
Police in Warrenpoint are appealing for information following the report of the theft of a parcel from Post Office premises in Church Street on Wednesday 30th October. It is believed the package, which contained food from a Christmas Club, intended for an elderly disabled woman, was claimed fraudulently by a woman described as being of […]
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South Down Assembly Member Seán Rogers has tabled a question to Minister for Regional Development Danny Kennedy MLA asking whether the abandoned section of the A1 Road at Tinker Hill outside Newry could be used to accommodate additional Park and Share facilities. Rogers explained, “Following representations made to me by constituents from the Kilkeel area […]
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SDLP MP for South Down Margaret Ritchie and SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh Dominic Bradley have raised the future of the Newry HMRC Centre during their meeting this morning with the Northern Ireland Minister Andrew Robathan. Speaking following the discussion Ritchie stated, “The UK Government have made it fairly clear that the HMRC centre […]
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Investment in early years education is crucial for children to give them the best opportunity to thrive in life, especially for those who have special needs. That’s the view of SDLP South Down MLA Seán Rogers who says the years from childbirth to age six are critical for children and, in particular, in identifying educational […]
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Sinn Féin MLA Caitriona Ruane has encouraged Ministers, North and South to work collaboratively to remove all barriers to trade to assist in sustaining the viability of many Small to Medium Businesses (SME’s). Speaking to Newry Times, Ruane said, “Our businesses, in particular SME’s are looking to expand and find new markets. “It is regrettable […]
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Police in Newtownhamilton are appealing for information in relation to the theft of cattle from land on Carrickasticken Road, Forkhill. On Wednesday 4th December it was discovered that six heifers and five bulls had been taken. Police are appealing to anyone who has information in relation to the theft to contact them in Newtownhamilton on […]
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Following recent site meetings with the Department of Regional Development (DRD), Sinead Ennis, Sinn Féin candidate for Crotlieve, has welcomed the announcement that two road safety improvement measures which she had requested have been agreed . Speaking to Newry Times, Ennis said, “At the first meeting held in Burren village on Thursday 14th November, I […]
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Police in Newry are appealing for information following the report of criminal damage to a car in the Merchant’s Quay area in the early hours of Sunday 24th November. It is believed that at sometime between midnight and 1am the rear passenger side window of a parked blue Toyota Yaris was smashed. Police would ask […]
Dec 16 2013 | Posted in
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On Sunday 8th December, over 100 girls from all over the Province travelled to the City of Armagh RFC for a Rugby Blitz. A total of 25 matches were played over two pitches, consisting of tag and contact games to accommodate all participants. Hosts Armagh were delighted to welcome two new girls youth teams from […]
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Local charities Simon, Women’s Aid and St Vincent De Paul which work with the homeless in Newry were recently presented with over twelve trolleys worth of food donated by members of the public during a recent overnight sit out by local young people to raise awareness of the issue of homelessness locally. Over 80 young […]
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