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Community Constituency Council Crime Downpatrick Government Infrastructure Kilkeel Newcastle Newry Newry and Armagh NMD Council South Down Warrenpoint

Co. Down Towns Need CCTV Upgrade or Face โ€œChronic Anti-Social Behaviourโ€

By Donal McMahon Co Down towns must be included in a CCTV upgrade or they face falling victim to โ€œchronic anti-social behaviourโ€, a councillor has warned. Council run CCTV systems across Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) look set to be upgraded, but some may be left out fuelling fears problem areas will not […]

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Business Community Constituency Council Government Infrastructure Newry Newry and Armagh NMD Council

Newry: Free Off Street Parking Delay

By Donal McMahon Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has approved free off street parking on Saturdays in December to help flood hit businesses. However, it has come a week late following a party leadersโ€™ decision on December 6 to suspend car parking charges on dates including December, 9, 16 and 23. The strategy, policy […]

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ABC Council Armagh Community Constituency Council Government Infrastructure Newry and Armagh

Solution needed to parking at Dalton Road – Oโ€™Kane

Sinn Fรฉin councillor John ร“g Oโ€™Kane has said that a solution must be found to the parking issues on the Dalton road in Armagh. The Armagh City Councillor said: โ€œThe Dalton road is one of the busiest roads in Armagh, but at school pick up times in particular it becomes extremely congested.  โ€œThis congestion is […]

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Community Constituency Council Government Infrastructure Newry and Armagh NMD Council South Armagh

Road Safety Must Be Improved In Dungormley – Finnegan

Sinn Fรฉin councillor Aoife Finnegan has called on a united approach to tackle road safety issues in Newtownhamilton.  The Slieve Gullion councillor said: โ€œAfter a number of incidents recently, local people are understandably concerned about the road safety in the village.  โ€œThese incidents include a drunk driver losing control of their car, badly damaging the […]

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Business Community Constituency Council Government Infrastructure Newry Newry and Armagh NMD Council

SEFA Payments Total ยฃ119,000 to Residents Affected by Flooding

Since the flooding emergency, which hit parts of our district from Monday 30 October, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has paid ยฃ119,000 through the Scheme of Financial Assistance (SEFA). The emergency funds are made available through the Department for Communities (DfC) and administered by Councils in response to the needs of householders across Northern […]

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Business Community Constituency Infrastructure Lifestyle Newry and Armagh South Down Upper Bann

Translink Announces Christmas Timetables

Translink is advising passengers to plan their journeys in advance over the festive period, with holiday timetables in effect. NI Railways services will operate as normal on Christmas Eve, with an early evening close. There will be no trains running on Christmas Day or Boxing Day and a Saturday timetable will operate between 27th December and 30th December. […]

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Community Constituency Council Downpatrick Government Infrastructure Newcastle Newry Newry and Armagh NMD Council South Down

NMD Council Call For Emergency Volunteers In Wake of Flood

By Donal McMahon A Co Down drive for emergency volunteers is to be launched in the wake of an unprecedented flooding โ€œdisasterโ€. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) has agreed a proposal this week to bolster a โ€œweakenedโ€ community resilienceย team and replicate it across all seven of its district electoralย areas (DEAs). Elected reps were […]

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Advertising Business Community Constituency Infrastructure Newry Newry and Armagh Pocketbox

Pocket Box Scoops Northern Ireland Road Safety Award For Fleet Technology Innovation

Pocket Box, the vehicle and driver management software specialist, was a winner at the Northern Ireland Road Safety Awards. The company received the business category for the development of innovative fleet technology applications that are helping vehicle operators to improve road safety, protect drivers and enhance compliance. โ€œOur cloud-based software is focused on optimising road safety […]

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Business Climate Community Dรกil ร‰ireann Government Infrastructure Louth Seanad ร‰ireann

ร“ Murchรบ: โ€˜Capacity and Legacy Issuesโ€™ Need to Be Urgently Dealt With By Uisce Eireannโ€™s Drainage Area Plan

The fallout of the flooding that impacted North Louth and parts of Dundalk earlier this month continues with Sinn Fรฉin TD Ruairรญ ร“ Murchรบ saying this week that โ€˜capacity and legacy issuesโ€™ need to be urgently dealt with by Uisce Eireannโ€™s Drainage Area Plan. The Dundalk deputy said he has asked for a meeting with […]

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Armagh Banbridge Business Community Constituency Infrastructure Newry Newry and Armagh

Fibrus Defends Long Repair of Poyntzpass Broadband Outage

As an internet service provider, Fibrus understands the critical importance of reliable broadband connectivity to its customers, especially those in rural areas. Fibrus is aware of a service outage in the Poyntzpass area. Fibrus is committed to addressing any issues, concerns, and network outages promptly, ensuring its services meet the needs of all residents, taking […]

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Business Community Constituency Council Downpatrick Government Infrastructure Newry Newry and Armagh NMD Council South Down

๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž: ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ยฃ๐Ÿ•,๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐Ÿ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐ž

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has outlined the latest information to support businesses impacted by the flooding emergency here  https://www.newrymournedown.org/update-for-businesses-on-accessing-7500-payments-and-rates-relief-scheme This includes: โžก ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ – Group and 1 to1 sessions will take place in Newry Leisure Centre on Tuesday 14 November and in Downpatrick Arts Centre on Wednesday 15 November between 10am […]

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Business Government Infrastructure Stormont

Maximum Taxi Fares to Increase

The Department for Infrastructure has announced a decision to increase maximum taxi fares. Maximum fares will increase by 9.5% during the day and 19.5% at all other times (see notes to editors). Drivers may charge less than the maximum if they wish. This increase is being put in place in the context of challenges about the […]