
A local woman has said she is shocked and upset after vandals attacked her car in a Newry car park – the third such attack in just one week. Marketing Executive Jessica Phillips, a member of staff at Co-Working and Serviced office business Granite Exchange in Kildare Street, parked her Mercedes car in […]
Aug 20 2020 | Posted in
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Detectives in Newry are appealing for information following the report of a stabbing in a house in the Michael McCreesh Park area of Forkhill last night, Wednesday 19 August. Speaking to Newry Times, Detective Sergeant Johnston said, “We were notified by Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, just after 7.15 pm, that a man had […]
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Four police officers have been injured in an incident in Jonesborough in South Armagh last night, Monday 17 August. At around 11:45 pm, police on patrol on Finnegans Road were alerted to the manner in which a silver-coloured Ford Transit van was being driven. The driver of the van subsequently rammed the […]
Aug 18 2020 | Posted in
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People living in Northern Ireland are being urged to help in the search for a vaccine for COVID-19, by signing up to the NHS COVID-19 vaccine research registry. The new vaccine research registry will help large numbers of people to be recruited into trials over the coming months, potentially leading to an effective […]
Aug 14 2020 | Posted in
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The Department of Health continues to publish the Covid-19 reproduction number on a weekly basis. The current estimate of R is 1.2 – 2.0 This means R is likely to be around 1.6 at present. R represents the number of individuals who, on average, will be infected by a single person […]

Shoppers legally required to wear face coverings from Monday 10 August 2020. Embed from Getty Images The Northern Ireland Executive has urged the public to ‘Wear one for everyone’ after face coverings became mandatory this week. The legislation applies to certain indoor settings, including shops. In a joint statement, the Executive […]
Aug 11 2020 | Posted in
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Health Minister Robin Swann has urged people across Northern Ireland to remain on high alert against COVID-19. The Minister was commenting after his Department’s COVID-19 data dashboard recorded a death for the first time in almost a month. The dashboard also reported 76 new cases since Friday. The number of people […]

Detectives are appealing for information following a report of shots fired at a vehicle in Jonesborough last night, Monday 3 August. Speaking to Newry Times, Detective Inspector Handley said, “Shortly after 11:25 pm, it was reported that a dark coloured Audi A4 vehicle had arrived in the Castle View area. “One […]
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Detectives from the PSNI’s Major Investigation Team have launched a murder investigation in Newry. It follows the death of 20-year-old Patrycja Wyrebek. Patrycja was found dead at her home yesterday morning, Sunday, 2 August. A 23-year-old man who was arrested remains in custody at this time. Speaking to Newry Times, Detective […]
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Detectives from Serious Crime Branch in Newry have arrested a 23-year-old man as part of their investigation into the suspicious death of a 20-year-old woman. The woman was found dead at her home in Drumalane Park, Newry this morning, Sunday, 2 August. The investigation is at an early stage. Police said […]
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