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Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has said a £60million fall in benefit fraud last year shows his zero-tolerance approach is working. Annual results show that in 2025, benefit fraud dropped to £170.9million compared to £233million in 2024. This represents an estimated 1.7% of total benefit expenditure, compared to 2.5% in 2024. Public referrals of fraud also […]
Translink has today (Wednesday 8th July 2026) announced the launch of an Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) public consultation on potential changes to public transport services and fare discount schemes. The consultation will run for 12 weeks, closing on September 30th. It provides an important opportunity for passengers, stakeholders and the wider public to share their views […]
AFTER almost a year with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, university placement students Seanna McGowan and Jack Deery are encouraging other undergraduates to follow in their footsteps. The placement scheme allows students to gain hands-on, degree-relevant experience with departments across the organisation, with Seanna and Jack based in the Council’s Sustainability and Environmental Health […]
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has announced a resurfacing scheme for B7 Chapel Hill Road, Mayobridge commencing on Monday 27 July 2026. The scheme will involve resurfacing for 1.6 kilometres at two locations with the urban section commencing at the Roundabout to just past Chapel Car Park and the rural section starting at Milltown Hill Road, […]
Significant efforts have been made to improve patient flow and enhance the patient experience at Daisy Hill Hospital in recent years. Chief Operating Officer Mary Burke was speaking following the publication of the latest Emergency Department waiting times figures by the Department of Health. Ms Burke said: “With sustained demand across health and social care […]
Sinn Féin councillor Michael Rice has called for the immediate removal of flags on the Rathfriland Tower with NI Water. Councillor Rice said: “I have been contacted by constituents over the weekend regarding the erection of unionist and loyalist flags on the NI Water Tower in Rathfriland. “Sinn Féin has made representations to NI Water […]
Sinn Féin MP for Newry and Armagh Dáire Hughes has welcomed Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins’ announcement that the Controlled Parking Zones pilot scheme in Newry will now become permanent. Dáire Hughes MP said: “I am delighted that Minister Liz Kimmins has made the additional free hour in Controlled Parking Zones in Newry permanent. “This is […]
Finance Minister John O’Dowd has met with Belfast Chamber to discuss proposed reforms to the business rating system and encourage businesses to respond to the consultation on the Business Growth Accelerator and Non-Domestic Vacant Rating measures. Speaking following the meeting, John O’Dowd said: “I welcomed the opportunity to meet with the Belfast Chamber and discuss my […]
A new public consultation has been launched by the Housing Executive on its draft Irish Traveller Accommodation Strategy. Outlining the organisation’s approach to improving accommodation outcomes for Irish Travellers, the draft strategy will run until 2031 and the twelve-week, public consultation finishes on September 28, 2026. Interested parties can give their views on the Consultations […]
By Paul Higgins A man has been jailed and a business fined following a fatal workplace accident in Newry in 2022. While 53-year-old Walter Manley was given a 40-month sentence for manslaughter, McKinstry Biomass Ltd was fined a total of £120,000 for breaches of health and safety regulations. At an earlier hearing of Newry Crown […]
Statement: In recent months, Sinn Féin, the SDLP and Alliance have attempted to portray the Locals First Initiative as being opposed to immigrant workers and people from different backgrounds. That claim is simply untrue. Our position has been consistent from the very beginning. We stand for the people of Newry, Mourne and Down—regardless of their […]
By Kevin McAteer A fundraising campaign has captured hearts across Northern Ireland after friends of local cyclist Paul Collins launched an appeal to help him access specialist treatment following a devastating diagnosis of glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. The fundraiser, organised by Declan McConville, has already raised more than £67,000 towards its £100,000 […]
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