SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh, Dominic Bradley has expressed disappointment the party’s bid to retain the current public sector pension age for more than 200,000 public sector workers was not supported in the Assembly. Bradley was speaking after The Public Service Pension Bill passed its further consideration stage late last night. The SDLP tabled […]
Police in Banbridge are appealing for information following the theft of diesel and radio equipment. Some time overnight between Monday, 21st January and Tuesday, 22nd January, two white Scania lorries, parked in a yard on Blackbridge Road, Poyntzpass, were broken into. Diesel and radio equipment were taken. Police are appealing to anyone who noticed activity […]
South Down MLA Karen McKevitt has welcomed the decision by the Minister for Environment Mark H Durkan to provide £605, 000 to address decay and dereliction at a number of sites across the north. McKevitt, who is also the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for Environment said, “I am delighted by the Minister’s announcement […]
A Newry man facing charges related to terrorism has been released on bail. éirígí party member Stephen Murney was accused of having information useful to terrorists after pictures appeared on his Facebook page of serving PSNI officers. The dramatic twist occurred late yesterday afternoon at the conclusion of oral submissions by both the prosecution and […]
SDLP spokesperson on the Irish language, Dominic Bradley has said his party is not satisfied with the decision taken by Foras na Gaeilge with regards to the new funding regime. Speaking after meeting of the party, Bradley said these proposals were being implemented largely against the will of the major Irish language organisations. “For the […]
Police in Newry are appealing for information after some form of corrosive liquid was poured over two parked cars in the City overnight on Friday 24th January. It was reported that damage was caused to the paintwork of an Audi car parked in the Iveagh Crescent area and a Mercedes car parked in the Violet […]
Police in Banbridge are appealing for information following an arson in Poyntzpass. At 5.39am on Tuesday, 21st January, police received a report of a speedboat on fire at the rear of a property on William Street, close to the junction of Railway Street. The fire is being treated as arson say police. Police are appealing […]
Sinn Féin councillor Terry Hearty has used a recent PCSP meeting to question whether the PSNI are serious about providing a rural police service. The Slieve Gullion representative’s comments come following an incident last week during which an Armagh farmer took the law into his own hands and successfully tracked down and recovered a tractor […]
SDLP MP for South Down Margaret Ritchie has tabled a Parliamentary Motion calling for the UK government to take urgent action over the state of A&E services. Speaking from Westminster to Nerwry Times, Ritchie said, “This motion highlights the crisis facing A&E services in Northern Ireland. “This crisis stems from the UK Government not putting […]
If you are expecting a new baby this year, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging you to give your little one the best start by protecting them against the diarrhoea and vomiting bug rotavirus. Since last year, the routine childhood immunisation schedule has included the rotavirus vaccine to help protect babies against the common […]
