
Sinn Fein Councillor Peter Kearney has urged residents of the Ballyholland area to remain vigilante after two separate incidents of attempted theft in the area in the past fortnight. Speaking to Newry Times, Kearney revealed that a home was broken into two weeks ago and on a separate occasion in Innisfree Park, an attempt was […]
Oct 12 2012 | Posted in
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Shall We Dance? Newry has announced it will hold new beginners social dance classes in Bessbrook, starting on Friday 19th October 2012. Shall We Dance? Newry was launched this year by local dancing supremos Gerald and Patricia Malone from Newry. The couple announced the new Bessbrook classes hot on the heels of their beginners class […]

Environment Minister Alex Atwood and The Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) have today announced that from 15 October 2012 some driver licence fees will increase. The fee for a provisional licence has gone up by £12.50 from £50 to £62.50 and the price of a replacement will increase by £10 from £20 to £30. The […]
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Jacquelyn Stewart from Warrenpoint has scooped a prestigious national award for her juice business, Squeeze Juice Café. Just last week Newry Times revealed that Jacquelyn had reached the final of the awards and beat off stiff competition from some of the biggest brands in the business world. Squeeze Juice Café transformed from being a bricks […]
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Environment Minister Alex Attwood today announced his decision to grant planning permission for a new bridge across the Newry River at Narrow Water near Warrenpoint. The proposed bridge is another ‘Article 31’ – or major planning application – one in an ongoing series of large planning announcements being made by the Minister. The application has […]
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Sinn Féin councillor Brendan Curran is outraged that blue and black bins were stolen on the Warrenpoint road area, Newry on the early hours of Sunday morning past. Speaking to Newry Times, Curran said, “These bins were stolen and further, set alight. Those targeted were old aged pensioners and people with disabilities. The bins were […]
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The recent Saval Charity Tractor Run, organized by the Saval Vintage Club, has raised £2000 for local suicide prevention charity, PIPS Newry. This years run took place on Saturday 15th September 2012 and consisted of many local farmers. A grand total of 57 tractors ran in what is now an annual event in the area. The […]
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The Armagh GAA Culture Committee will be holding intensive Irish language classes on Saturday 20th October in the Morgan Athletic Grounds between 11am and 4pm. The classes cater for beginners, intermediate level and advanced learners and they have proven to be extremely popular in the past. A £10 fee covers the cost of the classes […]

“I want to champion Newry wherever I go”. Those were the words a packed Canal Court today heard today from British Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Ed Balls. The event attracted almost 200 delegates representing Newry Chamber members and the wider Northern Ireland business community along with NI Assembly Ministers, political leaders and other high […]
Oct 11 2012 | Posted in
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SDLP Education spokesperson Séan Rogers has welcomed news that newly qualified teachers will be presented with job opportunities through an OFMDFM initiative but said the proof will be the ultimate increase in employment for newly qualified teachers and the raising of basic numeracy and literacy skills. The South Down MLA said: “This is to be […]
Oct 11 2012 | Posted in
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