
Police in Newry have recovered a red Trax TFS1 boy’s mountain bike in the Mourneview Park area. The bike was found on Sunday, 1st October. Police are keen to locate the owner of the bike. If you believe the bike is your property please contact police on 0845 600 8000.
Oct 24 2013 | Posted in
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AGHYARAN 0-13 SHANE O’NEILL’S 3-15 Richard Bullick in Emyvale. Shane O’Neill’s are Ulster Junior champions after battling back from an unaccustomed deficit to clinch a deserved victory in the final against Aghyaran in Emyvale. The awful weather which produced atrocious conditions in the first half wasn’t what swashbuckling Shane’s would have wanted and they took […]
Oct 23 2013 | Posted in
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Phone network coverage in the Newry & Mourne area continues to be a source of major annoyance and frustration. Newry Times was contacted over this past number of weeks by members of the local community who claim to be experiencing major difficulties with their phone network. The vast majority of those who contacted Newry Times […]

SDLP Assembly Member Dominic Bradley MLA has led a delegation of SDLP representatives to meet the Chief Executive of the Southern Health and Social Care Trust Mairead McAlinden and Angela McVeigh, Director of Older People and Primary Care Services to discuss a number of issues across the trust area. Bradley was joined at the meeting […]
Oct 23 2013 | Posted in
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Police in Warrenpoint are investigating the report of the theft of an 8 bar aluminium gate from a property in the Summerhill area on Monday 14th October. It is believed the theft took place between 10am and 4pm on Monday and police would ask anyone with any information to contact them in Warrenpoint on 0845 […]
Oct 23 2013 | Posted in
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Newry and Mourne District Council, in partnership with the Conservation Volunteers, recently held a community garden open day at Alderside Farm on the Armagh Road. The event was organised to raise awareness of the benefits of ‘growing your own’ produce and getting active outdoors. Jenny McGetrick from the Conservations Volunteers explained, “Running an allotment is […]
Oct 23 2013 | Posted in
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South Down MLA Karen McKevitt has welcomed yesterday’s announcement by the Minister for Education that the consultation on the proposed Common Funding Scheme has been extended by one week. McKevitt told Newry Times, “I am pleased that the Minister has extended the consultation period as this will provide an opportunity for schools and parents to […]
Oct 23 2013 | Posted in
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Police in South Armagh are appealing for information following the theft of agricultural plant machinery. Some time between Saturday, 28th September and Monday, 7th October, machinery was taken from a shed on Drumlougher Road, Cullyhanna. A blue Agromac 2000 gallon slurry tanker, an Agromac steel dropside flat trailer (12ft x 8ft) and a blue diesel […]
Oct 23 2013 | Posted in
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Alliance South Down spokesperson Councillor Patrick Clarke has called on the DUP and Sinn Fein to reach agreement on the needs based criteria against which the £80million Social Investment Fund will be allocated. Councillor Clarke’s comments were made after an investigation by The Detail website found that its budget remains unspent due a political dispute […]
Oct 23 2013 | Posted in
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Police in Newry are appealing for information following the report of a burglary at a property in the Savages Terrace area on Wednesday 9th October. Entry was gained to the property sometime between 8pm on Tuesday 8th and 7am on Wednesday 9th October and a number of laptop computers taken. Anyone with any information is […]
Oct 22 2013 | Posted in
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