
Police in Newry are reminding the public of the dangers of throwing stones at vehicles following an incident on Carnagat Road. Around 1.45pm on Sunday, 9th March, stones were thrown from Derrybeg bus shelter at a bus travelling along the road. The driver’s cab window was smashed, showering the female bus driver in glass. Police […]
Mar 10 2014 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin Newry Councillor Charlie Casey is calling on Newry & Mourne District Council to investigate the possibility of adding a fully lighted walking track around the site of the new swimming pool. Speaking about the proposal Councillor Casey said, “Newry will have a state of the art swimming facility in the coming months which […]
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The socialist republican party, éirígí, said they have been in contact with local statutory agencies to raise a number of health and safety issues affecting local residents in the Derrybeg and Carnagat areas of Newry. éirígí’s Newry spokesperson Stephen Murney said that a number of residents in the Derrybeg and Carnagat areas have recently approached […]
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Police in Newry are appealing for information after a report of arson at the First Avenue area on the evening of Friday 28th February. At around 11:20pm, it was reported that a silver Citreon Xsara was set on fire in the area. No one is believed to have been injured during the incident and enquiries […]
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A new programme to help family members who have a loved one in addiction will shortly be set up in The Dominican hall, Dominic St, Newry by the charity that was set up by Frances Black; The RISE Foundation. Frances set up RISE in 2009 because she felt that there was a huge need on […]

Sinn Féin MLA Megan Fearon has welcomed the announcement by Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy that he is to introduce more diversity into public appointments on boards such as NI Water, NI Transport Holding Company and the three Harbour Boards in Belfast, Derry and Warrenpoint. Speaking to Newry Times, Fearon said, “It is important that […]
Mar 10 2014 | Posted in
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Police in Newry continue to appeal for information following a number of criminal damage incidents which occurred sometime between 5pm on Friday 24th January and 9am on Tuesday 28th January in the Mary Street and Lower Water Street areas. A total of nineteen pay and display machines were damaged and police are appealing to anyone […]
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In our new column Newry Times columnist Sean O’Siridean takes a look back through the Newry of old. He takes a step back in time and looks at how history reported on Newry and the surrounding areas through past decades. Today Sean delves into the major military presence in Newry in 1972. It would seem […]

Having visited the scene of an illegal dumping incident at Craigmore, Sinn Fein Councillor Dáire Hughes commented that ultimately every ratepayer would be forced to pay for the actions of those involved. Condemning the dumping of a large amount of tyres near Craigmore the Councillor stated, “I share the growing concern amongst residents not only […]
Mar 7 2014 | Posted in
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You know spring is on its way when you begin to see lambs appearing in the fields; however the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding pregnant women about the risk of close contact with sheep during lambing season. Pregnant women who come into close contact with sheep during lambing may be risking their own health […]
Mar 7 2014 | Posted in
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