
SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has said that the British Exchequer’s ‘obsession’ with nuclear revenue is threatening the safety of coastal communities in Ireland and across the Irish Sea. Ritchie’s concerns follow confirmation that ageing ships are to be used to transport highly radioactive High Level Waste from Sellafield to Switzerland across the Irish […]
Sep 9 2015 | Posted in
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Fantastical creatures have been firing the imaginations of children from Newry with a pioneering creative project from ArtsEkta, Northern Ireland’s leading ethnic arts organisation. ArtsEkta artists came into the classroom to lead the children on a cultural journey around the world, exploring the arts, history and customs of other countries and continents. Drawing on those […]
Sep 8 2015 | Posted in
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The Department for Employment and Learning’s Careers Service will be available to offer advice and guidance at the Jobs Fair and Advice Forum in the Canal Court Hotel in Newry on Thursday 10th September 2015. Fifty-two companies with over 600 vacancies have so far confirmed their attendance on the day. The vacancies include both full […]

The Southern Trust is calling on local people to get involved in making all health and social care sites completely smoke free by No Smoking Day on 9th March 2016. A Smoke Free policy has been in place in the Trust since 2008 which prohibits smoking in all of its buildings except those registered under […]

‘The Belfast story that will break your heart’ – Two Sore Legs by Brenda Murphy, directed by Martin Lynch, comes from a triumphant 4 and 5-star run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to Down Arts Centre at 8pm on Saturday 12th September. Set in 1950’s and 60’s Belfast, Two Sore Legs tells the true story […]

Police are appealing for information following a burglary at a construction site in the Heslips Court area of Newry that occurred sometime overnight between the evening of Monday 24th August and the morning of Tuesday 25th August. Two power saws and two vibrating whacker plates were stolen. Speaking to Newry Times, Inspector Jacqui Gillespie said, […]
Sep 7 2015 | Posted in
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Buttercrane Shopping Centre is to host a series of events between 10th – 13th September as part of Iur Cinn Fleadh, including a celebration of Irish Food and the world’s first Buttermilk Drinking Time Challenge. From 31st August – 13th September the centre will host a photographic exhibition from Columba O Hare entitled, ‘Thirty Years […]

Sinn Féin Councillor Terry Hearty has blasted Roads Service for “abandoning rural communities.” Hearty was speaking after a meeting with Roads Service Divisional Manager Simon Richard in which he presented the body’s Annual Spring Report to the Council. The Slieve Gullion representative dismissed the report as a “box ticking exercise” and said rural communities were […]

A relaxing and fun-filled day was spent at SPACE (supporting people and communities everyday) & Love Your Space on Monaghan Street on the Friday 21st August, with an afternoon of tea, cakes, kiddies activities and crafts. SPACE would like to thank everybody who attended their Summer Tea Party in aid of their charity, raising a […]
Sep 7 2015 | Posted in
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Independent Newry City Councillor Kevin McAteer and Patrick Brown of the Alliance Party have requested an emergency motion of council in relation to the refugee crisis. The motion reads: “That this council recognises the severity of the current refugee crisis; the legitimate right of the persecuted to sanctuary under international law; and understands the moral […]