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Residents have raised concerns over the erection of paramilitary flags in areas of Mountnorris and Markethill. Newry and Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has expressed his own anger over the display. “I have recently been contacted by a number of local residents in the Markethill and Mountnorris areas about paramilitary flags flying in full view,” said […]

Detectives are appealing for witnesses to an armed robbery at a convenience store in Warrenpoint yesterday evening (Friday 16 July). Detective Sergeant David Stewart said: “We received a report of a robbery at a shop in the Duke Street area of the town around 6.30pm.  The shop was empty when the suspect entered through an […]

The Southern Health Trust announced on Friday evening that visits would be suspended until further notice. Exceptions will be made for end of life visiting. The Department of Health announced on Friday that there would be no further relaxations to arrangements around visiting at care homes. Recent days have seen a steep rise in the […]

Personal bests and individual goals were well and truly smashed last month, as over 300 people of all ages and abilities took part in the first ever Virtual ABC 10K race across the borough’s city, towns and villages. Organised by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough (ABC) Council and supported by Armagh Athletics Club and […]

Health Minister Robin Swann has expressed concern following a sharp increase in cases in Northern Ireland. The Department of Health dashboard today reported 1,083 new cases in the past 24 hours with the number of people testing positive over the past seven days now at 4,437. Health Minister Robin Swann said: “We have seen the numbers […]

The Revolutionary Republican Party Saoradh have announced plans to hold an Anti-Internment picket in Newry at the end of August. Announcing the party’s intentions Saoradh’s Newry representative and former Republican Prisoner Stephen Murney said “Due to the Covid pandemic there hasn’t been an Anti-Internment picket in Newry for a couple of years. “The 50th anniversary […]

Lord Mayor of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Alderman Glenn Barr welcomes launch of grant scheme for local rural micro-businesses. Now open for applications, the Rural Business Development Grant Scheme offers capital grants of up to £4,999 to eligible rural businesses to help support their sustainability, development and recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Successful applicants […]

Newry & Armagh MP Mickey Brady has said that the British government has shown its complete disregard for victims of the conflict. The MP also said  it was clear  the British government was intent on hiding its role in the conflict and putting its forces beyond the law.The MP said,  “Families many from this constituency […]

Responding to the Tory Amnesty for crimes committed in the North of Ireland which was published today, Aontú Cllr for Derry, Emmet Doyle has said that this proposal would violate the rights of survivors and victims – under previous agreements – to pursue justice, and has called on the Irish government to immediately initiate legal […]

Newry BID (Business Improvement District), representing 600 city centre properties, has been lobbying for some time for fair parking enforcement in Newry City centre’s on-street parking zones. The on-street charged parking is managed by Department for Infrastructure while the off street (designated car parks) is largely managed by NMD Council. In relation to on-street parking […]

The inescapable reality is that integrated education is being deliberately side-lined by the Assembly. MLAs from the DUP, Sinn Fein and other parties continue to go to great lengths to find reasons why children should not be educated together. Last week’s debate on a private member’s bill to progress integrated education exposed the real differences […]