
X Factor star Matt Cardle has announced he will headline Newry’s ‘Festival of Water’ event in September. The ‘When We Collide’ singer will take centre stage on Sunday 1st September at Albert Basin and is one of a number of great artists in the lineup for this inaugural event. The Festival of Water is a […]

South Down SDLP MLA Seán Rogers has met with the Northern Ireland Director of OFCOM and discussed a variety of issues ranging from poor TV signal in the Mournes, roaming charges, mobile coverage and accessibility to Broadband in rural areas such as Drumaroad, Rathfriland and Cabra. Speaking to Newry Times, Rogers said, “We had a […]
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Local kick boxer Curtis Clyde recently fought at the 2013 WOMAA World Martial Arts Games representing Team Ireland. Curtis, along with numerous other martial artists from Ireland, competed at the three day event which saw hundreds of competitors from all over the world take part. Dublin’s prestigious City West Hotel was the venue for the […]
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Newry and Mourne District Council in partnership with European Recycling Platform (ERP) are pleased to announce the winners of their waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) competition. The competition was open to anyone who recycled an unwanted electrical item at any of the Councils Household Recycling Centres (HRC’s) from 17th June- 17th July 2013. The […]
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Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson has reiterated her support for the Narrow Water Bridge project during a visit to the South Down constituency. Speaking to Newry Times, Anderson stated, “The Narrow Water Bridge is a major infrastructural project that has the support of the Special EU Programmes Body. “In fact it has been flagged up […]
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Newry man Cormac Cranney has a great deal of energy, and an eye for a good figure. This excess energy leads him to run marathons whenever possible, and the figure he has his eye on is 40. Cormac turns 40 this year and intends to celebrate the event by running in the Berlin Marathon. Coincidentally, […]

Sinn Féin MLA Megan Fearon and Councillor Colman Burns have met with OFCOM to discuss the issue of mobile phone roaming charges applied to customers in the South Armagh area. According to Fearon, Sinn Fein has been working on the issue for ‘many years’. “We recently welcomed the announcement by EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes that […]
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Police in Warrenpoint are appealing for information following an arson attack at a property in the Duke Street area on Thursday 8th August. Sometime between 1.45am and 2.05am the door to a flat at the rear of a charity shop was forced open and a fire started within. The flat was unoccupied at the time […]
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Hundreds of people lined the Malls of Buttercrane Shopping Centre last night to get a glimpse of the hottest rising country music star Nathan Carter as he visited the centre as part of a promotion. The 22 year old ‘Wagon Wheel’ king spent over an hour in the centre singing his hit songs, meeting fans […]
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Detectives in Ardmore are appealing for information following a burglary at premises in the Longfield Road area of Carrickaldreen, Newry on Tuesday, 6th August. At approximately 2.30pm police received reports that males were stealing copper from outbuildings. One 21 year old man appeared in Newry Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 7th August charged with burglary with […]
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