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A former Newry, Mourne and Down DUP councillor who admitted two counts of attempted sexual communication with a child has avoided prison. The Newry, Mourne and Down District Councillor who represented the Rowallane DEA was arrested in February on suspicion of attempting to meet a child following potential sexual grooming. William Walker, 60, posed as […]
A number of local nurses from the Southern Health and Social Care Trust have won awards at the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year Awards 2023 held recently in the Culloden Hotel, Holywood. Dawn Ferguson, from Banbridge, Assistant Director in the Southern Trust, won the Brownlee-Silverdale Leadership Award. As a […]
Members of the Rostrevor based Amateur sports team, The Rossi, are undertaking all Island cycling challenge to cover 600km in 3 days to raise funds for research into Prostate Cancer. Starting at the most southerly point of Mizen, Co Cork on 30th June, the ten-strong team plan on cycling to the most Northernly point of […]
A former Newry, Mourne and Down DUP councillor who admitted two counts of attempted sexual communication with a child has avoided prison. William Walker, 60, posed as a younger man and asked two “children” to send him pictures in their school uniforms. However he had actually contacted members of a so-called paedophile hunter group acting […]
SDLP Health Spokesperson and Chair of the Assembly All Party Group on Youth Participation Colin McGrath MLA has welcomed the publication of the Children’s Social Care Services Review report and has offered his support to the central recommendations. Colin McGrath MLA said: “This report is the result of extensive and intensive engagement with children, young […]
Sinn Féin MLA Sinéad Ennis has welcomed funding which will help progress development of Narrow Water Bridge as key to ‘unlocking South Down’s potential’. Speaking after the Irish government committed funding through the Shared Island fund to complete the tender process and a number of other all-island projects, Sinéad Ennis said: “The announcement to complete […]
A popular, picturesque pathway stretching 1km along the Quoile River in Downpatrick has now been re-opened to the public following completion of a major upgrade. Jointly backed by Newry, Mourne and Down Council under its Capital Programme fund and COVID Capital Reserves, and the Department for Infrastructure (DFI)’s funding contribution towards greenways, the project targeted […]
A 29 year old woman has been charged with a number of offences including burglary, attempted burglary, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and criminal damage. She appeared at Downpatrick Magistrates Court on Monday 19th June. As is normal procedure, all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service. For guidance – the charges are in relation […]
Police, investigating a series of burglaries at commercial premises in the Castlewellan and Newcastle areas this week, have arrested a 29 year old woman. The woman was arrested at Main Street, Newcastle, shortly after midnight on Sunday morning, when officers responded to the report of an ongoing burglary at a restaurant in the area. She […]
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath has said that patients on health service waiting lists must receive regular updates on their condition. He was speaking after the Public Service Ombudsman found the system was in disarray and failings amounted to “systematic maladministration”. Mr McGrath said the Ombudsman’s recommendations must be implemented alongside plans to tackle waiting […]
Teachers and pupils from across the council area have been recognised for their standout environmental work at this year’s Eco-Schools Green Flag Awards. 25 local schools received Green Flags with special recognition for the Eco-Teacher and Eco-Pupil of the Year. The awards have been supported by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and Nexus. The 2023 […]
Police are appealing for information following a report of an assault at the Scotch Street area of Downpatrick on Tuesday 6th June. Sergeant Ritchie said: “Shortly before 11:20pm, it was reported that a male youth was assaulted and taken to hospital with a suspected broken jaw following the incident. “Two male youths and one female were […]
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