
Dear Editor, British Heart Foundation (BHF) Northern Ireland is calling for local people living in Newry and the surrounding area to become Heart Heroes and use some of their spare time to volunteer with the local BHF Northern Ireland Shop. We are always on the lookout for more volunteers to join the fight against heart […]

If you’re weighing up some options for your future career, one choice you may be considering could be an apprenticeship. Johnny Nolan, careers manager for Newry in the Department for Employment and Learning’s Careers Service, offers the following tips to remember if applying for an apprenticeship. “Apprenticeships allow you the opportunity to develop specialist skills, […]

SDLP Westminster Candidate for South Down Margaret Ritchie has promised that the party will make securing a VAT cut to boost the local tourism and hospitality sector a priority following the election. Speaking to Newry Times, Ritchie stated, “I was disappointed that another Budget went past in April in which the opportunity was missed to […]
Apr 15 2015 | Posted in
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School children from the primary school in Lurganare, St Mary’s PS recently took part in the Housing Executive’s ‘My Dream Home’ competition. The competition is part of a programme of events to help decide if new social or affordable housing is needed in the Lurganare area. Sinead Collins, the Housing Executive’s Rural Unit Co-ordinator, explained, […]
Apr 15 2015 | Posted in
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Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service helped out a local pet owner whose dog fell into Newry canal last month. Though unhurt, the nine-month-old crossbreed dog named Ziggy couldn’t get out and local firefighters freed the animal. Pictured by local photographer, Paul McCambridge, they are from left: Fintan Burns, Paul McKee, Retained Watch Commander Pat […]
Apr 14 2015 | Posted in
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Sinn Féin MLA Chris Hazzard has said Sinn Féin is committed to protecting frontline public services. The South Down Westminister candidate said, “All Sinn Féin ministers make decisions based on protecting the most vulnerable and creating greater equality. “Despite Margaret Ritchie’s claims the statistics have shown that Sinn Féin’s approach is right. “In education in […]
Apr 14 2015 | Posted in
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Bishop McAreavey visited St Joseph’s recently to chat to staff and pupils. He met with pupils from the Learning Support Centre, Irish scholars and members of the Pioneer association before celebrating mass with the 5th year students. During the mass Bishop McAreavey highlighted the potential for challenges and uncertainty in the lives of people, but […]
Apr 14 2015 | Posted in
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Sinn Fein Councillor Liz Kimmins has said that while she is disappointed Transport NI have turned down her request for a footpath between Meigh and Slieve Gullion Forest Park she has not given up on the matter. “Following numerous requests from the local community in Meigh village for an adequate footway joining between Meigh and […]
Apr 14 2015 | Posted in
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Frank McCabe Junior, the victim of a booby trap bomb attack in February in South Armagh, has lost the sight in one eye. Newry and Armagh MLA Mickey Brady raised the issue in the Assembly, urging Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness to join him in condemning those behind what he said was a ‘cowardly murder […]
Apr 14 2015 | Posted in
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A team of three local developers came out top in a battle of the apps organised by Belfast firm TotalMobile at the Ulster Museum. Some 80 developers from across Northern Ireland participated in the 24 hour event which challenged up-and-coming software experts to create ideas inspired by sections of the museum that can be used […]
Apr 13 2015 | Posted in
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