
Education Minister, John O’Dowd, has turned down a development proposal to increase enrolment at St Colman’s Primary School, Saval, near Newry. The Southern Education and Library Board, on behalf of the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools, published a proposal to increase the enrolment at St Colman’s PS from 174 to 203 pupils. Commenting on his […]
Mar 18 2015 | Posted in
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The Big Lottery Fund has announced details of a major multi-million pound programme to support young people to cope with challenges in their lives. The £50 million Empowering Young People programme will support young people across Northern Ireland including young carers, young people with a learning disability and young people who face barriers to education, […]

To link in with International Women’s Day Newry and Mourne Museum held a very well-attended conference, period fashion show and film screening. The conference, held on Friday 6 March, examined the role of Irish women and children in the First World War. The speakers and topics included Hugh McShane on “Irish Women: From Home Rule […]
Mar 18 2015 | Posted in
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The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging people to keep an eye on their alcohol intake ahead of St Patrick’s Day, emphasising the dangers of binge drinking and the effects that excess alcohol can have on your health and your safety. Victoria Creasy, Health and Social Wellbeing Improvement Senior Officer at the PHA, said, “A […]
Mar 17 2015 | Posted in
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Sinn Fein councillor Liz Kimmins is calling on people to help put an end to anti-social behaviour in Newry. The Newry representative said street drinking in Barcroft and Raymond McCreesh Park were particular problems. Speaking to Newry Times, Kimmins explained, “Residents have contacted me about groups of adult males gathering to drink in Raymond McCreesh […]
Mar 17 2015 | Posted in
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Following a burglary and attempted burglary in Cherry Hill, Rostrevor, last weekend (March 14th and 15th), Crotlieve Sinn Féin Councillor Mick Murphy has called on residents of the village to be vigilant. “I would ask that people are both vigilant in terms of their own security and also in regard to that of elderly or […]
Mar 17 2015 | Posted in
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Police in Newry are appealing for information following the report of theft and criminal damage at a construction site at a reservoir in the Fort Hill Road area of Newry. It is believed that sometime between 1:30pm on Saturday 7th and 8:30am on Monday 9th February, thieves parked a vehicle on a road running behind […]
Mar 16 2015 | Posted in
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The Salvation Army in Newry are continuing their ongoing search for volunteers for their Newry Knights community teams. The teams, which operate each Saturday night between 11.30pm and around 4am, offer support and practical assistance to people of all ages finding themselves vulnerable or in distress. Newry Knights, which made its’ first appearance on 6th December […]

SDLP representative Justin McNulty has described the delay in abolishing mobile phone roaming charges as unacceptable and a major concern for people in border communities. McNulty explained, “Roaming charges are extortionate, they are an unavoidable everyday occurrence for people living and working in border communities. “Local people were looking forward to seeing them disappear following […]
Mar 16 2015 | Posted in
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The development of the new multi-million pound Newry Leisure Centre (NLC) is now at final completion stage and the countdown is on for Northern Ireland’s latest state of the art leisure complex. The highly anticipated leisure centre is expected to open in late April 2015 in the heart of the city. Phase one of the […]