
On Friday 12th November Newry and Mourne Museum held a special evening of music to commemorate the Christmas Truce of 1914, when parties of British and German soldiers laid down their weapons and there were unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front. At the musical event, songs from the period were sung by local opera stars, […]
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Police in Newry have charged a man following a theft from a local supermarket. Police received a report of the theft of a number of candles from supermarket premises on Downshire Road on Monday, 15th December. Officers arrested a 33 year old man in Craigavon later on the same day and subsequently charged him with […]
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Health Minister, Jim Wells MLA, has visited the Southern Area Hospice at its premises in St John’s House, Newry. During the visit the Minister was given a tour of the facility and had the opportunity to meet with local people who use the Hospice and its services. He also met with Hospice management and staff […]

Police in Newry have charged a 22 year old man with possession of Class B drugs and possession of Class B drugs with intent to supply. Officers conducted searches of houses in Mourne View Park and Chequer Hill on Wednesday, 17th December. A quantity of suspected cannabis was seized. Two males, aged 22 and 19 […]
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Police in Newry have arrested a man for dangerous driving. Officers were on patrol in the Warrenpoint Road area of Newry during the early hours of Sunday, 7th December, when they observed a silver Volkswagen Golf drive through red lights. The car drove off at speed toward Warrenpoint carriageway and was stung by another police […]
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Police in Newry are appealing for information following a burglary after entry was gained to a flat on Edward Street. The property was ransacked and an Xbox 360 and video recorder were taken. Con John Anderson said, “We would like to hear from anyone who has information in relation to this incident. We can be […]
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People say you learn from your mistakes, but when it comes to putting your CV together you may be able to learn from (and maybe smile at) other people’s CV errors. Johnny Nolan, careers manager for Newry, Downpatrick, Kilkeel and Newcastle in the Department for Employment and Learning’s Careers Service offers the following advice. “Some […]

Health Minister Jim Wells has visited Headway Newry to see firsthand the excellent work carried out by the organisation. Headway Newry is a local registered charity supporting people living with a brain injury, their carers and families, within the Southern Health and Social Care Trust. Minister Wells said, “I was very pleased to have been […]
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INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL RETAIL MANAGER Description: International Digital Retail Manager – Identify and develop market specific trading strategies to achieve short and long term growth objectives The Rug House Ltd. is a leading online business selling rugs and other homewares throughout the UK, Ireland and internationally. We are a family run business with many years’ experience […]

Nearly 10,000 people a week fail to turn up for either an appointment with their GP or nurse across Northern Ireland, it has been revealed. The figures, based on a survey carried out in GP practices last year, showed that over 5,000 people failed to turn up for a GP appointment and around 4,500 failed […]
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