Council To Consider Use Of Community Wardens(29 May 2007) Newry and Mourne District Council is to investigate the possibility of deploying community wardens in so- called “no-go areas” in a bid to combat spiralling anti-social behaviour.
Following a request by Sinn Fein councillor Pat McGinn, the council i...
Carpetright Store Is Back On Track(29 May 2007) The Carpetright store in Newry’s Damolly retail Park has reopened its doors nine months after it was severely damaged in a paramilitary firebomb attack.
The store was one of several businesses hit in the city in August 2006 but management are now de...
Kilkeel Leads The Way In Hygiene Battle(29 May 2007) A revolutionary breakthrough in hygiene that is expected to save thousands of lives a year has been developed by a Kilkeel based company.
Anachem- a high grade chemical supply company established in 1980 – has developed a new defence against the dea...
Tax Net For Fishermen(29 May 2007) Share fishermen in Ardglass and Kilkeel are being encouraged to join a scheme tailor-made to help ensure they won’t be caught short when their tax is due.
Share fishermen, who are classified self-employed, receive a share of the profits or gross ear...
School Wear Specialist To Set Up Shop In City(22 May 2007) The UK’s largest dedicated school wear retailer is set to open in Newry this year.
National Schoolwear Centres recently announced plans to expand into Northern Ireland with 11 stores across the north.
Now in its 20th year of operation, the franchis...
New Look Police To Get Tough On Crime(22 May 2007) The two senior PSNI officers in Newry and Mourne have hailed what they call the changing attitudes towards the police throughout the area.
Chief Superintendent Alan Todd, the head of the new E District into which Newry and Mourne has now been amalga...
Response Times Below Average(22 May 2007) Ambulance response times in Newry and Mourne are below the national average, government figures have confirmed.
The statistics were contained in a response to a question posed by Upper Bann MP David Simpson and showed that the average call-out time ...
Transforming The Cross Border Business World(22 May 2007) Invest Northern Ireland and Enterprise Ireland have launched a new cross-border business incubation programme.
Transform Ideas into Business is designed to provide ambitious export-orientated entrepreneurs in the North and six southern border counti...
