Stories By Donal McMahon, Local Democracy Reporter
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Newry
/ 2 years agoFormer St Clare’s convent and primary school gains approval for housing plans
A major Newry city centre housing development at the former site of a nuns’ convent has been approved. The application by...
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Crossmaglen
/ 2 years agoCrossmaglen youth group faces closure after 50 years as funding application rejected
The Education Authority has been heavily criticised for “gas-lighting” a south Armagh youth group it rejected for funding after 50 years...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoCouncil failure to tackle knotweed ‘risking mortgage offers’ as family turned down
A council has been told its failure to destroy Japanese Knotweed has risked mortgage offers in south Down. Newry, Mourne and...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoOfficials agreed temporary closure of Newry swimming pool without telling councillors
Plans to close Newry swimming pool for repairs are expected to be presented to council before Easter following a controversial management...
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Newry
/ 2 years ago‘No brainer’ plan as Newry Council to sell its HQ for Daisy Hill Hospital expansion
A Northern Ireland council’s “no brainer” plan to provide its HQ building for hospital expansion is to be made public as...
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South Down
/ 2 years agoPlans for 1,000 pay and display parking bays in South Down ‘daft’ and ‘anti-business’
Plans for over 1,000 new pay and display parking bays in South Down have been labelled as a “daft” decision that...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoNewry Council was urged to dip into £35m reserves to lower rates but vote passed on 5.99%
Newry Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) has struck a rates increase of 5.99% despite a challenge to lower the percentage...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoGreen light for major refurb of two community centres but plans kept ‘under wraps’
Two Newry community centres have been given the green light for major refurbishments with a preferred bidder agreed by councillors in...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoCouncillors clash over £40,000 budget to celebrate King Charles’s coronation
Newry, Mourne and Down District councillors had unanimously agreed a motion for the money to be ring-fenced for the May time...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoNewry Council to keep ‘close eye’ on situation after 30% surge in staff sick days
A “close eye” is to be kept on a Northern Ireland council’s sick day levels after an audit report found an...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoRoyal Mail whistleblower in Newry claims £600 energy vouchers delayed due to overtime ban
A Royal Mail whistle-blower in Northern Ireland is claiming £600 energy payment vouchers are being delayed by a ban on overtime...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoCouncil passes motion to support farmers as EU funding set to end
An urgent response is needed from the UK government on how to replace “critical” single farm payments which are due to...
