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But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. James 1.6 I remember the first time doubt seriously assailed my soul. I was 26, a young assistant pastor, and my friend had just succumbed to stage four brain cancer. […]

“The threat being levelled by big pharmaceutical companies to cease supplying a range of essential medicines to Northern Ireland has to rank as one of the lowest forms of immoral blackmail and will impact directly on the ill, the vulnerable and the long-term sick”, says Nicola Campbell, Workers Party spokesperson in Newry & Armagh. “It is […]

Aontú Education Spokesperson Gemma Brolly warns “School staff cannot be held accountable if the bubbles burst and circuit breakers follow.”  On 18th August, the Minister of Education informed the public of the alterations to restrictions within school settings, including no longer operating with ‘bubbles’ yet recommending ‘consistent groups’ in order to ensure effective contact tracing.  Essentially […]

A Newry man who was found in possession of £40 worth of cocaine has been ordered to pay a fine totalling over five times that amount. Andrew William Chambers, of Innisfree Park, had a plea of guilty entered on his behalf to the single count at the city’s Magistrates’ Court. Prosecution outlined that the detection […]

Around 14,000 local families are facing crippling debt, fuel and food poverty and mounting rent arrears unless the measures to mitigate against the impact of the Universal Credit system are extended immediately. Families will also endure further financial hardship if the £20 uplift introduced at the start of the Covid pandemic is not made permanent. […]

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council in association with The National Lottery Heritage Fund hosted a ‘World of Art and Innovation’ in Warrenpoint Municipal Park over the summer.  The beautifully restored Edwardian Park was transformed into a location for digital, traditional and performing arts workshops for post-primary children. Facilitators assisted participants to immerse themselves in […]

Two Newry men were among three sailors rescued by the Colombian Navy after their sailing boat began to sink. According to local media they were aboard the German-flagged ‘Pinocchio’ sailboat which got into difficulty when it started taking on water. The crew, two of whom are of Irish nationality and a third English national, were […]

Responding to proposed cuts to the Universal Credit of £20 per week, Aontú Deputy Leader & Cllr for Mid Ulster, Denise Mullen, has hit out at a proposed £20 cut to the Universal Credit which would hit the most vulnerable hardest. Cllr Mullen: “It really is quite incredible to learn that at a time of […]

TUV leader Jim Allister, Ballymena Councillor Matthew Armstrong and press officer Samuel Morrison held a robust meeting with temporary Assistant Chief Constable Bobby Singelton. Commenting after the meeting Jim Allister said: “While this meeting was arranged some time ago, coming when it did it presented TUV with an opportunity to raise the South Armagh Policing […]

Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Terrorism Investigation Unit, investigating violent dissident republican activity, have arrested three males in the Lurgan area.  A number of properties have also been searched and items seized for further examination as part of the investigation. The men, aged 52, 45, and 38, have been arrested under the […]

A number of changes to Northern Ireland’s international country travel lists have been confirmed. From 0400hrs on Monday 30 August, the following changes will be introduced. Green list Demark, Lithuania, Finland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, the Azores and Canada have been added to the Green list. Anyone travelling to Northern Ireland from a country on the Green list must: […]

Brian Phelan, a family man of two who was stabbed in the neck and chest called his girlfriend for help after the attack, a jury heard on Wednesday 1st of September. With the victim’s family watching proceedings at Newry Courthouse by videolink, the jury of seven men and five women heard that when Brian Phelan first called […]