Sinn Féin candidate Catriona Ruane has met with members of the Sunshine Club in Ballyholland. Speaking to Newry Times, Ruane said, “I was delighted to meet again with a cross section of our local senior citizens from the Sunshine Club to discuss issues affecting them. “There is no substitute to this type of locally based […]
SDLP Councillor Gillian Fitzpatrick has urged vigilance among the farming community after the attempted theft of fertiliser in the Mayobridge area. Speaking to Newry Times, Fitzpatrick said, “Farming families across the North are continuing to find it difficult to make ends meet as a result of suppressed dairy and meat prices. “The last thing anyone […]
Northern Ireland’s newest cycling club, Armagh Down CC, is hosting its inaugural sportive, The Gullion Tour, on Sunday May 1st. With two routes; a 60km ride and more challenging 100km spin, the event will take in all the sights of the Ring of Gullion, an area of outstanding natural beauty, with all proceeds in aid […]
Detectives from Reactive and Organised Crime are appealing for information following a burglary. At around 1.30pm on Tuesday, 19th April, a male entered a house on High Street. After finding the house occupied he made off. The male is described as being around 5ft 7in tall, approximately 27 years old, well built with short, dark […]
The Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership has received £55,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for an exciting project, ‘The Model Village Living History Archive’, in Bessbrook. Led by volunteers from the local community (Bessbrook Heritage Group, Bessbrook Development Company and Friends of Derrymore), the project focuses on Bessbrook’s heritage and will allow people to […]
The children of St Patrick’s Primary School in Newry received a thunderous ovation at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis in Dublin at the weekend when Joint First Minister Martin McGuinness read an excerpt from a version of the Proclamation the children had written. “The vision of 1916 is alive and well across this island,” he […]
Police in Newry are appealing for information following an incident in The Demesne on Sunday morning. At around 10.15am police received a report of an altercation in the area involving a number of people. Officers attended and found a 19 year old male with a bump to his head and cut on his finger. Further […]
The Ring of Gullion ANOB project has said that a large wildfire on Slieve Brack has caused extensive damage to the heath habitat, a habitat of international significance. The fire occurred on Sunday night, 24th April, and was attended by NIFRS. The Fire Service is still investigating the fire, but it is thought that it […]
Calling all 14 to 17 year olds! Do you have an interest in the environment? Would you like to give something back to the local area and have fun doing it? Then we have the programme for you. An exciting two-week volunteer Youth Rangers programme will be running from 18th July to 29th July (excluding […]
South Down Assembly Candidate Seán Rogers has added his voice to the growing number of complaints about the state of the main A2 road between Rostrevor and Warrenpoint. Speaking to Newry Times, the SDLP MLA said local residents and road users were venting their anger and frustration on a daily basis, yet their complaints appear […]
