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Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced that she is extending legislation to protect private renters from eviction to 4 May 2022. Introduced at the start of the pandemic the Private Tenancies (Coronavirus Modifications) Act requires landlords to give tenants a 12 week notice to quit period before seeking a court order to begin proceedings to […]

The UK government alongside the Scottish Government, Welsh Assembly and Northern Ireland Assembly have confirmed it will seek further advice from the four Chief Medical Officers on the COVID-19 vaccination of young people aged 12 to 15 with COVID-19 vaccines, following the advice of the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The JCVI […]

SDLP Assembly Member Justin McNulty has hit out at the decision by the Executive to exclude 16-18 year olds from the High Street Voucher Scheme. The Newry & Armagh MLA, ‘I have had some reservations about this scheme from the outset. Initially, the stated intention of the Voucher Scheme was to provide a much needed […]

Police in Newry arrested a 20 year old man from the Carnagat area of the city on suspicion of a number of offences including driving when unfit due to drink or drugs, failing to report, failing to stop and failing to remain where an accident occurred, possession of an offensive weapon and possession of a […]

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 […]