Council agrees to rates increase but points to ‘significant investments’ planned for borough

Ratepayers in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council are facing a 1.96% increase in the next financial year. It will...

Two women violently assaulted and petrol bomb thrown at property

Detectives in Lurgan are appealing for information following the report of an assault on two females and a petrol bomb attack...

Woman parked in middle of road so unsteady on feet she had to prop herself up against car

A woman who was seen intoxicated in the middle of a road in a parked car has been disqualified for 12...

‘Security cameras should be placed in graveyard’ in bid to combat anti-social behaviour

Security cameras should be placed in graveyard in bid to combat anti-social behaviour, according to one local MLA. DUP’s Carla Lockhart...

Man caught on mobile phone on motorway had three previous convictions for same offence

A Lurgan man who was caught driving without a licence, without wearing a seatbelt and using his mobile has been allowed...

Young dad convicted of 2016 drugs charge tells district judge: ‘I am not the same person now’

A man who claims he is not the same person as three years ago has been given a chance to prove...

Man (27) charged with shining laser and endangering life of pilot

A 27-year-old man has been charged with shining a light to dazzle or distract a pilot, endangering the safety of an...

Man arrested after police helicopter targeted by laser in Co Armagh

A man has been arrested on suspicion of deliberately targeting a police helicopter with a laser in Co Armagh. The PSNI...

Co Armagh man found guilty of attempted murder of police officer

A Co Armagh man has been found guilty of the attempted murder of a police officer in 2015. Thirty-eight-year-old Sean McVeigh...

Family-of-nine left without transport after parents both lose licence for motoring offences

A Lurgan woman who let her partner drive her hospital despite knowing he had no licence has been disqualified for three...

New creche and day nursery at former Planters Tavern to be approved creating 30 new jobs

A bid to bring the former Planters Tavern back into productive use – as a state-of-the-art creche and nursery – is...

Jail for man who assaulted two nurses while claiming to be suffering hallucinations from alcohol

A Lurgan man who assaulted two female nurses after claiming hallucinations from alcohol withdrawal has been sentenced to two months in...