
Food safety myths – like using the ‘sniff test’ to tell whether food is safe – could be putting Newry & Mourne District Council consumers and their families at risk of food poisoning in the home, according to the latest research released to coincide with Food Safety Week, 10th to 16th June. To dispel this […]
Jun 11 2013 | Posted in
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The format for the Newry Times Football League has been worked out. There are four groups which will comprise of four teams each – Every team will play each other twice. The top two in each group will progress into the Premier Cup and the bottom two will enter the Championship Cup. Both of these […]
Jun 11 2013 | Posted in
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Newry Times can reveal that Warrenpoint native and councillor of 12 years Mickey Ruane has tonight been elected Mayor of Newry & Mourne District Council. Mickey Ruane has lived all his life in Warrenpoint and currently resides there with his wife Tracey and son Jack. He was first elected to Newry and Mourne Council in […]

Sinn Féin Newry Armagh MLA Megan Fearon has criticised the SDLP for their decision to abstain from the Assembly Bill which called for a ban on former political prisoners holding the position of Special Advisor. Speaking to Newry Times, Fearon said, “This Bill, introduced by the inflammatory unionist Jim Allister, was passed due to the […]
Jun 10 2013 | Posted in
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Following Newry Council’s discussion on the increase in electricity tariffs Councillor Pat McGinn has said that more must be done to tackle poverty and social exclusion and he urged Newry Council to take a leading role on the issue. The Fews representative said, “Condemnation of these increases and the impact it has on the most […]
Jun 10 2013 | Posted in
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18 month old Niamh McShane joins her sister’s Cara (7) and Katie (6) in giving their dad Marks & Spencer Manager JP McShane a surprise visit to Buttercrane to celebrate Father’s Day. “Daddy usually works on Father’s Day and it’s usually really busy, so we wanted to surprise him this week”, Cara says. Dad JP […]

Police in Newry are appealing for information following the theft of a trailer and straw. The trailer, which contained straw, was parked at Sheepsbridge Inn on Thursday morning, 30th May. The driver returned at 8pm to collect the trailer and discovered it had been taken. The empty trailer was later recovered in the Republic of […]
Jun 10 2013 | Posted in
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The Dogs Trust, in partnership with Newry and Mourne District Council, are offering Free Dog Health Checks on Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th June in Derrybeg Community Centre. A vet provided by the Dogs Trust will be on site from 11am – 3pm on both days to provide the free health check which includes vaccinations, […]

South Down SDLP MLA Seán Rogers has raised concerns over the proposals by the Department of Health, Social Security and Public Safety to cut the treatments available to dental patients on the NHS. Speaking to Newry Times, Rogers said, “The Department has proposed to slash dental services on the NHS in a similar draconian fashion […]
Jun 10 2013 | Posted in
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Commenting on the latest Life and Times survey Sinn Féin’s Conor Murphy MP said it does not explore or reflect options for Irish Unity and therefore is not a true picture of the spectrum of opinion. Speaking to Newry Times, Murphy said, “The Life and Times (L&T) survey tells us very little about perceptions of […]
Jun 9 2013 | Posted in
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