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Police in Kilkeel are appealing for information following an incident of criminal damage. Sometime between 5.15pm and 5.55pm pm Thursday, 14th January, the windscreen of a black Peugeot van, parked in Seaview Avenue, Kilkeel was damaged. Police are appealing to anyone who has information in relation to this incident to contact them in Kilkeel on […]
Jan 29 2016 | Posted in
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Newry, Mourne and Down Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP), in association with PSNI, are helping young people and adults to understand and survive the digital age. The PCSP will host two cyber safety events in February. The first event, entitled ‘Staying Safe Online: Surviving the Digital Age’ will take place on Friday, 12th February […]

Police in South Down are appealing for information following a burglary in Kilkeel. Sometime between 1.45pm and 3pm on Friday, 8th January, a property on Manse Road was entered and ransacked. A sum of cash was stolen. Police would like to hear from anyone who has information which may assist their investigation. They can be […]
Jan 28 2016 | Posted in
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The Northern Ireland Science Park has opened applications for its must-attend event for innovative young people and is calling on teens from Newry to get involved. Now recognised as one of Northern Ireland’s most important career-inspiring events, Generation Innovation’s Night of Ambition, in partnership with headline sponsor Deloitte Digital, is an exclusive event for young […]

Sinn Fein councillor Valerie Harte has urged people in the city to be extra vigilant following a spate of burglaries. “Break-ins have been an issue in Newry for some time now but over the weekend we saw a spate of them in the Ballybot area and the High Street and Warrenpoint Road area,” she told […]
Jan 26 2016 | Posted in
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Police in South Down are appealing for information following a burglary. Sometime between 10.30am and 7.30pm on Saturday, 16th January, entry was forced to the rear of a house in Gleann Ruairi, Rostrevor and the property was ransacked. Police are appealing to anyone who has information which may assist their investigation. They can be contacted […]
Jan 26 2016 | Posted in
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Detectives in Newry are investigating a number of burglaries in the Newry area and have made an appeal for information. Speaking to Newry Times, Detective Sergeant Trish Bardon said, “There was a burglary in the Cleary Crescent area of Newry on Saturday 16th January where a sum of cash was taken. “Two further burglaries are […]
Jan 25 2016 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy has met with Social Development Minister Maurice Morrow to discuss the condition of Clare House Flats in the city. The Newry representative was following up on a visit he made to the North Street flats last month in which he described the condition of the Housing Executive maintained flats as […]
Jan 25 2016 | Posted in
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Independent Newry City Councillor Kevin McAteer has slammed the trust for outsourcing services to private firms after some of his constituents revealed to Councillor McAteer that they had to travel to Belfast and Hillsborough to get scans at private clinics. Speaking to Newry Times, the Independent Councillor stated, “The trust may see it as beneficial […]
Jan 22 2016 | Posted in
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Newry’s historic Town Hall has undergone a £255,000 renovation. The recently completed works involved external conservation repairs to the building to address weathering and deterioration problems that had led to water penetration above the auditorium and stage areas. Newry’s Town Hall was designed by William Batt and was built on a three-arched bridge over the […]
Jan 22 2016 | Posted in
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