
Independent Newry City Councillor Kevin McAteer has welcomed the news that baby heart screening will be available at Daisy Hill Hospital. Speaking to Newry Times, the Independent Councillor stated, “It is always welcoming news when heart screenings are available in the area but I am delighted to hear that they are now available for babies. […]
Dec 16 2015 | Posted in
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SDLP MP for South Down, Margaret Ritchie, has criticised the proposed changes to the Child Poverty Act 2010, which will be retrospectively renamed the ‘Life Chances Act’. It would replace the income based child poverty indicators and targets with measures of family breakdown, worklessness, debt, educational attainment at 16 and addiction. Ritchie has tabled an […]
Dec 16 2015 | Posted in
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Sinn Fein Councillor Liz Kimmins has called on residents in the Bernish area of Newry to work with the PSNI and NMD Council to tackle dumping in the area. “This is an ongoing problem in the Bernish area,” she said. “It’s absolutely despicable that some people think it’s ok to dump their household rubbish in […]
Dec 16 2015 | Posted in
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Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry has launched the second EY Programme & Contract Management Academy. Following the announcement last year that EY was creating 486 jobs here, this Academy will provide 20 graduates with the skills and experience required to work with EY and will help meet the growing demand from EY for […]

Police in Newry are appealing for information following a theft from a vehicle. Sometime between 11.30am and 12.00pm on Tuesday, 1st December, a silver Renault Capture car was broken into near Spelga Dam car park on Silevenaman Road, Hilltown. The window of the vehicle was broken and handbags, phones and wallets were taken. A handbag […]
Dec 15 2015 | Posted in
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Police are appealing for information following an incident on Ellisholding Road. At around 1.30am on Friday, 27th November, it was reported that a dark coloured car pulled on to the shoulder of the A1 South Bound lane and fired shots at caravans that were contained in the grounds of property. No one was hurt during […]
Dec 15 2015 | Posted in
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Detectives in Newry are appealing for information following an attempted burglary that occurred at a house in the Ashton Heights area of Newry on the evening of Monday 14th December. At approximately 7pm, a light sensor was smashed at the rear of the property and the back door was forced open, though it is not […]
Dec 15 2015 | Posted in
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Sinn Fein Education Minister John O’Dowd has revealed there is £44m worth of major schools projects happening in the Newry and Armagh area. Minister O’Dowd was responding to a question from Armagh MLA Cathal Boylan who quizzed him on what projects in the major capital programme were happening in Newry and Armagh. “There are several […]
Dec 15 2015 | Posted in
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SDLP Councillor Gillian Fitzpatrick has welcomed the completion of improvement works in Mayobridge and the opening of the road going through the area once more. Speaking to Newry Times, she said, “First of all, I want to thank the workers who completed the road works in Mayobridge so efficiently and local people for their patience […]
Dec 15 2015 | Posted in
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Health Minister Simon Hamilton has urged people to prepare for the winter months ahead, while highlighting plans to deal with increased demand on the health service. Earlier this month, Hamilton welcomed an additional £47.6million for Health and Social Care (HSC), of which £40million was invested specifically to tackle waiting lists. He also announced £4million for […]
Dec 14 2015 | Posted in
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