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Archive for: April, 2012

Translink announce public transport fares increase

Public transport fares in Newry and Mourne are set to rise after Translink announced a price hike of 3%.  Fares on a number of bus and rail routes across the country will be affected by the rise after the plans were revealed to MLAs this week during a Stormont committee meeting. It is the first […]

New ‘champions’ support anti-racism campaign

Champions from across the community this week pledged their support for the second phase of the ‘Racism is Wrong’ anti-racism campaign, which was launched in Newry this week. Guest of honour Jonathan Bell MLA, Junior Minister of the Office of First Minister and Deputy First Minister, welcomed the new programme of activity taking place across […]

Vodafone staff meet with Minister for Enterprise over proposed Newry jobs

Union representatives for Vodafone call centre staff in Dundalk and Dublin have held a meeting with the Irish Minister for Enterprise in Dublin in the last few days to discuss their concerns over the proposed transfer of jobs to Newry. The representatives met with Richard Bruton as they try to save the loss of potentially […]

Motorists in Newry feeling the pinch over petrol prices

A new survey released this week by the AA has determined that people in Northern Ireland pay well above the UK average for petrol. With prices at unprecedented levels, motorists in Newry are having to spend extra money every week topping up on fuel that many hadn’t budgeted for in their weekly spend. The rise […]

No Parking Increase at St Patrick’s Trian

Sinn Féin councillor, Cathy Rafferty, has proposed that there is no increase in car parking charges in the Saint Patrick’s Trian car park. This proposal was accepted at an Internal Scrutiny meeting on Tuesday 17th April. Speaking to Newry Times, Councillor Rafferty said, “Council officers brought a recommendation that, in line with DoE and Sainsbury’s […]

Man convicted of benefit fraud is fined

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A man has been convicted of benefit fraud this week at Newry Magistrates’ Court. The man was convicted after having claimed benefits he was not entitled to. The 38 year old from Blaney Crescent was fined £150 and ordered to pay court costs of £22 for wrongful encashment of Job Seekers Allowance totalling £222. The […]

Invest NI lose court battle with Enterprise NI

A long running legal dispute between Invest NI and Enterprise NI ended this week with Invest NI being forced to re-tender a multi-million pound contract. The dispute surrounded the tendering of the ‘Go For It’ business start-up programme, which had been run by enterprise agencies for 20 years. The local programme was run in Newry […]

In Pictures: ‘Racism is Wrong’ campaign launched

Members of Sinn Fein, including Newry and Mourne Mayor Charlie Casey, gathered at the Newry Arts Centre this week to launch the ‘Racism is Wrong’ campaign. Others in attendance included representatives from the Peace III Southern Partnership and the BME Belong Programme.

McNally calls for repainting of Keady welcome stone

Crossmore Councillor Darren McNally has called for the repainting of the welcome stone on the outskirts of Keady. Councillor McNally said, “This is a very important welcoming sign for visitors coming into Keady. Recently I have noticed that parts of the bi lingual signage have not been properly maintained so I have contacted council officials […]

Shoot The Freak to blast Amplified Bar

By Seán Maguire Ireland’s hardest working, rocking, authentic quartet will hit the stage in their home base of Newry tonight (Friday 20th April) with a return to the Amplified Bar. The ‘Freaks’ play a blend of hard edged rock, with punk and indie overtones wrapped up with original material that gets you moving in all the […]







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