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Newry police dedicate resources to road safety promotion

“Help us reduce injury and death on our roads” is the message from Police in Newry, Mourne and Down as they dedicate resources to promote road safety this week. Speaking to Newry Times, Inspector Lynne Corbett explained, “Road safety is a local priority for us and we want everyone to take steps to ensure that […]

Rogers appointed Vice-Chair of Stormont’s Agriculture Committee

South Down MLA Seán Rogers has been appointed by the SDLP as Vice Chair of the Assembly’s Agriculture Committee. Taking up the role from recently retired Joe Byrne, Rogers said, “I am delighted to be given the opportunity to push forward on the agriculture agenda. “Farming has always been in my DNA from my earliest […]

Dumping to be ‘monitored’ at Newry’s Patrician Court

Sinn Féin councillor Liz Kimmins has revealed that the Patrician Court area in Carrivemaclone is to be more closely monitored in order to identify those dumping at the site. “I held a site meeting this morning with local residents who had contacted me, NI Railways and NMDDC representatives regarding the ongoing problem of dumping and […]

£1m extra for vulnerable people in Newry and Mourne

Almost 300 people in the Newry and Mourne area have more money in their pockets today than they did last year. Announcing the success of his Department’s Benefit Uptake Programme for 2014/15, Minister Storey confirmed that 285 people in the Newry and Mourne area gained an additional £1,093,836 in benefits they were entitled to, but […]

£1m flood protection scheme launched

Agriculture and Rural Development Minister, Michelle O’Neill, has launched a new £1million scheme to help people protect their homes from flooding. The grant scheme will allow owners of residential properties at risk of flooding to install physical barriers and equipment to help reduce the impact of flooding on their homes. Launching the Homeowner Flood Protection […]

Friends of Daisy Hill donation to Stroke Unit

The Friends of Daisy Hill Hospital have raised £2,500 to provide comforts to stroke patients in memory of the late Cahal King. Friends of Daisy Hill volunteers, Kathleen and Robert Trotter raised the money through a concert in memory of their good friend Cahal, who had been a patient in the Stroke Unit. The Friends […]

Two teenagers die in collision

Newry crash collision - Newry news headlines

Two teenagers have died following a collision. The 17-year-old students lost their lives in a one-vehicle collision on the Cladymilltown Road between Newtownhamilton and Markethill this morning. A third student in the car was injured. SDLP Councillor Sharon Haughey-Grimley expressed her deep sadness when she spoke to Newry Times this afternoon. “The entire community are […]

Warning over state of local roads

Sinn Féin Councillor Liz Kimmins has warned that road conditions in the constituency are getting worse and that repairs must be carried out soon before major resurfacing work is necessary. “I have now reported to Transport NI several roads in the area which are in a very bad way, including the Ferryhill Road, Clontigora, which […]

Ritchie presses Volkswagen UK on air quality and emissions

SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has questioned the Managing Director of Volkswagen UK as part of the EFRA Select Committee’s inquiry into air quality. She said, “The damage Volkswagen has done cannot only be measured purely in terms of absolute emissions – it has also shaken the public’s trust in the law’s ability to […]

Appeal for witnesses after Newry break-in

Police in Newry are appealing for information after a shed was broken into. Sometime between Wednesday, 6th January and Thursday, 7th January, the lock was broken off a shed on Daisy Hill Road and the shed was entered. Nothing was taken however this is the third time the shed has been broken into. Police would […]







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