Stories By Donal McMahon, Local Democracy Reporter
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Newry
/ 2 hours agoNewry arts group celebrating 50th anniversary cancel panto amid Council’s ‘major’ refurbishment plans
A Newry arts group celebrating its 50th year says it will not hold its annual charity performance due to a council’s...
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Newry
/ 2 days agoConsultants reject £3,000 a day to help save Daisy Hill hospital maternity services
Consultants have rejected a £3k a day offer to help save Daisy Hill hospital maternity services from being suspended. Top level...
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Newry
/ 2 days agoCouncillor slams Newry planning department as ‘worst in Northern Ireland’
A Co Down councillor has slammed his planning department as the “worst in Northern Ireland”. Newry, Mourne and Down District’s audit...
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Newry
/ 1 week agoNewry Council holds entire committee hearing behind closed doors away from public and media
A NI council that pledged to have greater public transparency has held an entire committee behind closed doors. Newry, Mourne and...
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Newry
/ 3 weeks agoSafety of children with special education needs or disabilities is being left to a ‘lottery’
Safety of children with special education needs or disabilities (SEND) is being left to a “lottery”. That is according to a...
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Newry
/ 3 weeks agoCouncillor could have charges of rape dismissed amid judge’s concern court has been ‘misled’
A Newry, Mourne and Down District councillor could have charges of rape dismissed amid a judge’s concern the court has been...
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Newry
/ 1 month agoLast board councillor resigns from Warrenpoint Harbour Authority amid ongoing stink saga
A harbour at the centre of a town stink problem has had its last remaining councillor resign from its board amid...
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Newry
/ 1 month agoNewry Council breaks confidential seal on forest park charging system
A NI council has broken its confidential seal to reveal details of its new forest park charging system. Newry, Mourne and...
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Newry
/ 1 month ago‘Public won’t buy’ into new dog fouling pledge designed to target increasing mess
A Co Down councillor has warned the “public won’t buy” into a new dog fouling pledge as a long awaited council...
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Newry
/ 1 month agoNewry Cllr’s heartfelt family account helps prompt pilot SEN summer scheme
A Newry councillor speaking of his own family’s special education needs (SEN) has helped to generate a council pilot summer scheme...
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Newry
/ 1 month agoNMD Council moves to roll out new car parking technology across its forest parks
Newry, Mourne and Down council is set to bring in car parking technology across its forest parks with the public kept...
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Newry
/ 1 month agoBid to audio record Newry, Mourne and Down council meetings withdrawn amid ‘conspiracy syndrome’ claims
A transparency move to audio record council project meetings for the first time has been withdrawn amid claims of “conspiracy syndrome”...
