
The Southern Health and Social Care Trust has appointed eleven newly qualified Health Visitors who will be helping families to help give their children the best start in life. Health Visitors are Registered Nurses who are specially trained in child health, child development and health promotion. They work in partnership with families from pregnancy until […]
Sep 17 2015 | Posted in
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Sinn Féín’s Conor Murphy, Megan Fearon and Mickey Brady are encouraging people to get their hands on a gold ribbon this September to help raise awareness of the impact of cancer on children and their families during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Thousands of families deal with the devastating impact of a cancer diagnosis and its […]
Sep 17 2015 | Posted in
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Police in Newry, Mourne and Down are focusing on reducing burglary and reducing your chance of becoming a victim of burglary during September. During the coming weeks police hope to raise awareness of burglary and how householders can secure their home and property. Officers will be conducting high visibility and anti-burglary patrols and aim to […]
Sep 17 2015 | Posted in
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Police in Newry are investigating whether two separate shooting incidents overnight are linked. The first incident took place at around midnight in Sandys Street, when a man called to the door of a house, and following a verbal altercation, shot a 32 year old man in the leg. In the second incident, a 32 year […]
Sep 17 2015 | Posted in
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Detectives in Newry have reissued their appeal for information following an arson attack on a flat in Cleary Crescent on Monday, 22nd June. At around 9.15pm on the night in question, police received a report that an attempt had been made to set fire to the front door of a flat in Cleary Crescent. Speaking […]
Sep 16 2015 | Posted in
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Sinn Fein Councillor Mickey Larkin has warned people in south Armagh to be vigilant after a spate of burglaries. The Slieve Gullion representative called on people to look out for both their own property and their neighbours. “There have been a number of burglaries carried out in the Killian, Dromintee and Jonesborough area over the […]
Sep 16 2015 | Posted in
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Following the success of last year, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is once again hosting the Ballynahinch Harvest and Country Living Event in Market Square, Ballynahinch on Saturday 19th September from 12noon to 4pm. The event, set up to celebrate the pig, potato and pageantry, which the town was once popular for, will see […]

Sinn Fein councillor Terry Hearty is advising local businesses to get involved with the Broadband Connection Vouchers Scheme. The Slieve Gullion representative said businesses in the area should make use of all the help they can get. “The scheme will allow local SMEs to claim grants of up to £3000 for the installation of superfast […]

Two young men who died in a car crash in Rostrevor on Monday night have been named locally as Eoin Farrell (17) from Rostrevor and James Miskelly (17) from Mayobridge. The Volkswagen Bora car they were travelling in left the Kilbroney Road at around 11:55pm on Monday night and struck a wall. The collision caused […]
Sep 16 2015 | Posted in
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As part of its ongoing strategy to tackle drug dealing in the area Newry, Mourne and Down Policing and Community Safety Partnership are raising awareness of Crimestoppers to encourage members of the public to report suspected drug dealing in their areas. PCSP Chair Cllr Mickey Larkin stated, “People often comment that the dogs in the […]
Sep 15 2015 | Posted in
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