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Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason has said the Education Minister must prioritise a strategy which makes high quality childcare affordable for all families. Speaking following a meeting of the Education Committee, the party’s childcare spokesperson said: “High-quality, affordable early years and childcare is absolutely essential in ensuring our young people get the very best start in […]
Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses following a stabbing in Downpatrick. Police received a report shortly after 6pm on Saturday, 17th February that a man had been stabbed on a pathway in the St Dympnas Avenue area of the town. The suspect, a man believed to be aged in his 30s, fled the scene […]
You ask, you get Return Bus Option now available every Saturday night to Skylite Room Warrenpoint Yes lots of people have been asking us to provide a transport option for our Skylite Room events so here it is Only £10 return ticket Banbridge 8.30pm Pick up Newry 9pm Pick up Kilkeel 8.30pm Pick up Rostrevor […]
Keenan (Ballyholland, Newry) February 8th, 2024. Peacefully at her residence, surrounded by her loving family, Lillian (née Duffy), devoted wife of Jim, cherished mother of James, Lisa and Martin, much loved grandmother of Anna, Sophie, Harry, Kirsten, Nikki, Darryl and the late Kaylee, daughter of the late Jimmy and Nana and loving sister of Seamus, […]
Sinn Féin MLA Sinéad Ennis has welcomed cross-party agreement in the Assembly today calling on the British government to properly fund public services here and to place public finances on a sustainable footing. The South Down MLA said: “Our public services have been decimated by a decade of Tory cuts and austerity. The new money from […]
Down GAA football manager Conor Laverty joined Ulster GAA and Translink representatives at Páirc Esler, Newry, recently to officially launch the latest Coach of the Year Award. Now in its fifth year, the initiative recognises the work of volunteer club coaches and managers across the province, acknowledging the outstanding contribution they make to Gaelic games […]
Members of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council have struck the rate for the incoming financial year at 6.41%(last year was 5.99%). The Domestic Rate for 2024/2025 will be 0.4676 pence. For a property valued at £133,000*, this would lead to an annual increase of £37.46 per year or £3.12per month. The Non-Domestic District Rate […]
As the countdown to St Patrick’s Day begins, the historic town of Downpatrick and the city of Newry are gearing up for an unforgettable celebration on Sunday 17 March, with events running from 12 noon until 4pm. The St Patrick’s Day festivities promise to be a perfect blend of tradition, culture, and family-friendly activities, and […]
Great news from our Corporate Patron, Collins Aerospace who following a £16m investment at its Kilkeel site will see the development of a new generation of aircraft passenger seats. The US company, which employs around 800 people at its factory in Kilkeel, said the research and development (R&D) programme will see the firm produce a […]
A new British Museum Touring Exhibition For the curious and interested was launched at Down County Museum by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Deputy Chairperson, Councillor Gareth Sharvin on Friday 19 January with representatives of the British Museum and the Natural History Museum. This touring exhibition will, for the first time, reunite a selection […]
Calling all 14 to 17 year olds! It’s well known that early life experiences can sow the seeds for a lifelong love of nature. Why not start the year with a digital detox and join our AONB and Geopark Youth Rangers Programme, which will begin in February. Applications are now open for the Ring of […]
Detectives investigating a report of aggravated burglary in Newcastle in the early hours of today, Sunday 14th January have made an arrest. The 33-year-old man, arrested in connection with the investigation, remains in custody at this time. It was reported at around 1.45am, a woman was in the living room of her Burrendale Park Close home with her teenage daughter and sleeping baby […]
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