
Police in South Down are appealing for information following an incident of criminal damage. At around 4pm on Tuesday, 7th April, the patio windows of a house in Lodge Meadows, Hilltown, were broken. Speaking to Newry Times, Sergeant Robbie Jeffers said, “It is believed four youths were involved. One of them is described as male, […]
Apr 17 2015 | Posted in
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Local man Matthew Cunningham has been awarded County Down 2015 Essential Skills Learner of the year award at the annual Essential Skills Awards. Matthew Cunningham from Newry lifted the title at the Essential Skills ceremony which took place at Riddel Hall, Queen’s University, Belfast. Matthew suffered a serious brain injury in 2009, which impacted significantly […]
Apr 16 2015 | Posted in
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Police in Newry are appealing for information after a motor caravan was stolen. Sometime between 7pm on Thursday, 2nd April and 3am on Friday, 3rd April, a white motor caravan, registration L294KEH, was taken from premises in Greenbank Industrial Estate. Damage was also caused to a fence at the property. Constable Steven Lawson explained, “We […]
Apr 16 2015 | Posted in
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Newry and Mourne Museum is currently seeking two additional temporary volunteers to assist with First World War Project, looking at the impact of the war on the Newry and Mourne area. Volunteers will be involved in various tasks including assisting with exhibitions and events, transcribing newspaper articles and handwritten documents, and entering biographical information into […]

St. Joseph’s recently returned from another highly successful Ski Trip to France. The venue for this year’s trip was Alpe d’Huez and the thirty five students and three accompanying teachers enjoyed wonderful snow conditions and a ‘ blue sky’ week of excellent weather. The pupils had their usual five hours of tuition from Ecole du […]
Apr 16 2015 | Posted in
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Young Enterprise recently marked the achievements of budding entrepreneurs from Newry who the charity has supported through its business start-up programme this year as Northern Ireland prepares to be named European Entrepreneurial Region for 2015/16 next month. Invest Northern Ireland supported the event where 650 young entrepreneurs crammed into Titanic Belfast to be honoured at […]
Apr 16 2015 | Posted in
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Five year old Oliver McKee wandered lonely as a cloud, daffodils in hand while channelling his inner poet this week to launch the Translink Smart Moves Poetry competition. To celebrate National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) Translink has teamed up with Poetry NI to encourage people to be smart movers and to sit back, relax and […]

Excitement is building for Countryfest 2015, with many people from Newry & Mourne expected to make the journey to the expansive grounds of Inniskeen’s Pairc Grattan in south Monaghan. Countryfest, which runs from April 30th – May 4th, is now in its fifth year and each year the event is continuing to deliver the best in […]

Local police have arrested two men, aged 19 and 22, and a 16 year old girl after a burglary at a house in the Main Street area of Bessbrook. In the early hours of Saturday 4th April local police received a report of a burglary and after obtaining a description of the culprits, apprehended the […]
Apr 15 2015 | Posted in
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Slieve Gullion Sinn Féin Councillor Mickey Larkin has condemned the latest dumping of laundered diesel waste outside Forkhill. “The community in this area are fed up with these attacks on the environment and themselves,” he told Newry Times. “They take pride in their district and the label Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty that is attached […]
Apr 15 2015 | Posted in
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