
Sinn Féin councillor Liz Kimmins has called on the Gardai and PSNI to work together to stop young people from driving dangerously on the old Dublin Road. “Large crowds of young people have been gathering on the old Dublin Road and either racing cars or tearing around in cars doing handbrake turns,” she explained to […]

Independent Newry City Councillor Kevin McAteer has called on the assembly to help tackle the migrant crisis. His comments follow the recent harrowing images seen in the news and social media feeds recently, with thousands of people fleeing war torn countries in Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and beyond. Speaking to Newry Times, the Independent Councillor […]

Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy said that Sinn Féin won’t be deflected by the electoral battle currently raging between the unionist parties from the work to tackle the real issues of ‘defending our public services and our economy’. And the Newry Armagh MLA said that the days of ‘exclusion and discrimination are over’. Murphy said, […]
Sep 3 2015 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin councillor Roisin Mulgrew has said new revelations about the stabbing of a pensioner in Bessbrook make it all the more imperative that the culprits are caught quickly. “The PSNI have now released information indicating that the weapon used to stab this defenceless pensioner may have been a hook,” she said. “This latest detail […]

Health Minister Simon Hamilton today welcomed the publication of the Public Health Agency’s Evaluation of its Public Information Campaign on Organ Donation. The awareness campaign, which ran throughout 2014, gives an important insight into local attitudes towards organ donation. The campaign made people more aware of the Organ Donor Register and increased the number discussing […]

On Monday 7th Sept at 11.15am over 1600 pupils, along with teachers and staff from St Paul’s, Bessbrook will take part in an event that will see them break the world record for the most people planking in one location. The event is part of ‘Events Against Suicide’, an initiative by the amazing Cycle Against […]

Police in Ardmore are appealing for information following the report of a creeper burglary in the Jacks Road area of Newry on Saturday, 22nd August. Some time between 1am and 8am, a number of unknown persons smashed the rear door window panel and entered a residential property. A set of car keys were taken and […]
Sep 2 2015 | Posted in
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Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has welcomed the ongoing massive reduction in carrier bag usage since the 5p levy was introduced. Official carrier bag statistics issued reveal that the 5p levy has delivered a 69.5% reduction in bags being used since its introduction in April 2013. A total of 208.5 million fewer single use carrier […]

Detectives investigating a violent burglary in Bessbrook are making a further appeal for witnesses. A man in his seventies sustained serious injuries in the incident at his home in Clogharevan Park during the early hours of 31st August. Speaking to Newry Times, Detective Inspector David Henderson explained, “The elderly, vulnerable victim of this horrendous crime […]
Sep 2 2015 | Posted in
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A Warrenpoint golfer will have no excuse for missing his next tee-time after winning a limited-edition BOSS watch for achieving a hole-in-one. Eamon Rooney, 20, scored his ace on the 185-yard, par-three 16th at Warrenpoint GC, and the 7-handicapper was rewarded with membership of the exclusive BOSS Watches H1Club and a specially-commissioned, commemorative timepiece. The […]
Sep 2 2015 | Posted in
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