
The Department for Employment and Learning’s Careers Service will be available to offer advice and guidance at the Jobs Fair and Advice Forum in the Canal Court Hotel in Newry on 13th November 2013. Thirty eight companies with over 400 vacancies have so far confirmed their attendance on the day. The vacancies include both full […]

Newry Rugby Club hosted their second Girls Youth training session on Monday evening. The session was led by Ulster Rugby’s Community Rugby Coach Jonathon Graham, who recently delivered a six week rugby programme in Our Lady’s Grammar School and St. Mary’s High School. Zoe Templeton, Female Rugby Officer for the South of Ulster, also assisted […]
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The first annual report of the Joint Industry Code for the Responsible Promotion and Retail of Alcohol in Northern Ireland was launched today at Stormont and was endorsed by Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland MLA. Speaking at the launch, Duncan McCausland who chairs the Independent Complaints Panel which compiled the report, said, “We are here […]
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Police are investigating an incident of criminal damage at a chapel on the Lurganconary Road area of Kilkeel which is believed to have taken place sometime between Friday 18th and Sunday 20th October. A statue was damaged in this incident which is being treated as a hate crime by police. Anyone with any information is […]
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Local Alliance Councillor Patrick Clarke has welcomed a Rural Transport Fund Voucher Scheme which is now available for travel costs for rural community groups and organisations. The Department for Regional Development has announced that the next round of the Rural Transport Fund Voucher Scheme is now open. Councillor Clarke is encouraging constituted, non-profit making rural […]
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Local SDLP representatives have condemned a ‘paramilitary style shooting’ last night in South Armagh. A man in his 50’s was shot in both legs in the Cullyhanna area after several men entered a house on the Drummond Road outside Cullyhanna at 7.20pm yesterday evening, Tuesday 5th November. The injured man was taken to hospital by […]
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Sinn Féin MLA Chris Hazzard has welcomed the expansion of the Reducing Offending in Partnerships to all areas across the North. Speaking to Newry Times, Hazzard stated, “A Reducing Offending Partnership was successfully trialled in the Ballymena and Coleraine areas and the intention of the partnership is to address reoffenders and prolific offenders so that […]
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A man in his 50’s has been shot in both legs in the Cullyhanna area. According to local sources, several men entered a house outside Cullyhanna on the Drummond Road just after 7pm this evening, Tuesday 5th November. The injured man was taken to hospital by ambulance where he is being treated for injuries not […]
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As a result of a Newry Times investigation into the shocking phone coverage in Newry for users of the o2 network o2 has apologized and claimed that they have fixed all the problems. However, despite engineers spending time in Newry over this past two weeks, Newry users say the problems with the network persist. Two […]

The Consumer Council is set to host a free workshop in Newry on Wednesday 13th November. It will highlight the small changes that can make a big difference to household bills. The ‘Power to the Pocket!’ event will be held in Ballybot House, 28 Corn Market, Newry from 9.30am – 1.40pm and is one of […]