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Archive for: July, 2015

Extra dates added for sell-out theatre show ‘The Holy Holy Bus’

Back by popular demand, Brassneck Theatre Company returns to The Newcastle Summer Season with their hilariously madcap adventure about love, hope, happiness and faith, The Holy Holy Bus. The original weekend dates of 31st July and 1st August are sold out, so 3 additional dates have been added to meet demand for tickets; Monday 27th, […]

Four cars damaged in Newry incident

Police in Newry are appealing for information after four cars were damaged. On Friday, 3rd July, four cars, parked in Bracken Close, were damaged. A black Citroen C4, a grey Volkswagen Polo and two black Ford Focus cars were scraped along both front and rear passenger side doors. The damage was caused between 8.30am and […]

Warrenpoint set for £640,000 funding for regeneration

Social Development Minister, Mervyn Storey MLA, visited Warrenpoint recently to announce funding for a new £2.1million regeneration scheme for the town centre. The Department for Social Development (DSD) has invested £640,000 into the Public Realm scheme, working jointly with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council to regenerate the Church Street, Charolette Street, Town Square, Newry […]

Newry house targeted in ‘hate crime’ incidents

Police in Newry are asking the local community in Chequer Court for their support as they investigate a number of hate incidents. The appeal comes following several attacks on a house in Chequer Court last week and previous attacks on the property during the preceding weeks. On Tuesday, 14th July, local police received a report […]

Newry golfer displays perfect timing to record hole-in-one

A Newry golfer will have no excuse for missing his next tee-time after winning a limited-edition BOSS watch for achieving a hole-in-one. Gerard McGennity, 31, scored his ace on the 126-yard, par-three sixth at Greenore GC, and the 15-handicapper was rewarded with membership of the exclusive BOSS Watches H1Club and a specially-commissioned, commemorative timepiece. The […]

16 potential ‘human trafficking victims’ rescued in huge South Armagh operation

A PSNI-led operation against human trafficking for labour exploitation has rescued 16 potential victims in south Armagh. Officers searched premises in Newtownhamilton last Friday and have spent a number of days working with partner agencies to identify those individuals who may have been trafficked. The proactive operation is focused on eastern Europeans working in the […]

Cranfield Beach benefits from £700,000 improvement works

Both the Mourne Esplanade at Kilkeel and Cranfield beach have recently benefited from just over £700,000 of environmental improvement works funded through Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and the South East Area European Fisheries Fund (SEA). Both facilities are located along the Mourne Coastal Route and the completion of these enhancement works add further […]

Hazzard welcomes Early Years funding

Sinn Féin MLA Chris Hazzard has welcomed a £1.1 million funding package announced for the Early Years Fund. Speaking to Newry Times, Hazzard said, “I have been contacted by parents and met with early years providers across South Down and it’s clear Tory cuts had put the Early Years Fund and the services they provide […]

Man snatched woman’s handbag in Newry as she reversed car

Police in Newry are appealing for information after a handbag was stolen from a car in Corn Market on Friday, 4th July. At around 8pm a female driver was reversing her silver Opel Meriva car out of a space in Dunnes car park when a man approached the passenger side, opened the door and made […]

Councillor condemns ‘anti-social graffiti’ in Rostrevor

Sinn Fein Councillor for Crotlieve, Mickey Ruane, has called on people to relay their concerns on drug dealing to the police rather than vandalise private property with what he described as ‘anti-social graffiti’. He was responding to graffiti attacking local drug dealers sprayed on a large wall along the Newtown Road in Rostrevor. Councillor Ruane […]







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