
SDLP MP Margaret Ritchie has warned of a looming crisis for the North’s health care system which she says has been attacked and under resourced for many years. Speaking at the annual SDLP party conference in Armagh at the weekend, the South Down MP said, “There is widespread frustration and belief that the central policy […]
Nov 15 2013 | Posted in
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In our new column Newry Times columnist Sean O’Siridean takes a look back through the Newry of old. He takes a step back in time and looks at how history reported on Newry and the surrounding areas through past decades. Today Sean looks at how Newry was reported in the Ottawa Citizen newspaper after the […]

Police in Newry have charged a 17 year old man with disorderly offences. Police were on patrol when they apprehended two men who were disorderly and under the influence of alcohol in John Mitchell Place shortly after midnight on Friday, 1st November. The 17 year old man was arrested for disorderly behaviour, assault on police […]
Nov 14 2013 | Posted in
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In November the Verbal Arts Centre will launch the `Crows on the Wire` project, which centres on the transition of the RUC to PSNI. The play will be held in The Sean Hollywood Arts Centre, Newry on Wednesday 20th November at 8.00 p.m. Part of the project is based on a newly commissioned play which […]

St Mary’s High School, Newry, has joined forces with Buttercrane Shopping Centre to create the centre’s new youth team of ‘Roving Reporters’ for its social media channels. Over the past two months, the year 11, 12, 13 and 14 students who are studying media (aged from 15 -18) have been carrying out interviews, sourcing stories […]
Nov 14 2013 | Posted in
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Police in Warrenpoint are appealing for information following the report of the theft of a number of trees from Yellow Water Forest Park in Rostrevor on Saturday 9th November. It was reported that at sometime in the days leading up to the report, up to four trees had been cut down and one tree that […]
Nov 14 2013 | Posted in
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Newry Sinn Féin activists are seeing stars as training intensifies for their inaugural White Collar Boxing Spectacular which will be held in Bellini’s on Friday 22nd November at 8.00pm. The event will see ten matches between twenty amateur boxers from across the Newry and Mourne area. Both ladies and gentlemen are participating in the event […]

Sinn Féin MLA Caitriona Ruane has called on the Taoiseach to commit funds to the Narrow Water Bridge Project. Speaking to Newry Times, Ruane stated, “This project has the potential to be an economic catalyst for the entire South Down and North Louth region. “We need to secure this extra funding to see it over […]
Nov 14 2013 | Posted in
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Police in Newry have arrested five people following a burglary at a convenience store on Main Street, Bessbrook. Police received a report of a burglary at the store at 4.31am this morning, Thursday, 14th November. Two till trays and a sum of cash were taken. It was reported that the perpetrators made off in a […]
Nov 14 2013 | Posted in
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Police in Newry are appealing for information following the report of an assault outside licensed premises in the Forkhill Road area in the early hours of Saturday 9th November. It was reported that at around 1.15am a taxi driver was assaulted by a man who was described as being around 30 years old, medium/heavy build […]
Nov 13 2013 | Posted in
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