
SDLP South Down MLA Karen McKevitt has called on mobile phone operators to follow in the footsteps of Three and abolish roaming charges. Speaking to Newry Times, McKevitt said, “I greatly welcomed the announcement by Three at the end of August 2013 that they had abolished roaming charges in seven countries including the UK and […]
Oct 22 2013 | Posted in
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The huge success of the three-day conference held in Rostrevor to mark the unique contribution made to United States history by General Robert Ross has laid down a marker for local tourism according to Councillor Connaire McGreevy. The SDLP representative however has challenged tourism chiefs to come up with a properly designed package that would […]
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Sinn Féin MLA Megan Fearon has been appointed Sinn Féin spokesperson for women. Speaking about the new role Fearon stated, “I am delighted to be appointed as the new Sinn Féin spokesperson on women issues and I am eager to bring forward the fight for women’s rights and gender equality. “While there has been much […]
Oct 22 2013 | Posted in
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Year 14 student Emma Martin has said that the inspiration behind her new initiative ‘Blood Drive’ is Newry’s Ryan Cinnamond. Emma is encouraging St Paul’s High School students in Bessbrook, and the wider community, to donate blood as part of a wider community initiative on Friday 8th November. The story of 17-year-old Ryan Cinnamond is […]

Menarys and Tempest Stores have launched a new fundraising drive for designated charity, Action Cancer for its Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign and in celebration of Menarys 90th Anniversary. In the past four years, Menarys and Tempest stores, including the Menarys Fashion Store and Home Store in Newry, have collectively raised over £50,000 for the charity. […]

The campaign to upgrade medical facilities in Meigh moved a step closer to becoming a reality recently as building works began on the site of the new doctor’s surgery. The new surgery, which will be situated beside Meigh Community Centre, has long been called for by the people of the area. Welcoming the commencement of […]
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Police in South Armagh are appealing for information following the report of a burglary at a house in the Belmont Crescent area of Mullaghbawn on Sunday 6th October. It is believed that the house was broken into sometime between Friday 4th October and 2pm on Sunday 6th. Extensive damage was caused to the property with […]
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SDLP Education spokesperson Sean Rogers has said the consultation period on the Revised Formula Funding should be extended beyond the 18th October deadline. Speaking to Newry Times, Rogers said, “It is imperative that the Department for Education allow a proper period for consultation over any revision to the Common Formula Funding. “There has been inadequate […]
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Young people from the Newry area are being given the opportunity to write and record a song as part of the Confederation of Community Groups’ Youth Visions Project. During the month of August, 60 young people from the Newry area took part in a cultural awareness programme, learning about culture and identity. Young people took […]
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Sinn Féin MLA Caitriona Ruane has called on Irish language groups to make sure they apply to become part of the new all Ireland structure for core-funded bodies. The South Down MLA’s comments come after a recent meeting of the Department of Culture Arts & Leisure Committee in which a delegation from Irish language groups […]
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