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A LOCAL councillor has raised concerns after drug paraphernalia was found on the Greenway near Newry City Sinn Féin Councillor Valerie Harte commented, “The paraphernalia including needles was found on the Greenway path in the city. This is extremely concerning. The Pathway is a popular and very busy facility used daily by families with children […]
Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses following a robbery in the Newry area. Detective Sergeant Johnston, said: “Shortly after 1am this morning, Saturday 5th July, a man was approached by another unknown man in the Merchants Quay area. “The suspect was armed with a knife, wearing dark clothing, and demanded money from the man, […]
Detectives from the Police Service, who launched a murder investigation, following the death of a man in Newry, have named the deceased as 40-year-old Igors Gavrilovs. A 50-year-old woman has been charged with murder and appeared before Newry Magistrates Court today, Tuesday 1st July. As is normal procedure, all charges are reviewed by the Public […]
TUV Councillor Keith Ratcliffe has called on the Department for Infrastructure to urgently reconsider its refusal to reduce the speed limit on the Mowhan Road in Markethill, directly outside Markethill High School. In a letter to Roads Service, Cllr Ratcliffe highlighted persistent concerns raised by local parents, school staff, and residents about the dangers posed […]
Detectives investigating the suspicious death of a man in Newry, having commenced a murder investigation, have today, Monday 30 June, charged a woman to court. A 40-year-old man sadly died, on Saturday 28 June, having sustained a serious injury in the Fisher Park area of the city. The woman, aged 50, has been charged with […]
Sinn Féin Cllr Aine Quinn has condemned those behind a suspect device which has caused disruption in the Slíabh Mor area in Mullaghbawn and described their actions as reckless. The local Councillor said, “This reckless action has caused serious distress amongst the wider community as well as severe disruption”. MLA for the area, Aoife Finnegan […]
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has condemned a pipe bomb attack on the home of a young family in the area. It happened in Mullaghbawn in the early hours of Friday morning. Nobody was injured in the incident. Newry & Armagh MLA Mr McNulty said: “Mullaghbawn is an idyllic rural village situated in […]
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Serious Crime Branch have launched an investigation following the suspicious death of a man in Newry today, Saturday 28th June. Commenting, Detective Chief Inspector Tom Phillips said: “At around 12.45pm, police received a report that a man, aged in his 40s, had sustained a serious injury in […]
Police can confirm that a woman aged in her 50s has died following a fire at a house in the Bearna Park area of Meigh in Newry, Saturday 21st June. Police received a report of the fire at approximately 8.40am, and attended alongside colleagues from other emergency services. Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service extinguished […]
A man has been arrested in Newry following a National Crime Agency investigation into the suspected laundering of criminal cash. NCA officers arrested a 26-year-old man, of Newry, this morning in an operation supported by officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Two business premises in the […]
Detectives in Newry are renewing their appeal for information after a reported fire in the Killeen School Road area of Newry during the early hours of this morning, Monday, 16th June, led to the discovery of a suspicious device. Detective Sergeant Lewis said: “At approximately 3:15am, we received a report of a fire at business […]
By Paul Higgins A high risk sex offender, recently jailed for having thousands of indecent images of children, has been handed an extra prison sentence for further, similar offences. Two weeks ago Gary Steven Smith was handed a two year sentence, to be served equally between jail and supervised licence conditions, after the 38-year-old deviant […]
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