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Newry police appeal for information after hate crime incident | Newry Times

Newry police appeal for information after hate crime incident - Newry Times - newry news facebook

Police are appealing for information following a report of criminal damage in the Keady Road area of Newtownhamilton.     A report was made to police shortly before 4.45 pm on Wednesday, 27 October 2021 that a bilingual street sign had been defaced.     This is being treated as a hate crime. It is […]

Swann welcomes £200m October monitoring health allocation | Newry Times

Swann welcomes October monitoring health allocation - Newry Times - newry newspaper

Robin Swann has welcomed the £200million monitoring round allocation for the health service.     Minister Swann says “The vast majority of this funding was available to the Executive as a result of the increased health spending announcements by the UK Government.     “The fact that the Executive allocated more than the funding received […]

Newry Councillor hits out at Sinn Féin’s ‘dishonest electioneering’ | Newry Times

Newry Councillor hits out at Sinn Féin's ‘dishonest electioneering’ - Newry Times - news newry co down

SDLP Councillor Michael Savage has hit out at Sinn Féin for their ‘dishonest and disingenuous electioneering’.     Speaking after an event in Meigh, Councillor Savage explains, “What we’re seeing here is a desperate attempt by Sinn Fein to provide cover for themselves and their atrocious record in government.     “Earlier this year, the […]

Two further energy companies increase electricity prices | Newry Times

Two further energy companies increase electricity prices - Newry Times - newry news today

SSE Airtricity has announced it will be increasing electricity prices by 9% from 1 December 2021.     This means the typical customer will see their bill rise by around £62 per year.     Budget Energy customers will also face a further increase of around £208 per year as the electricity supplier has also […]

Murphy announces £200m cash injection for health service | Newry Times

Murphy announces £200 million cash injection for health service - Newry Times - todays news in newry

Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has announced an additional £200 million for the health service to meet Covid pressures on hospitals, tackle waiting lists and fund a pay award for health workers.     The money comes from the £250 million October monitoring round allocations agreed by the Executive which also sees funding provided for Special […]

Simple test ‘will play key role’ in helping keep schools safe | Newry Times

Simple test 'will play key role' in helping keep schools safe - Newry Times - breaking news newry

As schools, pupils and parents get ready for the return to class after the mid-term break, the Public Health Agency (PHA) and Education Authority (EA) are highlighting the importance of regular asymptomatic testing in schools in reducing the spread of COVID-19.     All pupils in years 8-14, and all staff in pre-schools, primary schools […]

Covid recovery journey ‘involves us all’ – Givan and O’Neill | Newry Times

Covid recovery journey 'involves us all' - Givan and O’Neill - Newry Times - local news newry

We must all keep doing our best to protect the progress we have made on the journey out of restrictions, the First Minister and deputy First Minister have said.     Paul Givan and Michelle O’Neill were speaking ahead of the further easing of Coronavirus regulations from today, 31 October 2021.     The changes […]

Man, 25, due in Newry Court following police pursuit | Newry Times

A 25-year-old man arrested by police in Newry following a pursuit on Friday evening has been charged by police.       He was charged with a number of offences including burglary.     Two police officers were injured when a car that failed to stop struck a number of police vehicles in the Newry […]

Newry Tesco shoppers help to provide £1m boost to charities | Newry Times

Newry Tesco shoppers help to provide £1m boost to health charities - Newry Times - newry newspapers

People in Newry have been thanked for contributing towards the £1million raised for three life-saving charities as part of Tesco’s ‘Helping you to live healthier’ initiative.     Tesco customers reached the landmark total for Cancer Research UK, the British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK from 13-26 September by rounding up their shop in-store to […]

Dogs ‘invaluable in fight against drugs in prisons’ – Long | Newry Times

Dogs 'invaluable in fight against drugs in prisons' - Long - Newry Times - newry online

Cannabis, cocaine and mobile phones. These are just some of the finds made by search dogs in Northern Ireland prisons, Justice Minister Naomi Long has said.     In the past three years, search dogs have sniffed out significant finds of cannabis and cocaine, pregabalin capsules and other illicit substances stashed by prisoners at Maghaberry, […]







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