
Police in Armagh are appealing for information following a hit and run road traffic collision on Meeting Street, Poyntzpass. Some time between 8.30pm on Saturday, 19th January and 2.45am on Sunday, 20th January, damage was caused to a Peugeot 407 car, parked in a lay-by opposite Ye Olde Dyke Inn. The driver’s door and rear […]
Jan 21 2013 | Posted in
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Police in Kilkeel are appealing for information following the theft of an engine from a boat on Greencastle Pier Road. Some time between 1pm on Thursday, 10th January and 11am on Saturday, 12th January the 15hp Mariner outboard engine was taken. The engine has a broken handle and a rusted bolt and there is a […]
Jan 20 2013 | Posted in
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Why not go to Slieve Gullion Courtyard on Saturday 26th from 2-4pm to take part in the worlds largest wildlife survey, the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch! Danielle Begley, Biodiversity Officer for Newry and Mourne District Council explained, “The Big Garden Birdwatch is a very simple survey to get involved in. All you need to do […]

Alliance Party South Down spokesperson Councillor Patrick Clarke has welcomed a written ministerial response from the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Michelle O’Neill MLA regarding the ongoing works to the derelict glasshouses in Castlewellan Forest Park. In early December 2012 Clarke had written to the DARD Minister seeking clarification on the £130,000 that was […]
Jan 20 2013 | Posted in
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Members of South Down Alliance Association held their committee meeting on 16th January in Newcastle. They strongly condemned the recent death threats, intimidation and attacks on Alliance elected representatives and their constituency offices, homes, and vehicles in recent months as a result of the democratic decision by Belfast City Council to fly the union flag […]
Jan 19 2013 | Posted in
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Police in Newry are advising local businesses to be wary of unsolicited phone calls asking them to advertise in magazines that they are not familiar with. The advice follows reports that a business in the Newry area was approached on behalf of someone purporting to be from an Emergency Services Magazine requesting they buy advertising […]
Jan 19 2013 | Posted in
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Newry & Armagh DUP Assemblyman and Stormont Agriculture Committee member Cllr. William Irwin MLA has said the discovery of horse meat in supermarket beef burgers was a concerning situation which deserved “rigid investigation”. Irwin felt aggrieved that conscientious and hard-working farmers in Northern Ireland, who abide by the strictest traceability regulations, are being short changed […]
Jan 19 2013 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLA Caitriona Ruane has said more needs to be done to protect people’s homes after recent figures show South Down as having some of the highest numbers of home repossessions in the North. Speaking to Newry Times, Ruane stated, “There has been worries in recent times about the number of people facing difficulties […]
Jan 19 2013 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin Councillor Valerie Harte has welcomed the news that after a meeting with Newry and Mourne District council, DSD and Newry City Centre Management it has been agreed to open the car-park at North Street, Newry, as early as next week. Speaking to Newry Times, Councillor Harte said, “It is estimated that this car-park at […]
Jan 18 2013 | Posted in
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With light snow and sleet already peppering Newry & Mourne and more snow expected over the weekend, Newry Times has compiled the ultimate local guide to driving and surviving in the snow. With breakdowns a staggering 54% more likely in freezing weather and tens of thousands of breakdowns expected this winter, it is vital to […]
Jan 18 2013 | Posted in
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