
IFA and McDonald’s ambassador, Pat Jennings is calling for people involved in grassroots football to nominate the unsung heroes of the game across Northern Ireland with the deadline for the 2019 Grassroots Football Awards fast approaching. The IFA and McDonald’s 2019 Grassroots Awards nominations officially close on 9 August. Article continues below The awards […]

Police are appealing to those shining laser pens towards aircrafts to desist, following recent reports of this activity. Speaking to Newry Times, Sergeant Paul Connolly said, “Last week, police received three reports of laser pens being shone directly at pilots of commercial airlines. Article continues below “On Wednesday night (31 July), it was reported an […]
Aug 6 2019 | Posted in
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Carolyn Davison, Assistant Director for Higher Education & Quality Improvement at Southern Regional College, has been recognised as a leading female figure for her service to education at the inaugural Northern Ireland Women’s Awards. The NI Women’s Awards, which was held in the Wellington Park Hotel in Belfast, honours the breadth of talent and hard […]
Aug 6 2019 | Posted in
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Newry-based business Around Noon has announced a £7m investment and said it will create 94 new jobs. The local company specialises in ‘Food-to-go’ products such as sandwiches and salads and already employs over 300 people in Newry, Dublin and Slough. The company said that it is investing over £7 million in a major expansion […]

Less than 9 miles from Belfast and around 30 miles from Newry is Lisburn. Both Newry and Lisburn were granted city status in 2002, both are popular shopping destinations and both enjoy a great coffee culture. Lisburn’s coffee culture is personified by one family in particular, the Johnsons, who first roasted coffee in Ireland in […]

Sinn Féin Councillor Oonagh Magennis has confirmed that Firmus Gas will be back on site along the Camlough Road on Monday 5 August and she has warned motorists using the main Camlough to Newry road to give themselves extra time for their journey. Speaking to Newry Times, the local Councillor said, “Ongoing works by Firmus […]
Aug 5 2019 | Posted in
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This week Newry Business Improvement District (BID) launches an ambitious new programme to reward city centre shoppers and support BID members. The FREE VIP Loyalty Fob is a smart fob carried by customers which enables participating stores to send personalised offers, discounts and promotions in Real-Time to their customer’s mobile – with £100s to be […]

Sinn Féin Councillor Oonagh Magennis has expressed her anger at news that a football pitch in Cloughreagh has been vandalised. Speaking to Newry Times, the Councillor said, “There is broken glass on the pitch and fires have been lit in different areas of it. Article continues below “This pitch is a much used facility and […]
Aug 3 2019 | Posted in
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Three Ways Youth Project has recently delivered a number of fundraising initiatives as a way of ‘giving back’ for the support they have received from local funders and groups towards their personal and social development journey, raising a fantastic £764.00 for Macmillan Cancer and Cancer Fund for Children. The project has been in existence for […]
Aug 2 2019 | Posted in
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NI Water is launching a new campaign calling on customers to be Smarter with their Water and to adopt lifelong habits to help protect the environment and look after our most precious of resources – water. NI Water’s Environmental Outreach & Learning Officer, Anna Killen, explained how we can save water by looking at everyday […]
Aug 2 2019 | Posted in
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