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Don’t Sweat It, Out Source It with Evvr Clean Ltd

Newry based business Evvr Clean has quickly become one of the top cleaning companies in Newry and Mourne and quickly expanding in Co Armagh, Co Antrim and all over Co Down. Offering the very best in cleaning services. Offices based at Unit 10 & 11 & Ironing and Laundry workshop at 2a, Itec Business Park, […]

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Business Newry Pocketbox

Pocketbox Wins Road Safety Award

Pocketbox, the road safety app designed to manage all aspects of owning and maintaining a vehicle. Everything from MOT, Tax, Servicing and Insurance has won a NI road safety award. The app which is owned and developed by Newry tech entrepreneur Jim Finnegan is quickly becoming the go to application for car users as it […]

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Crime Newry

Newry Man Facing Attempted Murder Charge

Detectives have charged a 26-year-old man with attempted murder following an incident in Newry on Monday, 3rd January. The man is due to appear before Newry Magistrates’ Court via video link this morning (Wednesday, 5th January). The charge relates to an incident following a report of a serious assault at the Windsor Manor area of […]

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Albert Basin Park Campaigns Community Infrastructure Newry

Murphy Announces £16.2million for Albert Basin Park

Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has announced £16.2million for the Albert Basin Park project which will see a city park created in Newry. The funding will come from the first tranche of allocations from the Executive’s City/Growth Deals Complementary Fund. These allocations were agreed as part of the Executive’s draft Budget 2022-25.   Visiting the site of […]

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Agriculture Crime Newry

Newry Man Convicted For Waste and Pollution Offences

A confiscation order totaling £177,123.53 has been granted by Newry Crown Court on 3rd December 2021 against Mr. James Morgan (38) of Benagh Road, Newry, County Down, for keeping and disposing controlled waste in a manner likely to cause pollution and without a license contrary to the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997. […]

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Crime Newry

Man Taken to Hospital Following Serious Assault in Newry

Police are investigating following a report of a serious assault at the Windsor Manor area of Newry this morning (Monday 3rd January). One man has been taken to hospital for his injuries and another man has been arrested in relation to the incident. There are no further details at this stage. “We would appeal to anyone […]

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Community Newry

Chairperson Donates to Local Foodbanks at Christmas

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Cathy Mason launched a Christmas Food Appeal recently to provide food and essential non-food items to residents who are most in need this Christmas. Seven drop off points across the district opened from Monday 22 November to Friday 10 December to enable members of the public to […]

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Business Community Newry

Council Thanks Norbrook for Providing Christmas Cheer to The Community

For the second year running, Newry Mourne and Down District Councils Community Co-ordination Hub, in partnership with Norbrook are distributing 250 fresh meals throughout the District on the six Fridays leading up to Christmas. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Deputy Chairperson, Councillor Oonagh Magennis visited the Norbrook factory on Friday 10 December 2021 to […]

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Health Newry

Kimmins Calls for Cycling Investment for Newry and Armagh

Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins is calling for more cycling investment in Newry and Armagh following a Committee for Infrastructure briefing from Sustrans and has stated that an opportunity was missed during covid to change peoples travel behaviour. The Newry and Armagh MLA stated: “We need to urgently move away from fossil fuels in order […]

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Infrastructure Newry

McNulty Welcomes Progress on Funding for Newry Southern Relief Road

SDLP MLA Justin McNulty has welcomed progress on funding for the Newry Southern Relief Road. The road, which will provide a new strategic road link on the south of Newry City, between the A1 Dublin Road and the A2 Warrenpoint Road dual-carriageway, is included in the Belfast Region City Deal, of which Newry is a […]

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Community Newry

New John Mitchel Exhibition Opens at Newry and Mourne Museum

A new exhibition, ‘John Mitchel: Challenging & Redressing A Legacy’, was launched on Tuesday 7 December at Newry and Mourne Museum. The exhibition has been created by Footsteps NI and is part of the PEACE IV Shared History programme that has been looking at the legacy of John Mitchel.  It brings to life the writings, […]

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Business Newry Newry Chamber

New President for Newry Chamber

Julie Gibbons has been elected as the new President of Newry Chamber of Commerce and Trade at the Annual General Meeting held on Thursday 9th December at Customs House, Newry. Julie is the current Managing Director of AbbeyAutoline, the largest Insurance Broker in Northern Ireland. Prior to this Julie was Operations Director of Autoline Insurance […]