Stories By Donal McMahon, Local Democracy Reporter
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Newry
/ 1 year agoVandalised Newry play park reopens five months later after kids go back to school
A council’s delayed reaction to repair a vandalised Newry park has been criticised after children were shut out from a playground...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoHuge £8.3m social housing development will see 92 new homes built in Newry
An £8.3m Newry housing development has been approved by council. The Martin’s Lane application from 2021 was granted on Wednesday (Sept...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoNew Social Supermarket to open in Newry later this month
A new Social Supermarket is to open in Newry later this month to help people in risk of food poverty. Social...
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Newry
/ 1 year ago‘No interest’ in sale of play park named after IRA hunger striker and subject of judicial review
There has been “no interest” in the sale of a Newry playground named after an IRA hunger striker, councillors have heard....
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Newry
/ 1 year agoCouncil dispute over Mourne Gateway project labelled ‘bonkers’
A ‘bonkers’ dispute over a world class Mourne Mountains tourism project has broken out at Downpatrick council chamber. An outline business...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoCouncil fail to tackle 13-year-old A1 litter problem despite clean-up pledge
Newry council has failed to take action to clean up a major roadside litter problem despite a pledge to liaise with...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoCouncil misses deadline to apply for EU peace pot millions to complete city park
A Northern Ireland council’s “sluggish response” has caused it to miss out on a potential EU pot of millions of pounds...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoNewry’s closure-threatened ‘Imaginarium’ given ray of council hope for survival
An award-winning children’s art centre in Newry has been given a ray of council hope for survival following an emergency motion...
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Lurgan
/ 1 year ago25 jobs in pipeline as new £4.5m Fane Valley distribution centre in Moira gets go-ahead
Agriculture food business the Fane Valley Group is set to develop a new multi-million pound distribution centre in Co Down. The...
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Newry
/ 1 year ago‘Shocked’ trade unions engaged in council dispute react to plan to make £11.6m savings
“Shocked” trade unions engaged in a prolonged council employment dispute have reacted to “revelations” that its local authority plans to make...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoMemorial to Co Down man who died on Titanic fails as another local victim identified
A proposed Co Down Titanic memorial to the last person recovered from the tragedy has failed to gain support following a...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoNewry Council clocks up almost 20,000 sick days in a year after ‘concerning’ rise
An employment risk review is to be launched at a Northern Ireland council with a “concerning” rise of sickness levels at...
