
A 14-year-old male has been charged with attempted burglary. He was also charged with handling stolen goods. The charges follow an incident in Warrenpoint yesterday. He is expected to appear at Newry Magistrates Court this morning. As is usual procedure the charges will be reviewed by the PPS. […]
Nov 16 2020 | Posted in
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Health Minister Robin Swann has announced that the StopCOVID NI App will soon provide an individualised recommended end date for self-isolation. The updated version of the App will be released before the end of November and will confirm the date when a user’s self-isolation period will end. Welcoming the new development, […]
Nov 16 2020 | Posted in
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A Newry woman who works for NSPCC Northern Ireland has been recognised for her hard work and dedication hosting daily workout sessions during lockdown to help raise funds for the leading children’s charity. Christine Bowden, 33, from Newry, Co Down, a children’s services practitioner for the charity’s Young Witness Service, has been honoured […]
Nov 16 2020 | Posted in
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Shoppers in Newry are being urged to donate to the UK’s biggest food collection and support the Trussell Trust and FareShare as they help people in crisis amid the Covid-19 pandemic this Christmas. The Tesco Food Collection takes place every year, but this year’s collection is more vital than ever. It […]
Nov 16 2020 | Posted in
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We all know 2020 hasn’t really lived up to expectation. Missed opportunities, missed family get-togethers, missed birthdays and anniversaries. Buttercrane Centre wants to make sure 2020 goes out with a bang, with their great £5k giveaway – one opportunity not to be missed. Speaking to Newry Times, Peter Murray Centre Manager […]

Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has today opened a £14million financial support scheme for taxi drivers. The bespoke scheme will provide a one-off payment of £1,500 to eligible taxi drivers, under the Taxi Driver (Coronavirus, Financial Assistance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 through the powers conferred by sections 1 and 3 of The Financial Assistance […]

Latest figures published today by NISRA show that 78 deaths involving Covid-19 occurred in the last week, from 31 October to 6 November, bringing the total number of Covid-19 related deaths to 1,141. Of this total, 665 (58.3%) deaths took place in a hospital, 394 (34.5%) in care homes, nine (0.8%) in hospices […]

Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has launched a new digital online service for domestic septic tank consents. Rural householders will now be able to apply online for a new discharge consent, transfer ownership of a discharge consent or amend an existing consent. The online service through the DAERA website will remove […]
Nov 13 2020 | Posted in
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Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has announced that a change to legislation which will prevent suspected drink drivers from trying to evade prosecution by delaying testing, comes into effect from this week. Minister Nichola Mallon said, “One of my priorities is to improve and promote road safety. “From today, a change in […]
Nov 13 2020 | Posted in
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Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has encouraged people to avail of the support services available on money and debt, particularly given the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Minister Ní Chuilín was speaking at the start of Talk Money Week which is organised by the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) to promote and facilitate […]
Nov 12 2020 | Posted in
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