
SDLP MP for South Down, Margaret Ritchie will use her House of Commons Adjournment Debate tonight to demand that UK government carry out an immediate review of the planned closure of the HMRC Centre in Newry. Speaking to Newry Times ahead of tonight’s debate in Westminster Ritchie said, “The shock announcement that every member of […]

Foundation degrees are becoming more popular and widely available these days but many people still aren’t sure what exactly a foundation degree is. Johnny Nolan, careers manager for Newry in the Department for Employment and Learning’s Careers Service explained, “A Foundation Degree is a Higher Education qualification which combines academic and work based learning. “Foundation […]

The lead authority on renewable energy in Northern Ireland, Action Renewables, is calling on companies in Newry who are leading the way in their sustainability practices to enter the company’s 2014 awards scheme. The annual awards are now in their sixth year and will take place in Stormont Hotel on 20th March 2014. Open to […]

Visit Newry and Mourne Museum at Bagenal’s Castle to discover more about this historic region. The Museum is open seven days a week and entrance is free of charge. The permanent exhibitions on display include prehistoric material, Newry as a merchant town, the working life of the area and contemporary life. In addition, there are […]

SDLP South Down MLA Sean Rogers has voiced his support for the need for careers education to be a compulsory subject, and to ensure its reach includes students with specific learning needs so they have access to as wide a range of opportunities as possible. The former high school principal was speaking after the release […]
Dec 3 2013 | Posted in
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Dedicated Newry volunteers were praised at an awards ceremony, held yesterday at Hillsborough Castle. Volunteers from the MS Society Newry, Mourne and Armagh Branch attended the special awards ceremony, part of the charity’s 60th Anniversary celebrations, where they were honoured for their role in supporting local people living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Janet Williamson, who […]
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Alliance South Down spokesperson Councillor Patrick Clarke has welcomed the announcement by the Agriculture Minister that Single Farm Payments totalling £213 million will be made to farmers in early December. Speaking to Newry Times, Clarke stated, “I welcome that the Department of Agriculture (DARD) will start to make Single Farm Payments with the first payments […]
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Newry and Mourne Councillor Pat McGinn has urged people to consider local options when doing their Christmas shopping and decorating this year. The Sinn Fein Councillor, who has been atthe forefront of encouraging a”First Stop – Shop Local” campaign, told Newry Times, “Shopping local retains communities; creates local employment and self employment. “These have been […]

Police in Newry are appealing for information following the report of the theft from a van which had been parked in the Damolly Retail Park on Thursday 14th November. Sometime between 3pm and 3.30pm the red coloured van was broken into and an amount of carpentry tools taken. Police would ask anyone with any information […]
Dec 2 2013 | Posted in
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Over 60 people attended a special event last week in Newry Conference and Banqueting Centre in celebration of two years of the Challenge of Change project. This event is managed by the Southern Partnership’s ‘Challenge of Change’ priority and aims to facilitate greater involvement of people from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities in civic, […]
Dec 2 2013 | Posted in
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