Concerns over player safety as football pitch is vandalised by fire and broken glass

Concerns have been raised over players’ safety in Bessbrook after a football pitch was vandalised. Sinn Féin councillor Oonagh Magennis has...

Disqualification for pensioner caught driving without insurance, MOT or licence

A Bessbrook man who was caught driving without insurance, MOT or a full licence has been disqualified from driving for four...

Tributes as Bea Worton – mother of Kingsmills Massacre victim Kenneth – passes away aged 91

Tributes have been paid to Bea Worton – whose son Kenneth was one of the 10 murdered in the Kingsmills Massacre...

South Armagh village could get new supermarket – with much-needed creche included in plans

A new supermarket could be on the way to Bessbrook. Plans have been submitted for a retail food outlet, at a...

Bessbrook boy James gives faultless rendition of ‘Grace’ on P7 trip inside Kilmainham Gaol chapel

A Bessbrook schoolboy brought the curtain down on his primary school years with a haunting harmony in old Kilmainham Gaol. James...

Child needed urgent medical attention after pricking themselves on needle found on playing green

A group of young children discovered what appears to be drug paraphernalia on a playing green in Bessbrook on Tuesday evening....

Vandals damage restored Bessbrook tram as confirmation replica to be moved ‘within weeks’

A lovingly-restored replica of the Bessbrook Tram is expected to be moved to a new location within the coming weeks –...

Bessbrook man left starving dog to suffer in its own faeces in corner of room

A Bessbrook man who left a husky dog to starve and suffer in its own faeces has been banned from keeping...

Community in shock at sudden death of man in south Armagh

A man has died following an incident in the Cloughreagh area, just outside Bessbrook, this evening (Friday). Commenting on the news...

Upsurge in anti-social behaviour huge concern for Camlough residents

An upsurge in anti-social behaviour is causing huge concerns for residents of a Camlough housing estate. Waste ground in St Oliver...

Exciting new community resource centre to be built to celebrate historic south Armagh village

A new community venue – complete with meeting rooms and exhibition space – is being planned at Bessbrook. And a fantastic...

Man who undertook police at 75mph ‘thought speed limit for road was 80mph’

A man who undertook place speeding at 75mph has been handed a £250 fine. Court heard the 38-year-old told officers he...