
Newry Sinn Féin MLA Mickey Brady has described the receipt of a ‘Justice Champion’ award by Liz Kimmins and Ewan Morgan of Community Restorative Justice Newry & Armagh as “recognition for the practical work being done by CRJ to make our communities safer.” Speaking to Newry Times, Brady said, “I am delighted to hear that […]
Nov 8 2013 | Posted in
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Warrenpoint woman Cathy Lavery is calling on people within the local community to get involved with Habitat NI after she had a rewarding experience volunteering earlier this year. Her call comes ahead of Habitat NI launching their volunteering opportunities for 2014. Cathy travelled to India in June 2013 as part of a Habitat Global Village […]

Anna Pawlowska has been living and working in Northern Ireland since arriving here five years ago from her native Poland and is studying a Health and Social Care apprenticeship with Corriewood Private Clinic in Castlewellan and Southern Regional College, Newry. Since starting her apprenticeship Anna has developed her written and spoken English skills significantly to […]
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Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry today announced the roll out of the Community Family Support Programme to 720 families across Northern Ireland. The Community Family Support Programme (CFSP) is an initiative from the Department for Employment and Learning’s (DEL) ‘Pathways to Success’ Strategy designed to support parents and prevent younger family members from […]
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Over 70 businesses from the Newry area recently attended Danske Bank’s ‘Good to Grow’ breakfast event at the Canal Court Hotel, hosted in partnership with the Newry Chamber of Commerce. Speaking at the event, Danske Bank Chief Economist Angela McGowan said, “With a number of economic indicators showing that we are finally turning the corner […]
Nov 8 2013 | Posted in
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You’ve heard the expression, “Do you think I came up the Canal in a bubble?” but have you heard the latest one, “Do you think Santa came up the Canal in a boat?” Well, if you haven’t, you’re about to hear a lot more about it because Newry looks set for a Christmas season to […]

SDLP MLA Sean Rogers is calling on all job-seekers to attend the upcoming Jobs Fair and Advice Forum due to take place in the Canal Court Hotel, Newry on Wednesday 13th November 2013. The South Down representative said, “I believe this event will offer an excellent opportunity for those seeking employment to meet with potential […]

If you’re looking for a job or to gain work experience, Christmas can be a great time to get work. It can help you gain valuable experience, confidence and of course help to pay the bills. Davy Doyle, Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) Office Manager for Newry Jobs & Benefits office explained to Newry […]

SDLP Education spokesperson Sean Rogers has said that the Department of Education must address the chronic over-subscription of primary schools and recognise the impact this has on rural communities. Rogers was speaking during an Assembly debate on the issue. “The over-subscription of primary school places and accessible nursery school places is unfortunately no stranger to […]
Nov 7 2013 | Posted in
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SDLP MLA for South Down Karen McKevitt has urged people who receive reminder letters from the NI Electoral Office about completing register forms to make sure they’re filled out and returned by the November 18th deadline, in time for next year’s European and Council elections. To date, the NI Electoral Office says 1,006,441 forms, representing […]
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