
The Buttercrane Shopping Centre will host a series of events celebrating the cultural diversity of our communities. The events are organised by the PSNI and the PEACE III Challenge of Change project and are part-financed by the European Union’s European Regional Development Fund through the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation managed by the Special […]

As I prepare to embark on the first of my many planned exploration missions this year (First stop, Stockholm), I am fondly reminded of a wise man once telling me that to truly be an entrepreneur, you must first be an explorer. Just like an explorer, every creative person and entrepreneur embarks on their journey […]
Jan 23 2013 | Posted in
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For the first time in the schools’ history all three of St Paul’s High School’s netball teams progressed to the Netball Northern Ireland Southern Area League finals hosted in Lisburn Racquets Club. While the Minor and Junior teams both lost their matches against The Sacred Heart Grammar School and Cookstown High School respectively, the Intermediate […]
Jan 23 2013 | Posted in
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South Down Alliance Party spokesperson Councillor Patrick Clarke has said more needs to be done to tackle suicide in Ireland after a cross-border project has found that the suicide rate in young men to be amongst the fourth out of all European countries. An estimated 165 teens and young men took their own lives in […]
Jan 23 2013 | Posted in
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Police in E District, which incorporates the Newry and Mourne, area identified a total of 725 vehicles over the Christmas period with valuables left on display. 326 vehicles of these were identified in the North of the District (Banbridge and Craigavon) and 399 in the South (Armagh and Newry). The vehicles were identified as part […]
Jan 23 2013 | Posted in
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Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry recently launched a new advertising campaign to promote the benefits of Foundation degrees to employers and learners with Newry graduate Dearbhail Rafferty and representatives from Southern Regional College in Newry. Speaking of the campaign the Minister said, “Foundation degrees are higher education qualifications that combine academic study with […]
Jan 23 2013 | Posted in
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Alliance Councillor Patrick Clarke has voiced his disappointment after Down District Councillors overturned a proposal by the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee for free replacement of vandalised wheelie bins. Instead, the Council voted for an amendment to introduce a 50% charge to the ratepayer for a replacement of vandalised wheelie bins. Clarke stated,“I am disappointed […]
Jan 23 2013 | Posted in
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Newry and Armagh MLA Mickey Brady has called for urgent action to tackle the increasing problem of dog fouling on the streets of Newry. Speaking to Newry Times about the issue Mr Brady stated, “I was dismayed and alarmed to discover the extent of dog fouling in the Newry area. I along with hundreds of […]
Jan 22 2013 | Posted in
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There was widespread delight today after it emerged that St Bronagh’s Primary School, Rostrevor has been chosen as one of 22 schools approved for new school building projects by Education Minister John O’Dowd. With a staggering £220m investment in the 22 new schools, O’Dowd insisted each was identified as ‘priority projects’ and that the work […]
Jan 22 2013 | Posted in
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We’re already over mid-way through what is often viewed as one of the most depressing, gloomy months in the northern hemisphere. Credit card bills, a result of the Christmas splurge, frustration at our lack of commitment to our goals set in 2012, dark and cold weather. Resolutions for 2013 made with gusto and already broken […]
Jan 22 2013 | Posted in
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