
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan has called for stricter legislation to ensure that people with guide dogs are not discriminated against. “I am dismayed by a recent report by The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association that half of people with guide dogs have been refused access to buildings and services over the past year,” […]
Dec 4 2015 | Posted in
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Sinn Fein Councillor Roisin Mulgrew expressed her disgust at the dumping of a huge amount of household rubbish and furniture on the Ballynaleck Road in Camlough. “Not only does this behaviour add additional expense onto the ratepayer, in this instance it could well have caused a serious accident,” she said. “This is a country road […]
Dec 3 2015 | Posted in
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Tara Anne O’Hare from Newry has received a prestigious JP McManus Scholarship at a recent event in the University Concert Hall, Limerick. Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry together with Jan O’Sullivan TD, Minister for Education and Skills, presented certificates to 125 students, including 25 from Northern Ireland, at the ceremony in the University […]

Two lifelong friends who first found themselves in the city of London some forty years ago will be back in town next April to participate in the world famous London Marathon. Lawrence McCabe and Pat McGinn have undertaken the daunting 26 miles and 385 yards challenge to raise funds for the Southern Area Hospice. The […]

Sinn Féin MLA Caitríona Ruane has called for better treatment for long-term orthopedic patients with polio. Speaking to Newry Times, Ruane said, “I have been dealing with constituents who are suffering from polio who are finding it difficult to get follow up appointments to deal with their illness. “I took the opportunity to ask the […]
Dec 3 2015 | Posted in
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Tributes have been paid to a Newry fire fighter who tragically lost his life in a road accident. Recently retired Watch Commander Eugene McNally, a long serving member of the Fire and Rescue service in Newry, died following a two vehicle crash on the main road between Newry and Belfast. Local MLA Karen McKevitt MLA […]
Dec 2 2015 | Posted in
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Police in Warrenpoint are appealing for information following a burglary. On Friday, 20th November, it was reported that a garage in the Rostrevor Road area had been broken into. Power tools and gardening equipment were taken. A white van was seen in the driveway of the property around 11am on the same day. Police would […]
Dec 2 2015 | Posted in
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Sinn Fein Councillor Roisin Mulgrew has expressed her concern over the number of residents throughout the Camlough, Bessbrook and Lislea areas who have been plunged into darkness with the onset of early evenings and no streetlighting. “It would appear that we now have significant areas within our villages that have been left with no street […]
Dec 2 2015 | Posted in
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Gavin Rice, a plumbing learner from Newry who studies at Southern Regional College, is among the local competitors who have triumphed at the Skills Show in Birmingham. Northern Ireland competitors brought home six gold, four silver and five bronze medals, as well as six high commendations. The Skills Show is the UK’s largest skills and […]

SDLP MP for South Down, Margaret Ritchie, has pressed the British Government to reinstate the Renewables Obligation for existing renewable projects. Speaking to Newry Times, Ritchie said, “The Government’s decision to scrap the Renewables Obligation has put renewable energy generation in jeopardy, particularly in rural communities. “This is undermining rural economic growth and our efforts […]
Dec 2 2015 | Posted in
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