Newry, Mourne & Down Sinn Féin Councillor Roisin Mulgrew has urged all home owners within the Bessbrook area to be extra vigilant after a recent spate of robberies took place in the Greater Bessbrook ...

The SDLP leader on Newry and Mourne Council, Councillor Connaire McGreevy has paid tribute to the organizers of the one-day cricket international between Ireland and England. Describing the event at ...

SDLP MP for South Down Margaret Ritchie has called for the UK government to take action to prevent a household debt crisis should the base rate of increase rise. Ritchie has tabled a Parliamentary ...

Sinn Féin MPs Conor Murphy and Michelle Gildernew along with their SDLP colleagues Margaret Ritchie and Mark Durkan will meet British Treasury Secretary David Gauke on Wednesday 15th January regarding ...

MLA for South Down Karen McKevitt is calling on all parents with children in nursery schools, primary schools and post primary schools to participate in a public consultation launched by the Minister ...

SDLP South Down MLA Karen McKevitt said she is deeply concerned that the welfare cuts coming down the line from London will not only hit people who are out of work but will directly put more on the ...

SDLP Education spokesperson Sean Rogers has called for all government departments to adopt a joint up approach to tackle the issues around internet safety. Rogers was speaking following an Assembly ...

SDLP representatives in Newry & Mourne have challenged proposals by Roads Service to get rid of manned car parks in Newry city centre. In a special adjournment debate raised by her colleague Dominic ...

Alliance Party Newcastle Councillor Patrick Clarke has congratulated Newcastle Arts Festival on being shortlisted to this year’s Epic Awards. The Epic Awards 2013 are an initiative of Voluntary Arts, ...

Environment Minister Mark H Durkan is appealing to everyone to remain vigilant on the roads as we approach the Bank Holiday weekend. Speaking to Newry Times, Durkan said, “As we look forward to the ...

Sinn Féin’s Mickey Brady has welcomed Minister Michelle O’Neill’s recent announcement that she is to invest a further £1 Million into rural broadband provision. Responding to the Newry/Armagh ...

Police in Kilkeel are appealing for information following a disturbance in the Hillside Drive area. At around 2am on Sunday, 14th June, police received a report of a fight involving up to 15 people.