
Could you touch another person’s life when it really matters? Either by discussing their feelings with them directly, by phone, email, text, or even face to face? Or perhaps you could support the Newry Samaritans branch by helping with the administration, fundraising or IT? Newry Samaritans also reach out to the local community by visiting schools, […]

Detectives in Newry are appealing for information following an attempted robbery at an amusement/bingo hall at Merchant’s Quay on the evening of Monday 22nd December. It was reported to police that a man, wearing a zip up hooded top, entered the premises at around 10.45pm, armed with a knife. He made off empty handed after […]
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Police in Newry are appealing for information following an incident of criminal damage. Sometime between 6.15pm and 7pm on Tuesday, 23rd December, the rear windscreen of a blue Renault Megane, parked in Parkhead Crescent, was smashed. Speaking to Newry Times, Constable Caroline Bell said, “We would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the damage […]
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SDLP spokesperson for Finance, Dominic Bradley MLA, has welcomed the new cap on the cost of payday loans which came into effect in the New Year. Bradley insisted that the cap will help curb irresponsible lending. He said: “Introducing a cap of 0.8% to interest rates and a guarantee that no-one will have to pay […]

The Housing Executive is calling on all tenants to ensure they allow its contractors access to complete the annual safety check of gas boilers. If they do not they are in danger of having their supply cut off. As a landlord, the Housing Executive has a legal obligation to carry out an annual gas safety […]
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Police in Newry are investigating the report of an assault in Monaghan Street in the early hours of Saturday 27th December. It was reported that two men were attacked by two males in the street near a fast food takeaway sometime between 1.30am and 2.30am. One of the men suffered a fractured jaw as a […]
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The Environment Minister has urged everyone to make the reduction of deaths and serious injuries on our roads their New Year Resolution. As 2014 drew to a close, 79 people lost their lives during the year, 22 more people than 2013. Mark H Durkan said, “The New Year is a time for resolutions and commitments. […]
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SDLP Councillor Kevin McAteer has branded mobile phone providers who have started advertising for the Royal Navy as ‘tactless’. McAteer made the comments after receiving complaints from Newry residents who have received unwanted messages advertising jobs in the British Armed Services. Speaking to Newry Times, he said, “We have all at some point received an […]

Local police have said they are becoming increasingly concerned about the whereabouts of a family of eight. John Kelly, Melissa Teague and their six children, aged between five years and nine months old and originally from the Longford area in Republic of Ireland, were last seen in the Ballymartin area near Kilkeel on Wednesday, 7th […]
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Haldane Fisher have announced the launch of their new HF Trade App, designed to provide key information on the go for tradesmen in Northern Ireland. Content within the App has been tailored to meet the tradesmen’s requirements with the inclusion of the most popular and interactive areas of their website in addition to newly designed […]