
I was very excited to recently get together with Orla Jackson, one of the key committee members, tasked with organising Newry Style City 2012, which returns again this March after the massive success of its first outing in 2011. Orla explained that the idea for Newry Style City came about in January 2011, when feeling […]
Feb 24 2012 | Posted in
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Year 12 students from Abbey Grammar have this week taken part in a ‘Drive for Results’ workshop delivered by local company Amazing Brains. ‘Drive For Results’ has been designed primarily for GCSE students with the aim of helping them develop the study techniques and strategies essential for success in their GCSE exams. During the workshop […]
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Sinn Féin spokesperson on Planning Cathal Boylan MLA has called for a change in planning processes to improve the speed and efficiency of planning services. Mr Boylan, a member of the Assembly’s Environment Committee, has said that he believes planning applications should be reallocated in a much faster time-frame in the event of staff absences. […]
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One man has been arrested and released on bail following a HM Revenue and Customs raid on an illegal diesel laundering plant in Silverbridge. Customs officers, joined by the PSNI, uncovered the plant after searching a property in the south Armagh village on Tuesday night. Seven tonnes of toxic waste was seized along with 20,000 […]
Feb 23 2012 | Posted in
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The Newry Peacocks Store will remain open despite the announcement that over 250 jobs will be lost in Northern Ireland. Peacocks announced this week that they will close a staggering 19 stores throughout Northern Ireland, with at least 250 jobs expected to be lost in the process. The clothing chain, which has been in administration […]
Feb 23 2012 | Posted in
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The contentious Kingsmill march – which has led to death threats and mounting tension between members of the nationalist and unionist communities in the Whitecross area – has been postponed by the organisers. The families of the Kingsmill victims had initially intended to march through Whitecross this Saturday to commemorate the brutal murder of ten […]
Feb 23 2012 | Posted in
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éirígí’s Newry representative Stephen Murney has called for youths throwing stones at cars in the Carnagat area to stop before someone is seriously injured. Stephen was speaking after a motorist contacted the party after his car was damaged last Monday night. Speaking to Newry Times Stephen said “We were contacted on Monday night after a […]
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Newry and Armagh DUP Assemblyman Councillor William Irwin MLA has raised concerns over the position adopted by the Agriculture Minister on an application for Rural Development Funding. The application, which has been lodged through the Southern Organisation for Action in Rural Areas (SOAR), seeks to attract funding to refurbish and upgrade a republican monument in […]
Feb 23 2012 | Posted in
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PSNI Detectives are appealing for information following the report of an armed robbery in the Drumintee Road area of Meigh on Tuesday 21st February. At approximately 9.30pm it was reported that a man entered a shop armed with a suspected firearm. It is believed that a sum of money was taken during the incident. A […]
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Sinn Fein Road Safety spokesperson, Cathal Boylan has welcomed the implementation of new measures to enhance road safety, especially amongst young people. Speaking to Newry Times the MLA said, “It is very important that we continue to bring ideas forward to educate young people in road safety issues. Among some of the ideas included in […]
Feb 23 2012 | Posted in
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