Stories written by Newry Times

The Mourne International Walking Festival celebrates two decades of outdoor enjoyment and discovery next month when the award-winning three-day event returns on Friday 22nd June. The Festival celebrates the Mourne Mountains area, with its sweeping slopes, granite peaks and stunning coastline views, and has captivated thousands of walkers, hikers – and strollers – with its […]

A new series of information leaflets are now available to help people using mental health services in the Southern Trust area. The Trust in collaboration with service users has been at the forefront in Northern Ireland for co-producing such information. The set of 14 leaflets aims to offer mental health service users […]
May 10 2018 | Posted in
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Football legends and well-known personalities joined the McDonald’s Grassroots Football Awards launch recently as it visited communities and football clubs across Northern Ireland to announce details of the 2018 programme which is seeking out the unsung heroes of grassroots football. Football fans, club members and children turned out to meet ambassadors; Martin Keown, Pat Jennings, […]
May 10 2018 | Posted in
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A chef from one of Northern Ireland’s leading food-to-go businesses is the only local chef shortlisted for the UK food industry’s coveted title of Sandwich Designer of the year. Dean Skinner, part of Newry-based Deli-Lites’ product development team, has qualified for the final of the much-anticipated British Sandwich Association’s annual awards – thanks to two […]

Land & Property Services (LPS) has reminded customers that there is a 4% discount available to all domestic ratepayers if they pay their 2018/19 rate bill in full by Friday 11 May 2018. This discount is available to ratepayers of occupied or vacant domestic properties. Money collected for rates is invested in vital […]
May 9 2018 | Posted in
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Galgorm Resort & Spa, Northern Ireland’s globally-recognised luxury hotel and wellness destination, is calling on local young adults interested in a career in hospitality to apply for its inaugural Apprenticeship Programme. Galgorm’s all-new ‘Go to Grow Apprenticeship Programme’ represents an annual investment of £250,000 by the company and will expose students to the hotelier’s world-leading […]

Craigavon Area Hospital is hosting a special service to give thanks for and remember babies and children who have died following miscarriage, still birth, neonatal or infant death. The service will take place on Sunday 13 May 2018 at 3.00 pm in the Seagoe Parish Centre, Portadown. The short inter-denominational service will provide […]

Volunteers are being sought to monitor wild flower and plant populations across Northern Ireland. The National Plant Monitoring Scheme is an important UK-wide survey to assess habitats and ecosystems, as well as species and diversity. Lorna Somerville from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) explained, “Thanks to volunteers, we have a very good […]

SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh Justin McNulty represented the SDLP at the All Ireland Civil Dialogue on Brexit in Dundalk recently when EU Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier addressed the gathering. Speaking to Newry Times, McNulty said, “The British Government or their partners in the DUP might not get the seriousness of the Irish Border […]
May 5 2018 | Posted in
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The USPCA has played a key role in an overnight seizure of 27 puppies at Cairnryan port. The puppies were detained by Police Scotland and seized by the Scottish SPCA. The pups were taken to the USPCA Animal Hospital in Newry to be checked over by the vet. This action is the […]
May 5 2018 | Posted in
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