
Detectives in Newry and Mourne, supported by local officers in South Armagh, have recovered a number of vehicles and suspected firearms following a planned search of premises on Mountain Road, Cloughoge. Officers have recovered two vehicles, believed to be stolen, and two suspected firearms. Two quads have also been seized. Police say enquiries are ongoing. […]
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Dear Editor, My name is Angela Davis, and I am the mother of a 15 year-old boy (Alex) with a rare genetic condition known as Williams syndrome. I am organising a walk from Belfast to Dublin together with friends and other families of children with Williams syndrome to raise awareness of this poorly understood condition. […]

SDLP MP for South Down Margaret Ritchie has slammed the Prime Minister over the government’s welfare cuts, including the introduction of universal credit and the bedroom tax. Speaking after Prime Ministers Questions, Ritchie insisted the welfare cuts, dressed up as reform, will leave a permanent scar on our society. “This will be the British Prime […]
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SDLP Culture, Arts and Leisure spokesperson Karen McKevitt has wished good luck to all those Irish competitors taking part in Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne World Irish Dancing Championships in Boston later this week. Speaking ahead of World Irish Dancing Championship in Boston 2013, the South Down MLA said, “I extend my wishes of good luck […]
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South Down Alliance Spokesperson Councillor Patrick Clarke has welcomed the setting up by Roads Service of a new traffic information service which offers people a number of new ways to access information on traffic flow and road conditions across Northern Ireland roads. Roads Service Traffic Watch website www.trafficwatchni.com now offers users services including Twitter and […]
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The Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association (NIIRTA) has welcomed the ‘pro-small business emphasis’ of the Chancellor’s Budget today. NIIRTA also described the Budget as being positive for growth in the Retail Sector in Northern Ireland. NIIRTA Chief Executive Glyn Roberts said, “On balance this is a positive Budget for local small businesses, independent retailers […]
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Police in South Down are appealing for information following two incidents where gates were stolen from fields. Sometime between Sunday, 3rd March and Tuesday, 5th March two 14ft galvanised field gates were taken from a field on Desert Road, Mayobridge. On Monday, 11th March it was reported that a gate had been stolen from a […]
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Police in Newry and Armagh welcomed members of the rural and agricultural community to the launch of Farmwatch at Mourne Country Hotel last week. PSNI’s Farmwatch is a crime prevention initiative which provides schemes and information on protecting property in rural areas. A number of organisations took part with information stands from PSNI crime prevention, […]
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Alliance Party Newcastle Councillor Patrick Clarke has welcomed ongoing works by DRD Roads Service to clear a blockage in the road drainage system which is causing flooding in Beechfield Park in Newcastle during heavy rain. Speaking to Newry Times, Clarke stated, “A number of weeks ago when I was in the area I received complaints […]
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South Down SDLP MLA Seán Rogers has welcomed works that have been carried out on the junction of the Ardaghy Road and Lacken Road, Cabra. Speaking to Newry Times, Rogers said, “My colleague Carmel O’Boyle approached my office regarding serious flooding issues at the junction of these two roads. “We made representations to both the […]
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