
Friends and family have come together to organise a memorial cycle to celebrate and remember Adrian Rafferty, also known as ‘Raff’. Adrian was born and lived all his life is Lissummon, a small close knit community just outside Poyntzpass. Raff was well known to many, especially fellow cyclists from across Ireland and staff and customers […]

Speaking at a debate in the Assembly last week on the need for better support and early diagnosis for autism sufferers, South Down SDLP MLA Seán Rogers called for quicker turnaround time for diagnosing autism. Rogers said, “It is estimated that 3,500 school children in Northern Ireland have autism and early intervention and diagnosis is […]
Oct 20 2015 | Posted in
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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month by raising money from staff collections in Council venues in support of Action Cancer. The Council got involved with the campaign by asking staff to wear pink on Monday 12th October and by having a staff collection so that the charity can provide […]

Newry & District Trade Union Council has organised a showing of ‘The Lab’ –‘A Film and Talk in Solidarity with the People of Palestine at the Sean Hollywood Arts Centre on Thursday 22nd October. This Trades Council event starts at 7.30 pm. Following the showing of the film a Talk and discussion will follow with […]

SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has expressed her concern over the proposed inclusion of Chinese investors in the proposed nuclear power facility at Hinkley Point. Her comments come after revelations that the potential investors have what she described as a ‘poor safety record and are closely linked to the Chinese Government’s industrial military complex’. […]
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SDLP MP for South Down, Margaret Ritchie, has called on the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Elizabeth Truss, to use President Xi Jinping’s visit to the UK to settle the matter of British and Irish lamb and pork product exports to China. Ritchie, a member of the EFRA committee, said, […]
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SDLP representatives Sean Rogers MLA, Cllr Colin McGrath and Sinead Bradley have been selected to contest the Assembly Election in South Down. They were chosen as the party’s candidates in a selection convention held in Newcastle yesterday evening. Cllr Colin McGrath said, “I am delighted to secure this nomination and together with my party colleagues […]

The Space & Place programme and The Brain Injury Foundation have officially opened a new £350,000 centre providing a permanent, dedicated centre of excellence for brain injury survivors, their carers and family members. Built with a grant of £350,000 from the Space & Place programme, the centre is on the outskirts of Newry in Camlough. […]
Oct 19 2015 | Posted in
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Accidental house fires claimed 8 lives in the last year across Northern Ireland the Southern Trust would like to remind the public of its free electric blanket amnesty service and the steps to take to prevent accidental fires. The amnesty service is available to anyone living in the Southern Trust area. Each year electrical appliances […]
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Sinn Féin councillor Valerie Harte and party colleague Mickey Brady MP have welcomed a commitment from Transport NI to extend double yellow lines on the Drumalane Road. The lines will be extended by 73 metres on the east side of the road. Notices of Intention will begin next week with the actual lines put down […]
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