
Stronger measures and enforcement are required to tackle illegal landfill dumping, Sinn Féin Environment Spokesperson Cathal Boylan has said. The Newry and Armagh MLA was commenting after new figures show that up to 750,000 tonnes of waste were illegally dumped in the North over the last ten years. Speaking to Newry Times, he […]
Mar 6 2018 | Posted in
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When Tony Dolaghan headed off to Bundoran for the weekend with friends and Christopher Cunningham got into a car one day, neither knew that their lives and the lives of their parents and immediate families were about to change for ever. Both Newry men suffered a life changing brain injury when Tony fell forty feet […]
Mar 5 2018 | Posted in
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Detectives in Newry are appealing for information following the report of a burglary at a property in the Abbey Park area of Kilkeel on Friday, February 23, 2018. Sometime between 6:10pm and 6:50pm entry was forced to the house and a number of rooms were ransacked. It is not known at this stage […]
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A £250,000 road safety improvement scheme on the A1 at Banbridge is due to start on 4 March 2018. The scheme, designed to improve safety for motorists, involves the erection of a central reserve safety barrier between Bannview Road Bridge and Castlewellan Road Bridge on the Banbridge Bypass. To facilitate installation of the […]
Mar 2 2018 | Posted in
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The latest spell of cold weather has triggered a further round of Cold Weather Payments for parts of Northern Ireland. The Cold Weather Payment is available when the average temperature is recorded, or is forecast to be zero degrees centigrade or below, for a period of seven consecutive days. A further £1million will […]
Mar 2 2018 | Posted in
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NI Water is appealing for property owners to be extra vigilant and secure buildings in advance of the weekend when the temperatures are set to rise. This may cause frozen pipes to thaw and burst. There are lots of simple things to do to secure your property such as leaving the heating on […]
Mar 2 2018 | Posted in
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Local republican party Saoradh An Lùir has called on what they described as “the small minority of youths who insist on stoning vehicles” on the Camlough Road to stop before someone is seriously injured. The latest incident happened on Monday night, 26 February, when a bus driver almost crashed after the window of the bus […]
Mar 2 2018 | Posted in
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Newry’s disabled and deaf artists are being offered grants of up to £5,000 to develop their work. The iDA (individual disabled/deaf artists) awards scheme, which is run across Northern Ireland, is for original proposals for bold and challenging work by musicians, writers, visual artists, theatre and dance practitioners. The scheme, which is run […]
Mar 2 2018 | Posted in
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Pregnant women who come into close contact with sheep during lambing or other farm animals that are giving birth, may put themselves and their unborn child at risk of contracting an infectious disease sometimes carried by these pregnant farm animals. Some of these diseases can cause an abortion in people. The Department of […]
Mar 2 2018 | Posted in
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Following the arrival of Storm Emma, hundreds of schools have already had to close today (Thursday) across Northern Ireland. SDLP Children and Young People Spokesperson Colin McGrath has contacted the Department of Education and Education Authority to ask that any further closures to schools be announced this evening so that parents can plan ahead. […]