
O’Hare & McGovern has received a top ‘green’ accolade from Business in the Community’s ARENA Network by achieving Quintile One status at this year’s 14th Northern Ireland Environmental Benchmarking Survey Results Launch. The Survey, carried out by ARENA Network and supported by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, annually assesses top businesses in Northern Ireland for […]
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Police in Crossmaglen are appealing for information following a road traffic accident on the Concession Road, Cullaville. Around 9am on Thursday, 6th December, a silver car was in collision with a Honda Jazz car close to the primary school. The driver of the silver car stopped and spoke to the driver of the Honda before […]
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The Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association (NIIRTA) and Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland MLA have launched this year’s Shop Independent at Christmas campaign entitled “Have an Independent Christmas”. This campaign is about encouraging consumers to do more of their Christmas Shopping with independent traders and explore what our town and city centres have to […]
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Who wouldn’t want to win ten free gifts and get a head start on their Christmas shop? Well, at Buttercrane Centre this December Christmas will come early for one lucky shopper, as it is offering the chance to win ten popular Christmas gifts, courtesy of its captivating ‘What’s in the Bag?’ competition. One lucky entrant […]

A meeting was held on last Friday with Newry City Centre Management, in attendance was Sinn Féin Councillor Brendan Curran and the issue of car park attendants was brought up. Speaking to Newry Times, Councillor Curran said, “I am calling on Minister Danny Kennedy to postpone the decision to remove attendants in the city centre […]
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Sinn Féin Councillor Terry Hearty has spoken of his frustration when dealing with Roads Service officials and has slammed them for their ‘lack of foresight’ Speaking to Newry Times, Councillor Hearty said, “It would seem that common sense is a thing of the past. For the last few years I have been asking Roads Service […]
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Sinn Féin MLA Chris Hazzard has said that the time has come to move the Narrow Water Bridge project to the next stage. Speaking to Newry Times, Hazzard said the positive support from the floor of the Assembly to a motion calling for the construction of the Narrow Water Bridge is the latest indicator that […]
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Crotlieve Sinn Féin Councillor Mick Murphy has welcomed the urgent action being taken by the Roads Service on a part of the Kilkeel Road that has collapsed just past the turn off from the Castlewellan Road leading out of Hilltown. He has, however, urged them to look at the rest of that stretch of road […]
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SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has spoken following the Chancellors Autumn Statement in the House of Commons. Speaking to Newry Times, Ms Ritchie said: “On a day of little good news for the economy I welcome the scrapping of the increase in fuel duty. This will put money back in people’s pockets and hopefully […]
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Police in Newry are appealing for information following criminal damage at a GAA pitch in the Carrigenagh Road area of Kilkeel. It was reported to police at approximately 11.45am on Monday 3rd December that two sets of goalposts had been cut down sometime between the evening of Sunday 2nd December and Monday morning. Anyone with […]
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