
SDLP Councillor Colin McGrath has welcomed funding made available by Environment Minister Mark H Durkan to Newry Mourne and Down Council for further Rates Support. The council will receive an additional £290,570 following the move. Cllr McGrath said, “In the current climate of cuts and efficiency savings forced as a result of the Austerity Budget […]
Oct 22 2015 | Posted in
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This Halloween come along to Newry’s frightful spook-tacular free family fun event which will take place on Friday 30th October from 6:00pm – 9:00pm at the Albert Basin, Newry. Newry, Mourne & Down Council Chairperson invited everyone in the local community to attend. She told Newry Times, “As Chairperson it gives me great pleasure to […]

Police in Newry, Mourne and Down are encouraging the public to make their homes ‘No Cold Calling’ zones. Superintendent Simon Walls, PSNI Service Lead for Burglary, said, “We recognise that not all cold callers are rogue traders or criminals however we want every householder, particularly the more vulnerable, to have the confidence to refuse services […]
Oct 22 2015 | Posted in
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Popular Channel 4 television show Come Dine With Me has confirmed to Newry Times that they will be filming in Newry and urged local people to apply. Come Dine With Me will be shot in Newry, Lisburn, Portadown and Armagh between 6th – 11th December 2015. A Spokesman said, “We’re after anyone over 18 who […]

“Know ye the fame of the bright little river, Which floweth through Bessbrook from moorland and lea, Between blue waving flax-flowers and rushes which quiver, He runs his short course from the lake to the sea.” This is the opening verse of “The Ballad of Camlough River”, by James N Richardson, which was used as […]
Oct 22 2015 | Posted in
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Hallowtides in Newcastle is bubbling up to be one of the most exciting events of the year. This event attracts thousands of visitors to the area, making Newcastle the must be destination for Halloween. Businesses in the area have a vast range of events from Monday 26th to Saturday 31st October ensuring visitors have a […]

Newry and Armagh MLA Megan Fearon is encouraging rural communities to apply for the Rural Micro Capital Grant Programme. The South Armagh representative said the scheme could offer vital funds to community organisations. “DARD Minister Michelle O’Neill has officially launched the second phase of the Rural Micro Capital Grant Programme and I would encourage all […]
Oct 22 2015 | Posted in
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SDLP MP for South Down, Margaret Ritchie, has highlighted the importance of the Wilson Doctrine in the context of Northern Ireland in a debate in the Commons. The Doctrine previously acted as a bar to intelligence services intercepting MP communications without their knowledge. An investigatory Powers Tribunal has subsequently ruled that the doctrine cannot be […]
Oct 22 2015 | Posted in
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SDLP Culture, Art and Leisure Spokesperson, Karen McKevitt MLA has welcomed the announcement that the Open Championship is to come to Portrush in 2019. McKevitt said that the news is the jewel in the crown of Northern Ireland’s golfing success. She said, “Sport in the North, and across the island, is now synonymous with golfing […]
Oct 22 2015 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy branded UUP leader Mike Nesbitt a hypocrite today on his stance on armed unionist gangs. Speaking to Newry Times, Murphy said, “Mike Nesbitt’s hyprocrisy knows no bounds. He criticises Sinn Féin while cosying up to active armed loyalist gangs when it suits him. “He has acknowledged there are areas of […]
Oct 21 2015 | Posted in
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