Newry Council dispute results in work-to-rule industrial action from Easter Monday

Trade union members at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council are set to begin industrial action on Monday, citing a loss...

New phone mast in Camlough-Bessbrook area a ‘game changer’ for residents and businesses

Planning permission has been granted for a new phone mast which will cover the wider Camlough and Bessbrook areas. Approval for...

Co Armagh dad’s desperate plea for someone to help save eight-year-old son’s life

A Co Armagh dad has issued a desperate plea for someone to come forward and save his son’s life. Danny Browne’s...

Bessbrook man who imprisoned and sexually assaulted woman in toilet locked up

A Bessbrook man who imprisoned a young woman in a downstairs toilet while he sexually assaulted her will spend the next...

Bessbrook joiner jailed for litany of horrifying abuse against partner

An abusive and coercive controlling, manipulative bully who strangled, suffocated, punched and kicked his partner in a shocking litany of domestic...

Bessbrook school hails pilot where police share domestic abuse reports with teachers

A Bessbrook vice-principal has hailed a pilot programme which sees police sharing details with schools of instances of domestic abuse carried...

Co Armagh electrician accused of having close to half a million pounds worth of cocaine

A Co Armagh electrician accused of having cocaine worth close to half a million pounds has been ordered to stand trial...

Occupant of Bessbrook house targeted in petrol bomb attack raced to douse flames

An occupant of a Bessbrook home targeted in a petrol bomb attack raced outside to extinguish the flames, police have confirmed....

Accommodation boost with additional classrooms planned at Bessbrook school

One of Northern Ireland’s largest secondary schools is to enjoy an accommodation boost. St Paul’s High School in Bessbrook – which...

John Dalzell’s latest Christmas sit out raises £140,000 for Southern Area Hospice

John Dalzell OBE raised a staggering £140,000 for the Southern Area Hospice during his 31st annual Christmas Sit Out in Newry....

Jobs boost for Bessbrook expected as five new industry and enterprise units proposed

Bessbrook could be in line for a jobs boost with plans for five new light industrial and enterprise units in the...

USPCA ‘shocked and dismayed’ as litter of puppies found abandoned in Whitecross

A litter of young puppies have been found abandoned in south Armagh. Six cross-breed puppies, at approximately eight-weeks-old, were found in...