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The ‘Friends of Daisy Hill’ group have donated two Dyson fans to the Cardiac Rehabilitation Service at Daisy Hill Hospital. The fans have been donated for patients taking part in exercise programmes in the hospital’s physiotherapy gym. Staff have thanked the group for yet another extremely generous and thoughtful donation. Photo […]
Aug 23 2018 | Posted in
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Northern Ireland students starting university next month will have the opportunity to live in Queen’s Accommodation – even if they aren’t studying at Queen’s University. Queen’s University Belfast Accommodation announced today that they are welcoming students from St Mary’s University College, Ulster University, Belfast Met and Stranmillis University College. The news will delight local students […]

Police in Newry are appealing for information following a report of the theft of a number of items at the Blaney Road area of Newtownhamilton on Friday 10 August. Sometime between 9 am and 8 pm on Friday 10 August, it was reported that a number of tools were stolen from the property. […]
Aug 22 2018 | Posted in
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Work has started on the construction of a new crane at Warrenpoint Port following a £3 million investment. The investment forms part of a bid to facilitate further growth ahead of Brexit and beyond at Northern Ireland’s second largest port. The crane, which is supplied by Finnish manufacturer Konecranes, will significantly improve efficiency […]
Aug 22 2018 | Posted in
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The Consumer Council is encouraging consumers to check their homes for old round £1 coins, following the announcement that 169 million of the coins remain unreturned. Round £1 coins were replaced by the 12-sided, two-tone version in March last year, and round coins ceased being legal tender from October 2017. However, round coins […]
Aug 21 2018 | Posted in
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Local Sinn Féin MP Mickey Brady has welcomed and thanked the Big Lottery Fund for awarding £402,720 to TinyLife, a charity dedicated to premature babies, for their five year-year Positive Minds for Premature Parents project. Speaking to Newry Times, the Newry Armagh MP commented, “I wish to congratulate the Big Lottery Fund for awarding this […]
Aug 21 2018 | Posted in
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Newry, Mourne and Down Councillor Roisin Mulgrew has confirmed that a survey will be carried out by Transport NI in the High Street, Bessbrook area after concerns were raised with the Department in relation to pedestrian and motorist safety. The local Councillor was speaking after a meeting attended by local residents, Transport NI Officers and […]
Aug 20 2018 | Posted in
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A tractor which had been stolen in the Dungannon area was recovered in the early hours of Friday morning, 10 August by Police in Newry. The theft of the New Holland tractor from a field in the Killycanavan Road, Dungannon was reported stolen to Police in Mid Ulster at around 3 am that morning. […]
Aug 20 2018 | Posted in
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With the first round of allocations for Northern Ireland students now complete at Queen’s Accommodation, local Queen’s students still have time to secure a room in the most sought-after student accommodation in the country. Elms BT1, Elms BT2, Elms BT9 and Queen’s Houses can offer you the all-important space to live and enjoy student life […]

Newry SDLP Councillor Michael Savage has called for a major new festival to be created in the city that celebrates and showcases Newry’s unique waterways and its maritime history. Speaking to Newry Times, the local Councillor said, “Last week both myself and Cllr Gary Stokes secured a motion to be debated at the RTS Committee […]
Aug 17 2018 | Posted in
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