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Detectives are appealing for information following a report of a burglary at residential premises at the Eden Avenue area of Portadown on Thursday 30th June. Sometime between 8:50am and just before 10:40am, it was reported that entry was gained to the rear of a house in the area. It was reported that a sum of […]
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced that 28 organisations are set to benefit from £4million to help deliver key environmental projects. The Minister said that thanks to his department’s Environment Fund, 47 projects including nature-rich trails, coastline protection and restoration of peatlands will now go head. He made the announcement during a visit to Mourne […]
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins has raised concerns with the Parades Commission over the possibility of huge disruption in Newry City Centre on Tuesday 12th July due to a number of planned Orange Order parades throughout the day. The Newry & Armagh MLA said: “I have raised concerns with the Parades Commission on the possibility […]
Supported lodgings / STAY hosts recently came together with staff and young people for a celebratory event at Brownlow House, Lurgan to celebrate the scheme’s 23rd birthday and to say thanks to the carers who provide an invaluable support to young people in the Southern area. Supported lodgings / STAY is accommodation provided in the […]
Upper Bann DUP MP Carla Lockhart has called on Robin Swann, the Northern Ireland Executive Health Minister, to look again at the mileage rate being paid to domiciliary care workers and community nursing teams, following his announcement of a small increase in mileage rates for mileage above 3500 miles. Mrs Lockhart had raised the issue […]
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath has said cancer patients are being failed as a result of the DUP’s continued boycott of the Stormont institutions. He was speaking after the Department of Health released the latest cancer waiting time statistics, with all key targets once again being missed. Mr McGrath called for the DUP to return […]
Sunday 10th July will be a day to remember as Nan Rices has organised a fun day for Marty Lynch. Speaking from social media the event organisers said: “As many of you may be aware, our good friend Marty Lynch has recently been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease.” “Marty is a loyal friend and someone […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Deputy Chairperson, Cllr Aoife Finnegan has thanked all involved in the recent NMD Job Fair, which saw over 1,200 live vacancies promoted to local residents. Held in the Canal Court Hotel and Spa in Newry on 30 June, the job fair was organised by the Council via the Labour […]
Detectives are appealing for information following a report of a stabbing incident which occurred at the Fourth Avenue area of Newry on Friday 8th July. Detective Inspector Johnston said: “At around 6am, it was reported that a man in his 20s was walking along the street when he was attacked by an unknown male who […]
Detectives have welcomed the sentence handed down to Jeffrey Kelly at Craigavon Crown Court today, 7th July 2022. The 32-year-old was sentenced to nine years imprisonment, with a further four years to be served on licence for kidnap and robbery. Detective Inspector Celeste Simpson said: “On the morning of Sunday, 10th May 2020, a female […]
Slamming the upcoming twelfth parades, Saoradh’s Newry representative Stephen Murney said “As Covid restrictions ease and people get back to a sense of normality, sectarian bigots are straight out of the traps to don bowler hats and sashes, the regalia of hate. “Local residents from various parts of Newry have contacted our office recently with […]
Newry Chamber were pleased to join representatives from political parties, community groups and the medical profession on Friday 1st July 2022, to launch the Daisy Hill Development Pathway. These representatives plus a member of the Bengoa Expert Panel, representatives from Daisy Hill Pathfinder Group, Newry Chamber, Newry and Mourne Enterprise Agency all form part of the new Daisy […]
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