
Sinn Féin MLA Caitriona Ruane has welcomed an extra £1.6m that has been allocated towards bringing stability to the care home sector. Speaking to Newry Times, Ruane said, “Over the past few years confidence in the sector has reached rock bottom as homes have faced the threat of closure, with residents not knowing from one […]
Feb 4 2016 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLA Caitriona Ruane has said that the Regional Development Minister Michelle McIlveen must ensure that there is no reduction in the amount of monies spent in maintaining roads. Speaking to Newry Times, Ruane said, “I raised the matter in the Assembly with the Minister Michelle McIlveen that the amount of money spent on […]
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SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has called on the British Government to abandon its plans to construct Hinkley Point Nuclear Plant sooner rather than later. Speaking to Newry Times, Ritchie said, “I have learned that there is a condition attached to the Treasury Loan Guarantee which stipulates that Britain could withdraw financial support for […]
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A man, aged in his 40’s, has died following a single vehicle road traffic collision in Silverbridge early this morning, Wednesday 3rd February. He was the driver of a van that was involved in a collision on the New Road at its junction with Legmoylan Road. The collision was reported to police shortly after 5.40am […]
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SDLP Vice-Chair of Newry, Mourne & Down Council, Councillor Gillian Fitzpatrick has called on officers to organise a celebration and recognition event for Gavin Gribben (Mayobridge – Solo singing winner), the St Patrick’s Cullyhanna Leirui team and Silverbridge GAA Céilí Dance Team after their successful triumph in Killarney at the weekend in the Scór na […]
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Sinn Féin South Down MLA Caitríona Ruane and Sinn Féin Assembly candidate Michael Gray Sloan have welcomed the commencement of work on a new footpath in Burren. In a joint statement they said, “After a long campaign for this much-needed footpath, which will greatly improve safety in the area, we are delighted that work has […]
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Detectives in Newry are appealing for information following an assault. At around 8.30am on Tuesday, 26th January, three males assaulted a 52 year old man on farmland at Fort Road, Belleek. One of the males had a firearm in his possession and all three were wearing boiler suits. The man sustained facial injuries which required […]
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TSG officers joined with local officers in Newry, Mourne and Down on Monday, 1st January, to conduct an anti-crime operation. During the course of the operation, which took place during the afternoon and into the evening, 46 vehicle checkpoints were conducted in a bid to disrupt, detect and deter criminality. Two vehicles were seized during […]
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Sinn Féin Councillor Roisin Mulgrew has been in contact with a Belleek family who have been left shocked and angered as they have become the latest victims of a creeper robbery in South Armagh. “In the early hours of Saturday 30th of January this family home was broken into and the keys for a van […]
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Sinn Fein Assembly member Conor Murphy is inviting commuters from the Newry area to take their concerns about the city’s rail service directly to the station manager. The Newry MLA revealed that a “Meet the Manager” day has been agreed following his recent meeting with Translink’s Chief Executive Chris Conway to discuss a number of […]