
Full Fibre broadband connections offer the fastest and most reliable speeds available, and the government is committed to a vision of full fibre. As part of this commitment in March 2018 the government announced a £67m Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme. Gigabit vouchers can be used by small businesses and the local communities surrounding […]

A preferred route for the Newry Southern Relief Road has been announced. Five routes were considered taking into account performance across the scheme objectives and the views of the public raised in the community consultation event. The Newry Southern Relief Road aims to provide a strategic transport link from the A1 Belfast-Dublin key […]

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council have invited all residents and business owners to a free Brexit event, with BrexitLawNI, to capture views on how Brexit has been impacting people living in the district. The event takes place on Thursday 4 October 2018 in the Auditorium, Sean Hollywood Arts Centre, Bank Parade, Newry BT35 6HP […]

The economy in Newry, Mourne and Down is cementing its growing reputation on the world map as a hub of innovation with the help of some fast-growing indigenous businesses and an energetic tech ecosystem. That was the message from the first ever Innovation Nation conference held in Newry where some of the district’s most prominent […]

A Newry gym manager has won a prestigious accolade at Northern Ireland’s inaugural Health and Fitness Awards sponsored by Centra. Declan Trainor from The GYM Newry was named Gym Manager of the Year sponsored by Sparq. The awards event was held in the Crowne Plaza Belfast and attended by 500 guests. It celebrated […]
Sep 26 2018 | Posted in
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Newry company STATsports has announced more than 200 jobs for the city. The local business, a global leader in the elite sports performance wearable market, said the multi-million-pound expansion will create over 200 new jobs for the city. The jobs will be based at its headquarters at Drumalane Mill in Newry. The company […]

Early-stage start-ups could walk away with £50,000-worth of cash and business support at the Innovation Nation 2018 Ascend Start-up Competition this month. The inaugural tech and innovation conference – taking place in Newry on 27 September – has teamed up with leading start-up platform Startacus to deliver the all-island pitch competition where up to 12 […]

Buttercrane Shopping Centre is the first commercial premises in Northern Ireland to launch an innovative Gum Recycling initiative. Discarded chewing gum leaves ugly white splodges on pavements and costs hundreds of thousands every year to clean. In an effort to tackle the sticky mess and encourage customers to recycle their gum, Buttercrane Shopping […]
Sep 3 2018 | Posted in
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SDLP Councillor Pete Byrne has called for increased support for small local businesses after Councillors completed a Procurement training session. This was following complaints from several small businesses about the lack of access to Council contracts at a local level. Speaking to Newry Times, Byrne said, “I initially called for Procurement […]
Aug 29 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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