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Archive for: February, 2012

Public urged to be vigilant over bogus charity scam

Police in Newry are warning residents to be vigilant of bogus charity collectors. The warning comes following an incident in the Lisdrum Avenue area on Saturday 18th February. A young female called to a house with a sponsor sheet, collecting for a homeless charity. The occupant took the sheet inside to write down her name. […]

Witnesses sought after Greenbank business theft

Detectives in Newry are appealing for information following a burglary in Greenbank Industrial Estate. At 8.15pm on Saturday 18th February, it was reported that entry had been gained to the office area of a transport business. The area was ransacked and a quantity of tools were taken. Some of the tools are marked with the […]

Fashion Fix

This week the Newry Times headed down to the second heat of the Miss Armagh Miss Down competition in the Cobbles bar to get our “fashion fix”.The competition was fierce but it wasn’t only the contestants that were flaunting their style,members of the audience were too. Check out some of the hot picks below. Name: Aisling McConville […]

Ambulance service hindered because of parking debacle

Police in Newry are reminding motorists of parking restrictions in the Hospital Road area and the need to keep this area clear to allow unrestricted access for emergency vehicles entering or leaving the Ambulance Station. Yellow zig zag lines clearly mark the road just outside the entrance to the ambulance station and despite this, cars […]

Kedco short-listed for New Energy Award following Newry project

Kedco, the company which is set to open a wood gasification plant in Newry, has this week been short-listed for the Deal of the Year award at the New Energy Awards 2012. The short-listing comes as a result of the companies development of the biomass electricity and heat generating plant in Newry. The New Energy […]

Newry City u18s, Meet The Players

Recently, The Newry Times caught up with the Newry City Wanderers skipper Jake Redpath, who has enjoyed a leading role in the side’s defence since joining this season. Name: Jake Redpath Age: 17 Position: Right back Previous clubs: Banbridge Town, Hillsborough Boys and Seapatrick. Greatest achievement so far in your career? Winning the Ayr Tournament in […]

Sinn Fein’s Pat McGinn bids farewell to ‘popular Camlough lads’

Sinn Fein’s Pat McGinn has this week spoke of a “pleasant night” which was recently held to bid a fond farewell to “popular Camlough lads” Michael McCabe and Niall McGinn, who have now left Ireland for Australia. The two were members of a group that last year cycled from Malin Head to Mizen Head and […]

Local retailers reminded to be wary of bogus callers

Police in E District are warning local retailers to be wary of bogus telephone calls. The advice follows recent reports from businesses across Northern Ireland where staff were phoned by a person claiming to be from PayPoint technical services and were then asked to follow instructions to ‘update the system’ or ‘repair a fault’. This enabled money to be […]

In Pictures: Miss Armagh & Miss Down 2012 Heat 2

The second heat of Miss Armagh and Miss Down 2012 took place at Cobbles last night in Newry. Miss Armagh & Miss Down 2012 is a beauty contest in association with Miss Ireland and Miss World. Newry Times will be covering the girl’s journey right through to the final. Click on any photo to enlarge. […]

Kilcoo GAC, club news and events – 20th February

Ladies Training takes place this Saturday at 6.00pm and Thursday 1st March at 7.00pm Thirds training takes place this Thursday at 7.30pm Kilcoo underage training takes place this Friday evening in the Primary School. Under 10’s and 12’s 5.45 – 6.45 Primary 1, 2 and 3’s 6.45 – 7.30 Under 14’s and under 16’s 8.00pm […]







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