
This Christmas local Black Santa John Dalzell MBE will spend his birthday the same way he has done for the last 25 years – standing on Newry’s oldest shopping street to collect money for the Southern Area Hospice. Turning 75 years old this year, John is asking everyone to think of the Hospice and everyone […]

Local MLA Danny Kennedy and Armagh Councillor David Taylor have visited Royal Mail’s Newry Delivery Office to see first-hand the operation of delivering Christmas post and to pass on season’s greetings to its hardworking staff. Kennedy and Councillor Taylor were shown around the office by Delivery Office Manager, Gerald Brady, and were introduced to the […]
Dec 5 2016 | Posted in
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The Policing and Community Safety Partnership, Newry Mourne and Down in partnership with the PSNI are encouraging public to work together to address the burglaries that have taken place in recent weeks. Speaking to Newry Times, Cllr Brian Quinn Chair PCSP, stated, “The PCSP actively promote and support communities working together to address crime in […]
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Police in Newry, Mourne & Down are encouraging people to make this a Christmas to remember for all the right reasons. Over the coming weeks the police will be issuing advice and crime prevention tips to keep people safe in their homes, businesses, online, while out socialising and shopping as well as on the roads […]
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SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA and member of the Assembly Infrastructure Committee Justin McNulty has called for a plan to develop rail services across the island. Speaking to Newry Times, he said, “The reopening of the Phoenix Park Tunnel line offers an opportunity to really think about integrating rail services across the island for the […]
Dec 5 2016 | Posted in
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The Southern Trust’s Ladybird Group recently hosted a cake sale to help raise funds for the group’s activities and £80 was donated to SANDS (the Still Birth and Neonatal Death Charity). The Ladybird Forum is a programme for young mums which aims to improve participants’ confidence and build their self-esteem, both as young women and […]
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SDLP MP Margaret Ritchie has called on the British Government to take note of the Swiss referendum on the future of Nuclear power stations in their country and allow people here to decide the future of the UK’s nuclear network. The South Down MP said, “Not only are we facing the problem that an entire […]
Dec 5 2016 | Posted in
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For the last three years The Brain Injury Foundation has been offering free home visits by Santa and his elf to children with disabilities across Newry and Mourne. Speaking to Newry Times, Frank Dolaghan, Chair of BIF, is one of Santa’s special helpers and said, “Santa usually visits some children with disabilities in their own […]

Local Ulster Unionist representatives Danny Kennedy MLA and Cllr David Taylor have expressed their serious concern at the level of criminal activity currently taking place in the Bessbrook area. The representatives were speaking after a series of break-ins and robberies over the past number of weeks, which included the killing of a family pet and […]
Dec 3 2016 | Posted in
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Local Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan is urging the elderly in Newry and Armagh to apply for the Winter Fuel Payment in advance of the colder weather. Speaking to Newry Times, Boylan said, “The scheme is designed to assist pensioners to meet the cost of heating their homes during the colder winter period. Article continues […]
Dec 2 2016 | Posted in
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