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The annual SkillBuild competition at Southern Regional College took place on Tuesday 28th January with apprentices and traineeship students from various trades and disciplines showcasing their skills. Contestants from across the College’s campuses competed against peers at the College’s Greenbank and Portadown campuses, to be in with the chance of making it to the Northern […]
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has offered his gratitude to the first responders and recovery teams who led the response to Storm Éowyn. “Storm Éowyn left enormous destruction in its wake. So many people took a hit, and thousands of homes and businesses in my own constituency were left without power for almost […]
Newry SDLP Councillors Doire Finn and Killian Feehan have secured a commitment that Newry Mourne and Down District Council will respond to DfI Southern Relief Road consultation, affirming opposition to any proposal for a fixed bridge over Newry Canal. Council has also agreed to write the incoming Infrastructure Minister to clarify if she shares the […]
The Department of Health has come under sharp criticism for its failure to schedule a public meeting in Newry as part of an ongoing consultation into hospital reconfiguration. The consultation ‘Hospitals – Creating a Network for Better Outcome’ has recommended designating Daisy Hill as a General Hospital, “providing defined secondary care services…geared to a specific, […]
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has wished his constituency colleague Liz Kimmins well on her appointment as Infrastructure Minister. Mr. McNulty said: “I offer my congratulations to Liz Kimmins on her appointment as Infrastructure Minister. Although we are members of different parties, I welcome the fact that a local MLA has been appointed […]
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced funding of £187,000 to enable the motorsports sector to benefit from health and safety equipment. Announcing the funding, Minister Lyons said: “Motorsports have always been part of Northern Ireland’s world class sporting legacy, attracting riders and spectators from across the globe to events such as the North West 200 and […]
Nicola Grant commenting on the new rate set at the Council meeting said that residents and businesses would be unhappy at the increase given all the problems they encounter getting the services they pay for. The Council in announcing the increase, used the justification that the increase would be used to fund frontline services, infrastructure […]
Detectives in Lurgan, assisted by officers from the Tactical Support Group (TSG) and Ammunition Technical Officers (ATO), conducted a search at a house in Larkfield Square, on Tuesday 4th February. Two men, aged 48 and 50, and a 50 year old woman, have been arrested on suspicion of producing a class A drug and taken […]
At the Council meeting on Monday 3 February 2025, Members of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council struck the rate for the incoming financial year at 3.98%. The Domestic Rate for 2025/2026 will be 0.4862 pence. For a property valued at £133,000*, this would lead to an annual increase of £24.74 per year or £2.06 […]
Southern Regional College was a hive of activity on Tuesday 28th January with the annual Schools Partnership Programme intercampus competition series taking place across campuses. One hundred and thirty-eight secondary school students from across County Down and Armagh participated in a range of vocational skills competitions with Amazon vouchers presented to those students placing at the […]
Sinn Féin Leas Uachtarán Michelle O’Neill has marked one year since the restoration of the Executive with a comprehensive refresh of her ministerial team. Speaking following the announcement Michelle O’Neill said: “I am delighted to announce that I have today refreshed the Sinn Féin front bench and my ministerial team. “These changes will bring renewed energy, determination and focus […]
SDLP Newry councillor Doire Finn has called for enhanced street lighting to improve public safety in parts of the city. She is bringing forward a council motion on Monday night urging the Department for Infrastructure to carry out a scoping exercise to identify places throughout the council area that could benefit from improved lighting. Councillor […]
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