Stories By Donal McMahon, Local Democracy Reporter
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Newry
/ 3 days agoMajor step forward as £20m Newry City Park land to be officially dedicated
Dedication of land for Newry’s £20m City Park is to be officially signed and sealed to release Stormont funding. The long-awaited...
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Newry
/ 3 days agoCouncil’s ‘world class’ plan to develop forest parks and coastline with funding from failed gondola proposal
A “world-class” plan to develop 100 miles of UNESCO forest parks and coastline has been given cross-party backing as councillors move...
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Newry
/ 4 days agoGothic ‘high heritage risk’ Jonesborough church approved to become sandwich bar
A 19th century church of “high heritage risk” has been approved for development into a sandwich bar. Plans for the Church...
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Newry
/ 6 days agoAmbitious plan to transform Newry into ‘commuter city’ to ease Dublin housing crisis to be scrutinised
An ambitious plan to turn Newry into a commuter city to ease Dublin’s housing crisis is to be scrutinised by a...
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Newry
/ 1 month agoCouncillor wants rid of ‘grief’ causing HMOs
A Co Down councillor has questioned Belfast City Council’s (BCC) control over HMOs with concerns the NI house share policy is...
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Newry
/ 1 month agoDUP councillor accuses Sinn Féin of putting ‘another bin tax on us’
A Co Down councillor has hit out at a Sinn Fein backed vote for a new “bin tax” on the district....
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Newry
/ 1 month agoPopular breakwater pier could close to public over £350,000 repair bill dispute
A popular breakwater pier could be closed to the public after 50 years by the end of the month as two...
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Newry
/ 1 month agoNewry: Council’s two hours of secret debate provides four minutes of public access
Concerns of a “culture” of confidential democracy at a NI council have been raised as almost two hours of secret debate...
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Crossmaglen
/ 2 months agoEmergency roads motion blocked despite ‘people in Crossmaglen filling potholes with breeze blocks’
An emergency roads motion in council chamber has been blocked by Sinn Fein and the DUP despite claims the NMD district...
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Camlough
/ 2 months agoMajor watersports facility approved on Co Armagh lake – but query raised in chamber
A major Co Armagh water sport facility has been unanimously approved at a lake previously closed due to human hazard concerns....
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Banbridge
/ 2 months agoCouncil and DfI to discuss plans to clear ‘appalling’ litter pile-up along A1 dating back 16 years
A major clean up of an “appalling” Newry litter problem has reached a significant step closer as the council looks to...
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Newry
/ 2 months agoNewry Council’s vegetable oil fuel cost kept from ratepayers
Vegetable oil is set to fuel a Newry council’s fleet of vehicles with the expected higher costs to ratepayers kept behind...
