Stories By Donal McMahon, Local Democracy Reporter
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Newry
/ 1 year ago‘No movement’ on alternatives to £44m Mournes Gateway gondola project
A council pledge to seek alternatives to the £44m Mournes Gateway gondola project has “offered no movement” as objectors fear the...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoAlternative to £44m Mournes Gateway gondola to be considered
A proposal to seek an alternative to the multi-million pound Mournes Gateway development is to be presented to the project board...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoCouncil calls on Department to pause removal of emergency surgery from Daisy Hill
The Department of Health is being urged to pause the removal of emergency general surgery services from Newry until a long...
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Newry
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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...
