Ballymoney. Newry set about their opponents straight away and from the first attack Gourley sent over a cross which just eluded Lenaghan and Cunningham. This set the tone for much of a first half […]
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Newry and Mourne District Council has encouraged residents to continue using their brown bins and leave them out for collection even if they are not completely full. 15,600 residents in the district now have a brown bin, which can be used for all food waste and garden waste, including items such as waste bread, cereals, […]
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Sinn Féin Councillor Charlie Casey has recently raised the issue of appropriate dog care with Newry and Mourne Council and the Dog Warden. Councillor Casey said, “I have been forced to raise the issue of dog care across Newry following reports from local people about many serious issues relation to responsible dog ownership. The chief […]
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Environment Minister Alex Attwood has kick-started a series of meetings with local councils in Northern Ireland to enable local government reform. He met with the ‘Voluntary Transition Committee’ in Newry, which combines councillors from Newry and Mourne and Down councils to enable local government reform. Alex Attwood said, “The reform of local government offers a […]
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Detectives in Newry are appealing for information following an assault in the Grange Meadows area of Kilkeel. Around 9am on Thursday 23rd February, up to four males, two of whom were described as wearing red and yellow fleeces, entered a house and assaulted the 29 year old male occupant. The occupant sustained facial injuries which required hospital treatment. […]
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University students across Northern Ireland have been warned about their behaviour in the build up to St Patrick’s Day. The University of Ulster has taken the unusual step of threatening expulsion to any students involved in trouble on St Patrick’s Day. The Holylands area of Belfast is no stranger to controversy in recent years, with […]
Feb 24 2012 | Posted in
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A grand total of nine local charities have received monetary funding from Buttercrane Centre’s Community Bursary Awards which were recently set up to support small community groups and charities throughout the Greater Newry Area. All bursary recipients attended a special presentation day at Buttercrane Centre, Newry on Tuesday 7th February. Aiming to support vital community […]
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During the Monday night District Development meeting of Newry and Mourne Council, SDLP Councillor McGreevy raised the issue of a Digital Film Archive being made available for the citizens and tourists of the region. The Northern Ireland Screen has rolled out 19 free public access hubs providing over 70 hours of digital film containing moving […]
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Get ready to put a spring in your step during March by being active, eating well and feeling good, because for the whole month, people living in the Newry and Mourne Council area are being offered an exciting opportunity get involved in a groundbreaking healthy living initiative called ‘Give it a Go!’ to help them […]