
On November 28th 2013 Newry & Mourne District Council will host the Steven O`Hare Memorial Tournament in Newry Sports Centre. This is the tenth tournament as the inaugural one was held in November 2004. The tournament is an indoor 5-a-side with players donating £10 each which is presented to The Patients Comfort Fund in Daisy […]

A survey of litter in Northern Ireland has found that 89% of streets met or exceeded acceptable standards for visible litter, the same figure as last year. Despite small fluctuations, this figure has remained at an average of around 11 over the last 5 years. The survey, conducted by TIDY Northern Ireland during the second […]
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Police in Newry are appealing for assistance following the report of a hit and run incident in the Cornmarket area on Thursday 24th October. It was reported that at around 7.15pm as a man stood beside his car placing his child into the rear seat the door of his car was struck by a passing […]
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Fundraisers and generous shoppers up and down the country will once again be able to make donations in cash to BBC Children in Need at more than 25,500 local shops with PayPoint right up to 10.00pm or even 11.00pm on the night of the Appeal Show on 15th November. Donations can also be made at […]

Police in Newry are appealing for information following an incident of criminal damage in The Gardens area of Bessbrook sometime between 28th October 2013 and 1st November 2013. Police received a report that a garage door was damaged in the area. Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact Newtownhamilton Police Station […]
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Pit Stop Fast Food in Newry will be one of the 100 shops in the UK supporting a national fundraising day as part of the National Federation of Fish Friers’ (NFFF) Chip-In for Charity event. The NFFF, which is the official body representing some 10,500 UK fish and chip shops, celebrates its Centenary today, Monday […]

Alliance Down District Councillor Patrick Clarke has urged the public to apply for the free home insulation scheme available through Power NI. The free insulation, worth up to £800, is available to those on lower incomes. It could save each household up to £150 on energy bills every year. Alliance Councillor Patrick Clarke said, “Fuel […]
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Police in Newry are appealing for witnesses to an assault in a nightclub in the Trevor Hill area in the early hours of Sunday 3rd November. Sometime around 2am a man sustained a serious injury to his eye whilst attempting to break up a fight inside the nightclub. As a result of the late night […]
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Through the Brain Injury Foundation, which supports brain injury survivors and their carers in Newry, Santa is offering free visits to children under 10 who have disabilities or who are housebound and who live in Newry and Mourne. Frank Dolaghan, Chair of the Foundation, is one of Santa’s helpers and explained to Newry Times, “Our […]

Police in Newtownhamilton are appealing for information following a theft from a vehicle. Some time between 4pm and 4.40pm on Friday, 4th October, a vehicle was broken into at Slieve Gullion Park. The rear nearside window and passenger window of a red Volkswagen Caddy van were smashed and a sum of cash taken. Police are […]
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