Stories By Donal McMahon, Local Democracy Reporter
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Newry
/ 2 years agoNewry Council ‘at massive risk’ over failure to recruit new directors
A Northern Ireland council’s deputy chairperson has raised concerns the local authority may be putting itself “at massive risk” over a...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoNewry could be in line for crematorium as cemetery reaches full capacity
Newry could be in the frame for crematorium after its council chairperson raised concerns over the final expansion of the city’s...
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Newry
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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...
