Stories By Donal McMahon, Local Democracy Reporter
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Newry
/ 5 hours agoVulnerable young adults face being left ‘in awful state’ without proper Stormont funding
Vulnerable young adults with special education needs (SEN) face being left in “an awful state” without proper Stormont funding according to...
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Newry
/ 8 hours ago‘Power to the people’ causes council U-turn for at risk dog Max
A potentially life-saving council U-turn for Max the dog has been forced by a “power to the people” moment. The Local...
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Newry
/ 12 hours agoControversial designs for a £93m Southern Relief Road publicly launched in Newry
Plans for the Southern Relief Road are on display for six weeks with the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) providing a staffed...
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Newry
/ 4 days agoOver 4,000 objections to ‘forest of steel’ delays Mourne Windfarm public inquiry
A public inquiry in to a Mournes wind farm has been significantly postponed amid large scale opposition to a “forest of...
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Newry
/ 6 days agoCouncil plea for rehab strategy after death of young Dromintee man
Councillors are urging the Minister for Health to develop a drug rehabilitation hub following the death of a young Dromintee man...
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Newry
/ 1 week agoWatch: Suspected creeper burglar caught on camera in Newry
A suspected creeper burglar caught on camera in Newry has sparked concerns for community safety. The male, described as having a...
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Newry
/ 1 month agoNewry’s new £40m civic centre and theatre approved
A “transformational” £40m double investment in Newry city centre has been approved. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s (NMDDC) new £17m...
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Newry
/ 1 month ago‘Tree Top Walk’ attraction on cards at Co Down forest park in a first for Northern Ireland
A south Down forest park could be the first in Northern Ireland to develop a major tourist attraction high in the...
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Newry
/ 2 months agoNewry: Criticism over lack of dog fouling fines on ‘the worst street in Ireland’
The low levels of fines for littering and dog mess amid a two and a half year investigation into “the worst...
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Newry
/ 2 months agoNew £88m Newry health hub delay is ‘bad business’
A “disappointing” new two year delay to developing the £88m Newry Community Treatment and Care Centre (CTCC) has been criticised as...
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Armagh
/ 2 months agoTrust’s New Year strategy to ‘stabilise’ maternity services at Daisy Hill Hospital
A New Year strategy to “stabilise” a Newry hospital’s maternity unit has been presented to elected reps at a special meeting...
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Newry
/ 2 months agoCouncil rakes in over £420,000 from new forest car park charges since April
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has raked in over £420,000 in the first six months from new forest park charges....