
Police in Newtownhamilton are appealing for information following criminal damage and theft at a house in Slate Rock Road. Some time between 3pm on Friday, 26th July and the early hours of Sunday, 28th July, a vacant property was sprayed with graffiti and a cattle grid and metal gates were stolen. Police are appealing to […]
Aug 12 2013 | Posted in
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Alliance South Down Spokesperson Patrick Clarke has said the Executive must do more to help grow the renewable energy sector. His comments follow the announcement by Evermore Renewable Energy that they have secured £81million to build a biomass fueled power plant at Lisahally. The plant will power 25,000 homes and will increase the amount of […]
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Sinn Féin councillor Colman Burns has urged community groups in Newry and Mourne to apply to the Rural Transport Fund voucher scheme. Councillor Burns, a member of the Community Transport Board, explained that the fund aims to help community groups who wish to transport 17 or more passengers by issuing a £100 voucher toward the […]
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Alliance South Down representative and Down District Councillor Patrick Clarke has said that the shared future talks to be led by Richard Haass must also deliver a resolution to the issue of shared spaces. This process is due to look at the issues of flags, parades and the past, but shared space is key to […]
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Markethill High School has officially topped the new Annual Area Profiles as the best non-selective Controlled school in Northern Ireland according to statistics published by the Department of Education. With 89% of pupils achieving 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE level, Markethill High recorded the best pass rate of any non-selective Controlled School in […]
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Police in Newry are appealing for information following the theft of a bicycle. Around 6.50pm on Saturday, 3rd August, a blue and white Barracuda racing bike with red and black tape on the handle bars was stolen from the Albert Basin exit side of Sainsbury’s. The bike had been in a bike shed. Police are […]
Aug 11 2013 | Posted in
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The Camlough Lake Management committee has said that it shares the anger and disappointment of the wider Camlough Community at the recent incident on the Lake where rowing boats belonging to a Lake user Group, Queens University were ‘cowardly and maliciously’ damaged. The Camlough Lake Management Committee, originally formed almost 25 years ago initially by […]
Aug 10 2013 | Posted in
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Newry Sinn Fein MLA Mickey Brady has said that work has completely stopped on the extension of Daisy Hill Accident and Emergency Unit. Brady told Newry Times, “I have received reports yesterday evening that all work on the new A&E department in Daisy Hill Hospital stopped completely. “I believe that staff were not informed of […]
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Newry & Armagh DUP Assemblyman William Irwin has welcomed the announcement from the Attorney General that an inquest is to be held into the 1976 IRA murder of ten innocent men returning home from their place of work. Irwin said that whilst the ultimate closure for the families would be to see justice served on […]
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South Down Assembly Member Seán Rogers MLA has welcomed the recent announcement by Aer Lingus that the Irish Airline is introducing daily flights directly between Dublin and Canada. In welcoming the announcement Rogers said, “Without a direct service to Canada from Ireland the journey, particularly in wintertime, can be both difficult and frustrating. “Even to […]
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