Tesco plans refusal relief(8 December 2009) A DECISION to refuse plans to build Ireland’s largest Tesco store on the outskirts of Banbridge has saved town centres throughout South Down from being decimated, it has been claimed.
The retail giant’s application for a 130,000 sq ft in the...
Trade in city breaks all previous records(8 December 2009) By Claire Treanor
Shoppers in Newry have already broken the record trade chalked up last Christmas.
Retailers reaped the rewards as thousands of shoppers from across the border spent up to an estimated £10m in just one day – that of...
Food for thought at city breakfast(8 December 2009) By Joanne Ross
Sainsbury’s is investing £5m to widen its aisles to accommodate the massive influx of cross-border shoppers.
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King made the announcement during his whistle stop visit to Newry on Frid...
Junction could ease traffic(8 December 2009) Christmas congestion in Newry could come under control now that the Cloghogue Junction has officially opened.
That’s the hope of DRD Minister Conor Murphy who welcomed the opening of the new flyover junction at the A1 Newry bypass on Thursda...
Newry accountant forces a change in european law(3 December 2009) A chance meeting between Newry accountant John MacMahon and European commissioner for the Internal Market and Services, Charles McCreevy, has led to a change in Irish companies law that will potentially save Northern businessmen, setting up companies...
Introducing innovation(3 December 2009) Newry and Mourne Enterprise Agency has played host to a range of top European organisations during the inaugural meeting of the Innovation in Micro-Enterprises (IIME) Partnership.
Representatives from university Politehnica of Bucharest, the...
Chamber welcome Tesco decision(3 December 2009) By Cormac Campbell
A decision to deny Tesco permission to build a superstore outside Banbridge has been welcomed by Newry Chamber of Commerce and Trade.
Environment Minister Edwin Poots blocked the plans after accepting a recommenda...
Minister tours Newry(3 December 2009) Minister for Social Development Margaret Ritchie met with representatives from the Greater Newry Vision Partnership to go on a walking tour of Newry City on Friday.
Orla Jackson, Chief Executive, Newry Chamber of Commerce and Trade said “The...
