Stories By Donal McMahon, Local Democracy Reporter
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Newry
/ 2 years agoNewry Council to increase use of controversial weed killer in its parks
A Northern Ireland council is taking a “backward step” by increasing its use of a controversial weed killer to tackle invasive...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoCouncil backs motion to ‘prioritise’ major social housing investment into next decade
A Northern Ireland council is set to “prioritise” social housing development as a major investment to create new affordable homes into...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoNewry council’s new headquarters will lead to job losses branded ‘fake news’
Concerns that a planned new council headquarters building will lead to job losses in a Co Down town have been dismissed...
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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...
