
Police in South Armagh have arrested a man for waste and contaminated land offences during a joint operation with the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in the Loughross Road area. The 52 year old man was arrested this morning, 5th March, and is currently assisting police with their enquiries. During the operation a suspected fuel laundering […]
Mar 5 2015 | Posted in
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Police in Newry are appealing for information following a hit and run traffic collision. At around 2.15am on Monday, 16th February, two female pedestrians were injured when a silver or grey Audi A4 car mounted the pavement at The Mall, Newry, and drove along it. A number of pedestrians were forced to jump out of […]
Mar 4 2015 | Posted in
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Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry has urged potential learners to book an Essential Skills course and transform their lives through learning. The Minister was speaking ahead of World Book Day 2015, which celebrates books and reading across the globe, and stressed the importance of good literacy skills and the incredible impact they have […]

Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry has welcomed the passage into law of the Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015. The new law will mean that parents of children due to be born, or placed for adoption, on or after 5th April 2015 who meet qualifying conditions will be able to access shared […]

SDLP MP for South Down Margaret Ritchie has urged the UK government to recognise the state of Palestine during Foreign Office questions in the House of Commons. Speaking from Westminster Ritchie stated, “The UK government should be taking a more proactive role in welcoming Palestine statehood, especially at a time when it is very easy […]
Mar 4 2015 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLA Mickey Brady has said that despite their claims to the contrary, many believe that the Trust completely ignored the views of the public, elected representatives, staff and local trade unions gathered throughout a 20 week public consultation. Brady was commenting on a statement from the Southern Trust in relation to the closure […]

SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh Dominic Bradley has said that the statement from the Southern Trust on the location of stroke services fails to recognise the excellent service which exists at Daisy Hill Hospital. Commenting on the Trust’s statement Bradley said, “The Trust is arguing in its statement in response to last week’s public […]

Newry & Armagh DUP MLA William Irwin has called on the Equality Commission to finally conclude its process in relation to the naming of McCreesh Park in Newry and to issue its report. During an Assembly debate, proposed by Irwin, he compared the swift action of the Commission in other cases to the “snail’s pace” […]

Last month Autoline Insurance Group launched a yearlong series of fundraising initiatives and customer reward promotions to celebrate their milestone fortieth year in business. The independent broker, headquartered in Newry with branches across Northern Ireland invited charities from all different sectors to receive £1,000 each from the 40th anniversary charity fund. With an overwhelming response […]

Figures released by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) indicate that, for births registered in 2014, Emily and Jack were the most popular first names given to baby girls and boys. Jack was the most popular first name given to baby boys in 2014 and James followed a close second, followed by Daniel. […]
Mar 3 2015 | Posted in
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