
A recent meeting of the Newry, Mourne and Down Policing and Community Safety Partnership condemned the 50% budget cut imposed by the Joint Committee. PCSP Chair Cllr Mickey Larkin stated, “We are all aware we are living in a time of cuts and austerity however for a Partnership with a remit for community safety as […]

SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has called for an immediate move to reinstate the Aggregate Levy Credit Scheme (ACLS) which is vital for the Quarry and Construction industries in the North. Speaking to Newry Times, she said, “The scheme rewards compliant contractors with an 80% credit from the Aggregates Levy which is critical to […]
Oct 5 2015 | Posted in
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SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has raised concerns about what she described as ‘early moves to identify the North as a spot for dumping Britain’s Nuclear Waste’. Radioactive Waste Managament Ltd have launched a consultation on proposals for the draft National Geological Screening Guidance which will be used as the basis for locating a […]
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Sinn Féin MP Mickey Brady has said working families will be up to £1,600 worse off as a result of Tory changes to tax credits. The Newry and Armagh MP said changes due to come into effect in the next six months will take money out of the pockets of working people. “Over the last […]

Sinn Féin councillor Terry Hearty has called on businesses in the South Armagh area to appeal their rates revaluations. The Slieve Gullion representative was speaking after a public meeting with Land and Property Services (LPS) in the Sean Hollywood Arts Centre on the issue of Business Rates hikes. “Following the District Valuers Revision of Valuation […]

Detectives in Newry have reissued their appeal for information following an assault in the Merchants Quay area during the early hours of Sunday morning, 20th September. A 22 year old woman was punched on the stomach and face during the incident and received hospital treatment for her injuries. Detective Inspector David Henderson said, “A 27 […]
Oct 2 2015 | Posted in
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Police in South Down are appealing for information following the theft of a trailer. Sometime between Tuesday, 15th September and Thursday, 17th September, a trailer was taken from the rear of a property on Shore Road, Rostrevor. The trailer is single axle, 5ft x 7ft and made of wooden slats with a metal trim. At […]
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The current trend of women outliving men in Northern Ireland is expected to continue. This is one of the findings of the 2011-2013 based life expectancy estimates published this week by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. In Northern Ireland, males born between 2011 and 2013 can expect to live until 78.1 years of […]
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Sinn Féin MLA Caitriona Ruane and Councillor Sinead Ennis have welcomed confirmation from Transport NI that work on the much-needed footpath on the main street in Burren will commence in the next few weeks. Ruane said, ‘We were contacted by concerned local residents on this matter and have been in constant contact with Transport NI […]
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While expressing her thanks to all those involved in clearing a massive tyre dump at the ‘top of the world’ beauty spot on Carmeen Road outside Hilltown, Sinn Féin South Down MLA Caitríona Ruane has expressed her outrage at the extent of the dumping. Speaking to Newry Times, Ruane said, “I’d like to thank the […]
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