Stories By Donal McMahon, Local Democracy Reporter
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Newry
/ 12 months agoMajor hotel grant programme to launch in Newry after four year delay due to Covid
A major financial tourism package is set to be launched in Newry, Mourne and Down after a four year delay due...
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Newry
/ 12 months agoTempers flare as cost concerns again raised around Mournes Gateway project
Cost concerns over the £44m Mournes Gateway project have flared as an agreement with the National Trust was brought to council...
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Newry
/ 12 months agoNewry Council increase rates by 6.41% amid concerns over capital project costs
Newry Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) has struck a rates increase of 6.41% amid concerns capital project costs could “hit...
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Newry
/ 12 months agoStaff recruitment problems in planning department ‘deterring investment’, council told
Councillors have raised concerns that recruitment issues with planning department staff is deterring investment. A meeting of Newry, Mourne and Down...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoBusinesses voice cost of living concerns as council fails to settle invoices on time
A Co Down councillor has raised cost of living crisis concerns for small business owners who are not being paid on...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoPolice confirm investigation into damage at 300-year-old Newry canal structure
A PSNI investigation has been launched into alleged unlawful damage caused to Newry Canal. The 300 year old canal structure, listed...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoBBC decision to axe Farm Gate radio segment causes concern in Newry council chamber
A Northern Ireland council is to lobby the BBC on concerns it is isolating the rural community by axing a long...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoHousing development next to Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry blocked
A council housing development in Newry woodlands has been refused due to nature conservation concerns. The local authority’s planning committee approved...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoHuge Newry warehouse approved despite 320 objections
A huge Newry industrial warehouse has been approved despite hundreds of objections to the development in a residential area. The £15m...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoUkrainian bin men showing up Council as collections cancelled across Newry district
A south Down councillor has criticised a local authority decision to cancel bin collections in icy conditions citing similar services have...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoCouncil concerns as NI could lose out on prostate cancer wonder drug
Prostate cancer patients in Northern Ireland are likely to be the only UK region to miss out on a life-extending drug...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoCouncil’s drive on electric vehicles in diffs amid fears of ‘excessive’ new substation costs
Plans to boost a council’s electric charged fleet have hit the buffers over fears of “excessive costs” for a new electricity substation....
