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SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has welcomed the appointment of new Housing Executive contractors. New contractors have been appointed to carry out £250m of maintenance and repair work. Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty said: “These new contracts will be a relief to thousands of Housing Executive tenants across the North who have […]
Safe Access Zones will be introduced at health service locations across Northern Ireland on September 29, 2023. Five NI Health and Social Care Trusts will introduce the Zones on this date. Safe Access Zones are being established under NI Assembly legislation to protect women and girls accessing abortion services, information, advice and counselling, and protect […]
New concept designs and an animation bringing the vision for Newry City Park to life have been released by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. Among the features highlighted in the new visuals for Phase One of the park development are changing places facilities, an inclusive play park, a sensory garden, an outdoor event space, […]
By Donal McMahon Newry could be in the frame for crematorium after its council chairperson raised concerns over the final expansion of the city’s cemetery. The Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) owned Monks Hill Cemetery with 2,421 burial plots is currently being expanded by 600 plots in its Phase 3 programme. The graveyard first […]
By Donal McMahon A Northern Ireland council’s deputy chairperson has raised concerns the local authority may be putting itself “at massive risk” over a failure to recruit new directors. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) is currently without the senior managers in a number of its departments for over a year. A recent audit report […]
By Donal McMahon An £8.3m Newry housing development has been approved by council. The Martin’s Lane application from 2021 was granted on Wednesday (Sept 20) at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.The applicant Colm Meehan and Co Ltd, with an address at Fiveways Shop and Service will construct 92 properties with the majority identified for […]
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald has said ESB’s announcement of €676 million of profits in the first six months of the year is a slap in the face to customers who have been struggling to pay their bills. The East Derry MLA said: “These extortionate profits, which represent a 30% increase on the same period last […]
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP has described Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s seismic u-turn on the action needed to achieve net-zero carbon emissions as ‘cynical opportunism dressed up as difficult decision making’. Mr Eastwood recently sponsored Private Members legislation in the House of Commons that would have levied a green jobs tax on multinational companies to deliver new […]
Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy said today the Tory government is punishing ordinary workers and families for the political neglect and irresponsibility of one party. Conor Murphy was speaking after British Secretary of State Chris Heaton Harris announced a consultation on a wide range of punishing charges on workers and families. Conor Murphy said: “In […]
Lord Mayor Alderman Margaret Tinsley has acknowledged local businesses and luminaries who clinched a top award at last week’s prestigious Ulster Tatler Awards 2023. Now in its sixteenth year, the Ulster Tatler Awards celebrate the best that Northern Ireland has to offer in hospitality, beauty, and business. The public were asked to vote in a […]
SDLP MLAs have today submitted a petition to recall the Northern Ireland Assembly to consider practical steps that can be taken to address the ecological crisis unfolding on Britain and Ireland’s largest freshwater lake. The SDLP is proposing the nomination of Ministers to urgently establish an independent Environmental Protection Agency with robust enforcement powers to […]
A bronze statue, which commemorates and celebrates the history of Tom Dunn in his home village of Rostrevor, has been unveiled by Mary McAleese, former President of Ireland. The unveiling of the statue took place during a special event on Sunday 17 September in The Square, Rostrevor and is the result of the collaborative effort […]
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