
Sinn Féin MLA Megan Fearon has welcomed the announcement by Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard that a 20mph speed limit will be in operation at Clonalig School, Culloville by the middle of this month. “This is welcome news and I commend the Minister and all those from the school, the wider community and Cllr Terry Hearty, […]
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Justice Minister Claire Sugden has urged the public to help in eradicating domestic and sexual violence and abuse in Northern Ireland by coming forward to report it. 28,392 domestic abuse incidents and 14,073 domestic abuse crimes were reported to PSNI in 2015/16. Highlighting a package of initiatives she has driven forward to tackle domestic violence […]
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Following the recent fares announcement from Translink that fares will be increasing by on average 1.6% from 27th March 2017; the Consumer Council are advising passengers, especially those who pay by cash, to check with Translink to see if they are receiving the best value fare for their journey. Speaking about the announcement, Scott Kennerley, […]
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UUP MLA for Newry & Armagh Danny Kennedy has welcomed recent PSNI successes in dealing with rural crime in the constituency. Kennedy was commenting following the recovery of a local vintage Massey Ferguson 135 tractor, following a public response through Social Media and other media outlets. PSNI officers recovered other stolen items as part of […]
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Sinn Féín Newry & Armagh Assembly Election candidate Cathal Boylan has said the Electoral Office should be doing more to assist those seeking to register to vote. Speaking to Newry Times, he said, “The argument for taking 60,000 people off the register do not stack up, they are effectively being denied their right to vote. […]
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Communities Minister Paul Givan has announced that he is extending his Department’s scheme to regenerate public spaces to small towns and villages. The Department’s Public Realm Programme, which includes improvements such as upgrading pavements, lighting and street furniture, was previously restricted to towns and cities with populations over 5,000. The scheme will now be extended […]

People in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area are now receiving additional annual benefits of more than £2.3 million they were previously entitled to, but had not been claiming. The increase is due to improving benefit uptake work by the Department for Communities to ensure every individual and household across Northern Ireland is […]

The Consumer Council is advising consumers to be ‘Thinking Out Loud’ so that they aren’t the ‘One’ who gets caught out after buying tickets for the sold-out Ed Sheeran concert. Embed from Getty Images The advice comes following reports of tickets selling online at inflated prices for the event which is due to take place […]
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Agriculture Minister Michelle McIlveen has announced that a scheme aimed at the removal of animals infected by BVD will come into operation within weeks. On 30th November 2016, the Minister announced a £4 million package of support for local livestock farmers provided under EU Exceptional Adjustment Aid (EAA). The Minister said, “The EAA package includes […]
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Schools are being invited to apply for financial support for capital projects costing up to £4million. Education Minister Peter Weir announced the second call for the School Enhancement Programme (SEP) as he viewed progress on the £2.9million improvement project at Sullivan Upper School, Holywood. The project will provide a 3G hockey pitch with floodlighting and […]
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