
An extra winter payment of £2.2m has been invested in GP services here to enable GPs to offer additional consultations with patients during the winter period. This will include the days immediately following the Christmas and New Year holidays, which have traditionally been busier days. Article continues below This investment to help alleviate winter pressures […]
Dec 23 2019 | Posted in
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Vincent’s at Mill Street, Newry, has been awarded the bronze prize in this year’s SVP Christmas Window Display Competition by excelling in the theme of thinking green this Christmas and showing sustainability and environmental awareness. All Vincent’s stores across Northern Ireland were encouraged to participate in the annual Christmas window display competition and Vincent’s at […]
Dec 23 2019 | Posted in
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SDLP Infrastructure Spokesperson, Sinead Bradley MLA has welcomed the news that £400,000 worth of road works will commence on the A2 Warrenpoint Road dual carriageway, Newry bound. Speaking to Newry Times, the South Down MLA said, “These road works are long overdue to deliver significant and badly needed improvements to both the structural integrity and […]
Dec 23 2019 | Posted in
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Detectives investigating a burglary at residential premises in the Cregganduff Road area of Newry have arrested a man. He was arrested on suspicion of burglary, which happened on Tuesday 19 November. Article continues below Speaking to Newry Times, Detective Inspector Handley said, “Detectives, conducting a search in Lurgan, arrested the 38-year-old man on 20 December. […]
Dec 23 2019 | Posted in
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It’s not just the Grinch who can steal Christmas, bogus callers will too. While Christmas is a time to welcome friends and family into our home, we also need to remember that not all visitors are genuine. Bogus callers are an all too common problem, and their preferred course of action is to pose as […]
Dec 22 2019 | Posted in
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Ahead of the Christmas holidays, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding parents and guardians of young babies of the importance of following safer sleep advice to reduce the risk of sudden infant death. At this time of year, with festivities and celebrations, the normal routines and sleeping arrangements for young babies may be changed. […]
Dec 22 2019 | Posted in
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A £400,000 carriageway resurfacing scheme on the A2 Warrenpoint Road dual carriageway (Newry bound) will commence on Monday 6 January 2020. The resurfacing work will extend a distance of approximately 1000 metres from close to the Mound Road roundabout at Warrenpoint, towards Newry. Article continues below The scheme will deliver significant improvements to both the […]

Police have seized more than £87,000 of drugs during a two-week focus on street-level drug dealing. As part of Operation Season’s Greetings, police officers in South Area, which includes Newry, Mourne and Down, actively targeted those involved in street-level drug dealing during the first two weeks of December. Article continues below During the operation, police […]
Dec 22 2019 | Posted in
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Police have released the name of the local man who died today in a collision. 38-year old Shane Cunningham died following a one-vehicle road traffic collision this morning. Article continues below Speaking to Newry Times, Inspector Phil Robinson said, “Shane was struck by a black Renault Clio car as he was on the Warrenpoint Road, […]
Dec 21 2019 | Posted in
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A 38-year-old male pedestrian has died after being struck by a car on Warrenpoint Road, Newry this morning, Saturday 21 December. The collision occurred on the A2 dual carriageway between Warrenpoint and Newry. Article continues below The road had been closed for a time but has since reopened. The collision, which involved a […]
Dec 21 2019 | Posted in
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