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DUP Member of Parliament Carla Lockhart has said the commitment of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to his planned hike in Corporation Tax will cause pain for local companies, and drive investment and employment into the arms of the Irish Republic. The Chancellor is set to hike corporation tax from 19% to 25% in the forthcoming budget, […]
SDLP MLA Justin McNulty has welcomed the announcement of improved road safety measures for Killean Primary School, but says that more needs to be done to guarantee the safety of pupils, parents and teachers. Improved signage and road markings will be installed at Killean PS after extensive lobbying from local representatives and the school community. […]
Police have arrested a man who was riding a motorbike in a dangerous manner on the A1 outside Banbridge in the early hours of today, Tuesday 7th March. The rider of a black motorbike, who is subject to bench warrants in the Republic, had failed to stop in the Republic of Ireland for An Garda Síochána at around […]
The contract signing for the €7million Mount Avenue Link Road Scheme in Dundalk took place yesterday, Monday 6th March, a major milestone in upgrading the western road network in the County Louth town. Chief Executive of Louth County Council, Joan Martin signed the contract for the Mount Avenue Link Road Scheme, in the presence of […]
Mr. Robert Gracey (59) of Crossan Road, Mayobridge, Newry was today found guilty at Laganside Magistrates’ Court, Belfast, in his absence, to one breach of the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 and fined a total of £90. On the 22 April 2022 during a routine inspection of fish dealers offering fish for sale, namely salmon, […]
Northern Ireland’s largest supplier of natural gas, firmus energy, has today, for the second time this year, announced that it will be further reducing its tariffs for customers in the Ten Towns Network area by 18.84% and by 22.43% in the Greater Belfast Network area, from 01 April 2023. This will reduce the average cost […]
A cordon is currently in place in the Castleblaney Road area of Keady while police examine a suspicious object. Diversions are in place at the junctions of Derrynoose Road, Davis Street, Crossdened Row and Bridge Street. Members of the public should avoid the area at present. ENDS
Police conducted a search at a house in the Millvale Mews area of Bessbrook on Sunday 5th March in relation to an ongoing investigation. A number of items were recovered from the property but no arrests were made. Enquiries are ongoing. ENDS
County Down law firm Fisher & Fisher is celebrating 125 years in business in 2023. One of Northern Ireland’s largest locally owned practices, it has offices in Newry, Newcastle, Kilkeel, Rathfriland, Belfast and Donaghadee, and is one of the longest established businesses still operating under the same brand name in this area. Fisher & Fisher […]
Newry, Mourne and Down (NMD) District Council is serving up a series of free lunchtime employer engagement events as part of the ‘Great Place to Work’ strand of the NMD Labour Market Partnership. Labour Market Partnerships are funded by the Department for Communities and create targeted employment action plans for council areas, allowing for collaboration […]
SDLP Cusher Representative Emmajayne McKernan has expressed her anger at dumping on the road to Carrickatuke Viewpoint. McKernan said, “It’s utterly shameful that anyone thinks it’s ok to drive to one of Armagh’s places of natural beauty and dump their rubbish here. Anyone who does this is blighting our beautiful countryside, and putting wildlife and our […]
Sinn Féin councillor Mickey Larkin has said that fly tipping continues to be a major blight on the roads around Slieve Gullion following the discovery of another quantity of litter dumped there. The Slieve Gullion councillor said: “There can be no excuse for these acts, the people involved in this have no regard for our […]
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