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Archive for: May, 2013

Demand grows for Meigh doctor’s surgery

Feelings were running high in Meigh on Tuesday 30th April as people made their demands for proper medical provision during a meeting hosted by Sinn Féin in relation to the local Doctor’s Surgery. Megan Fearon MLA, who convened the meeting, said, “I was very pleased with the attendance at Tuesday night’s public meeting. It was […]

Call for urgent repairs to the Rostrevor to Hilltown road

Sinn Fein’s spokesperson for Rostrevor, Mark Gibbons has called on the Roads Service to take urgent action to repair the road between Rostrevor and Hilltown. Speaking to Newry Times, Gibbons insisted that stretches of this road has been in need of re-surfacing for some time. He stated, “The cold weather and snow of recent weeks […]

Xtra-vision announces closure of Newry store

More local people are set to lose their jobs after the joint receivers for entertainment store Xtra-vision announced that 11 of the group’s stores in Northern Ireland are set to close. The 11 stores in the north will join 9 stores in the south that receivers identified for closure and it is thought the result […]

Drumgullion Avenue burglary sparks police investigation

Police in Newry are appealing for information following a burglary at a house in the Drumgullion Avenue area on Monday 29th April. A window at the house was prised open and entry gained sometime between 5.30pm and 6.15pm. A small sum of money is believed to have been taken. Police would ask anyone who noticed […]

Learn Irish with Armagh GAA

Armagh GAA will once again be hosting the popular intensive Irish language courses in the Athletic Grounds in Armagh on Saturday 11th May between 11am and 4pm. The Irish classes, which are organised in conjunction with Irish language organisation CAIRDE Teo, cater for beginners, intermediate and advanced learners. The cost of £10 includes lunch. The […]

Bradley raises concerns over refund call scam

SDLP Assembly Member for Newry and Armagh and party spokesperson on finance Dominic Bradley MLA has urged constituents to be vigilant of calls from a company claiming to offer refunds on bank charges. Bradley was speaking after he was contacted by concerned constituents who requested that the public be alerted. Speaking to Newry Times, Bradley […]

Clarke hopes jobs will be protected as Xtra-vision goes into receivership

South Down Alliance Party spokesperson Councillor Patrick Clarke has voiced his concern at home entertainments company Xtra-vision, which has stores across South Down, after it went into receivership. Luke Charleton and Colin Farquharson, of Ernst and Young, were appointed joint receivers of the company, which owns local stores in Newry, Downpatrick, Newcastle, and Kilkeel. Speaking […]

CD hits the right key for recovering addicts at Cuan Mhuire rehabilitation centre

A unique project has helped people in a Newry rehab centre battle their addiction by singing – and now the group are releasing their own CD on 10th May. The 80 men and women in treatment at Cuan Mhuire rehabilitation centre partnered with Sheila Smyth from The Right Key to produce the CD called Fresh […]

Community groups strengthened by Buttercrane bursaries

With the economic downturn of recent years, raising money within the community and voluntary sector has never been so difficult, so when Buttercrane Centre decided to award some Community Bursaries they were particularly welcome. One year on, Peter Murray, Buttercrane Centre Manager, has been suitably impressed to discover how the local groups have put the […]

Pipe bomb explodes outside Newry house

Detectives in Newry are appealing for information after an incident at a house in the The Demense on the Carnagat Road last night, Monday, 6th May. Shortly before midnight officers responded to a report of an explosion outside a house and police believe this may have been a pipe bomb type device. No one was […]







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