
Health Minister Simon Hamilton today announced that the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has provided £1.57million in funding to the Family Fund. This funding will enable the Family Fund to support families in Northern Ireland who have a child or children with a severe disability. Speaking to Newry Times, Minister Hamilton said, […]
Mar 28 2016 | Posted in
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Rostrevor is gearing up for a Marquee Weekend of major events from the 1st to 3rd April 2016 at St Bronagh’s GAC. On Friday 1st April the marquee will host a special charity event called ‘Keep Er Lit’ with country singer Lee Matthews and a disco by Mini Macs in memory of Eoin Farrell and […]

Sinn Féin MLA Megan Fearon has welcomed the investment of £800k by Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill to improve rural transport. The South Armagh representative said the move would help tackle rural isolation. “The £800k announced by DARD Minister Michelle O’Neill will be used in conjunction with money from the Department of Regional Development to improve […]
Mar 28 2016 | Posted in
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Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry has welcomed the significant reduction in those young people Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET). Official figures released for the period January – December 2015 indicate that the NEET rate in Northern Ireland has fallen from 18% to 13.8% and the youth claimant count figures have also […]
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Environment Minister Mark H Durkan today announced that ten councils will receive a combined total of £192,000 to support air quality work through the DOE Environment Fund. Newry Mourne and Down District Council will receive £41,459 and the funding will be used by councils to continue monitoring and assessment of air quality. This monitoring is […]
Mar 28 2016 | Posted in
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Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has reminded road users to take extra care over the Easter holidays. “As we look forward to the Easter break, we cannot afford to be complacent,” Durkan said. “As the clocks will also be going forward on Easter Sunday, evenings will be brighter and more children will be walking and cycling […]
Mar 25 2016 | Posted in
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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council are encouraging residents to recycle as much as possible over the Easter holidays. Every year over 80 million Easter eggs are sold in the UK and these excessively packaged gifts generate an extra 4370t of card and 160t of foil waste. Fortunately most of this packaging can be easily […]
Mar 25 2016 | Posted in
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Newry Town Hall and St Patrick’s Centre, Downpatrick are turning purple on Saturday 26th March to celebrate Purple Day, the global day of epilepsy awareness. The iconic buildings join other landmarks from all over Northern Ireland in showing epilepsy’s true colours by switching on purple lights. Epilepsy Action Northern Ireland has worked with Newry, Mourne […]

Detectives in Newry are appealing for information following a burglary in Daisy Hill Gardens. Shortly before 3pm on Monday, 14th March, two females called to a house. The female occupant opened the door and one of the females entered the house and went into the living room. This female took a purse and during a […]
Mar 25 2016 | Posted in
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Education Minister John O’Dowd has sent his congratulations to St Joseph’s Convent Primary School in Newry on the opening of their new £8million school. Speaking to Newry Times, the Minister said, “I originally announced the capital investment for St Joseph’s Convent Primary School in June 2012 and I am delighted that the new £8million accommodation […]
Mar 25 2016 | Posted in
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